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Over the past two years or so, I have received dozens of QSL cards from DX stations ... 19 Oct 2011 | 12:44 pm
Q Joe, WT7V, asks, “Over the past two years or so, I have received dozens of QSL cards from DX stations that I’ve never worked. In fact, many of these QSLs confirm contacts supposedly made when my rig...
Over the past two years or so, I have received dozens of QSL cards from DX stations ... 19 Oct 2011 | 08:44 am
Q Joe, WT7V, asks, “Over the past two years or so, I have received dozens of QSL cards from DX stations that I’ve never worked. In fact, many of these QSLs confirm contacts supposedly made when my rig...
What does the ‘dBi’ mean when used to rate an antenna 19 Oct 2011 | 03:17 am
Q Jerry, KC8OTH, asks, “What does the ‘dBi’ mean when used to rate an antenna A I will presume that you are somewhat familiar with the decibel. If not, at least a few numbers will put it into perspe...
My son wants to run sophisticated gaming software on the computer ... 19 Oct 2011 | 03:11 am
Q My current shack PC is a 333-MHz Pentium II with 64 Mbytes of RAM and a 3-Gbyte hard drive. My son wants to run sophisticated gaming software on the computer when I’m not using it, and my wife would...
I operate slow-scan TV (SSTV) using sound card software. 19 Oct 2011 | 03:06 am
Q I operate slow-scan TV (SSTV) using sound card software. Last week I upgraded my PC to the Windows ME operating system and now my SSTV software is acting up. According to what I see on the display, ...
I have an HTX-202 hand-held transceiver. I would like to rebuild the battery pack ... 7 Jul 2011 | 06:21 pm
Q Paul, W5PDA, asks “I have an HTX-202 hand-held transceiver. I would like to rebuild the battery pack, but I’m not sure how to go about doing it. Can you give me some advice?” A Speaking as one wh...
I’m just getting started with the HF digital modes, but I’ve run into trouble already... 7 Jul 2011 | 06:08 pm
Q I’m just getting started with the HF digital modes, but I’ve run into trouble already. The “help” file in one of the software packages I recently downloaded from a source in Europe suggested an oper...
I’m just getting started with the HF digital modes, but I’ve run into trouble already... 7 Jul 2011 | 02:08 pm
Q I’m just getting started with the HF digital modes, but I’ve run into trouble already. The “help” file in one of the software packages I recently downloaded from a source in Europe suggested an oper...
The V terminals are reading +5 volts. What are the S terminals for? 16 Apr 2011 | 02:28 pm
Q Clayton, KE4RTM, asks, “I have a simple question regarding a 5-V Lambda power supply. On the output side there are –S and –V, ground, and +S and +V terminals. The V terminals are reading +5 volts. W...
I’ve been using a G5RV antenna for years. It was damaged in a windstorm recently. .. 16 Apr 2011 | 02:25 pm
Q I’ve been using a G5RV antenna for years. It was damaged in a windstorm recently. It broke where the ladder line connects to the dipole. Can this be easily repaired, or should I just break down and ...
