Broadband Over Powerlines – A Radio Amateur’s Perspective – by VK7TW

Issue #059 of the NAQCC Newslstter

clipped from mail.google.com

From NAQCC VP John, K3WWP:

In that newsletter you’ll find info about our December challenge which involves activating the 80M band which has been sleeping of late. Make as many 15+ minute QSO’s on 80M as possible during the month and send us your report. Don’t forget the prize in conjunction with our challenges. [...]

PC Beats WWII Computer in Code Challenge

By D’ARCY DORAN – Nov 16, 2007
 
LONDON (AP) — A rebuilt World War II code-cracking computer developed to intercept Nazi messages lost to a desktop computer Friday in a contest to decipher an encrypted radio message.
The challenge marked the first time the Colossus machine had been used since former Prime Minister Winston [...]

Ham radio operators have fun, help keep communities safe

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 (By CARLA MCCANN)
Fort Atkinson No electricity? You still have options. No electricity and no phone line? Well, there’s still ham radio.Much of the ham radio’s appeal is its independence, said Dennis Rybicke, a member of the JefCARES, an Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Jefferson County. Ham radios aren’t dependent on [...]

California Ham Gets Licensed Revoked

clipped from www.arrl.org

REVISED Nov 21, 2007 13:44 ET

FCC Revokes Amateur License of California Ham

The FCC issued an Order of Revocation to Robert D. Landis, N6FRV, on Tuesday, November 20. The Commission said that “[b]ased on the evidence of his convictions for child molestation, we conclude that Mr. Landis lacks the basic [...]

NAQCC Newsletter #058

From NAQCC VP John, K3WWP:
Issue #058 of our newsletter in its new format is now posted on the NAQCC web site.
In that newsletter you’ll find info about our NAQCC sprint which takes place this Wednesday evening, November 21 – or in UTC that’s Thursday, November 22 0130-0330Z. Note the switch in UTC time. We hope [...]

Yaesu: Past, Present And Future?

Now that Motorola is going to have controlling interest in Yaesu/Vertex, I began thinking about how this new “controlling interest” may affect the Yaesu’s future product line and service department.
Back when Vertex took on Yaesu, its quality control and product line literally came back from the edge of extinction. No, I am not [...]

San Diego ARES Amateurs Stand Down after Wildfires

With the wildfires in Southern California well on their way to be being contained, San Diego area ARES Amateur Radio operators have ceased assisting their served agencies; many hams had been called to action early last week. When the fires began early Sunday morning, October 21, ARRL San Diego Section Emergency Coordinator [...]

Motorola to Acquire Yaesu

clipped from www.twiar.org

Motorola to Acquire Controlling Interest in Parent Company of Yaesuposted on November 06, 2007 10:58:01 pmAccording to a press release issued by Motorola, Motorola USA has announced its intention to “launch a tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co, Ltd.” Vertex Standard is the parent company of [...]

A Video For New Hams – Operating On The 40 Meter Band