Author Archives: James

Honeymoon..

Posted on 2011-05-27 by James

So it has been over a month since I have had a chance to write about something radio related and I’d like to think I have a good reason: wedding. Julie and I were in the last stages of organizing … Continue reading →

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Montreal Hamfest

Posted on 2011-04-13 by James

I am looking forward to the Montreal Hamfest – I hope that I can find some components there (variable capacitor, inductors, etc). With any luck, I can also find a noise blanking circuit for the FT-101E there (at a reasonable … Continue reading →

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A better way …

Posted on 2011-03-30 by James

I am sure there is a better way. That better way may just happen to be a magnetic loop antenna. I was reviewing some old physics text books that I have and I began to contemplate the usefulness of the … Continue reading →

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JT65 Operation

Posted on 2011-03-29 by James

Over the past week or so, I have been casually putting together an operator’s guide to JT65-HF communications. The beauty of this mode is that with only a few watts and a simple (as in random wire) antenna, one can … Continue reading →

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