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by Chip Coker KD4C We’ve all seen how easy it is to set up and operate out in the field using the low cost quick deploy portable antenna and using battery power and portable radios. But that only gets you…
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By Chip Coker KD4C What if I told you that there was once a big wall-mounted device (called a GeoChron) that cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars, and that many hams coveted it as the ultimate shack accessory. And what…
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by Bob Hill KG5WRY In a previous article I wrote about a low cost quick deploy portable antenna (in the February 2023 Chawed Rag). I described building the telescoping 16.5 foot vertical antenna and the ground spike mount (which has…
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By Bob Hill KG5WRY After watching the video, “Lowest Cost Antenna Ground Spike You Will Find”, (featured in the January 2023 Chawed Rag), I decided to try this antenna build. I purchased a MFJ-1979 17 foot telescoping antenna from DX…
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by Mike Jahrig KG5P This month I will combine code described in previous issues and create a usable weather station application that will run on a Pico W. My intention is to use this weather station during RACES activation. Thus,…
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by Mike Jahrig KG5P Last month in the Chawed Rag, I demonstrated how to use a Raspberry Pi Pico-W as a HTML web server. I demonstrated how to setup a basic web framework that receives the temperature from the builtin…
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By Chris White WX7V The “Cootie” key or “Sideswiper” is a double-sided straight key known for being difficult to master, but with some practice I’ve found it easier and more natural to use than paddles and an IAMBIC keyer. There…
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by Mike Jahrig KG5P Have you wondered what a Raspberry Pi Pico W is? It’s a small microcontroller that allows you to do very small repetitive tasks – it’s really nothing like a traditional Raspberry Pi, but it is suited…
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By Chris White WX7V I love my Elecraft KX3 but as I learned on a mini-DXpedition to St. Martin this summer, sometimes 10 or even 15 watts is not enough power to make a decent QSO rate, even with a…
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By Don Weeks N5SKT Recently the guys at Coffee and Ham Radios (CaHR) put together a little challenge to come up with a ham shack for less than $1000 and create a video around it. I had an idea to…
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