Monthly Archives: October 2010
SDR needs more UX
Spotted a very interesting post from Tobias, DH1TW on his blog ‘Contesting & SDR‘ titled Does SDR really suck?. He wonders out loud if the performance, flexibility and cost of SDR is so excellent, why hasn’t it taken off? What possible … Continue reading
Heathkit Genesis
Last week at the Waverley Amateur Radio Society monthly meeting there was a fascinating and well-prepared talk from Justin Lavery VK2CU on the history of the Heathkit company. The scene at the front of the clubroom was not unlike this … Continue reading
Arctic DXpedition
Over the weekend sunspot 1112 erupted and produced a strong solar flare. Now according to Space weather sites there’s a 25-35% chance of high latitude auroras on 19-20 October. And right now a group of four Norwegian friends are enjoying their … Continue reading
KN-Q10 SSB/CW 5W kit – US$280
Recently there was an interesting discussion here on vk2rh.com about some of the barriers to a wider takeup of the new wave of Chinese QRP or DIY ham radio kitset activity. One of the hurdles of course is language and … Continue reading
And they’re racing!
Interesting thread on the softrock40 email list about how easy it is these days to get a good sense of how well your station and the ionosphere are performing in an almost ‘hands-free’ way. Increasingly modes like WSPR and tools … Continue reading
Amateur Radio for October 2010 arrived
Highlights from this month’s edition of Amateur Radio, published by the Wireless Institute of Australia include: Commentary from WIA President Michael Owen VK3KI on the crucial role of the ITU, the global agency that sets the framework – regulations and … Continue reading
LCWO on iPad and iPhone
Great news for owners of Apple portable devices who want to access Fabian Kurz DJ1YFK’s brilliant lcwo.net site on the move. LCWO stands for “Learning CW Online”. If you don’t know the site and you want to learn morse code … Continue reading
