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Photos from Amateur Radio Field Day – June 1946. Briefly, here are a few other things that happened that year: First meeting of the United Nations 14-Meter high tsunami hits Hawaii’s big island 6 tried unsuccessfully to escape Alcatraz First V-2 rocket launched from White Sands Missile Range Operation Crossroads (series of nuclear weapon tests [...]

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Eagle vs Shark is a great movie — the clip below is one of my favorites. Enjoy!

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This article describes building a 2-meter beam antenna with 7db gain for $7.00. Made of PVC and welding rod. Originally dated April 1993 by WB0CMT. Here is the article

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Kenwood offers two different cable options for the TM-d710. Let’s take a look at the two types of cables… PG-5G The PG-5G, also know as the Serial Communications Cable, will allow you to use Kenwood’s Memory Control Program (MCP-2A) with the D710. MCP-2A is available as a free download from their site. PG-5H The PG-5H, [...]

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The South West Iowa Amateur Radio Club is holding a flea market at McClelland Hall on March 7th 2009 – 8:00AM. SWIARC will be offing hourly drawings, and a grand prize drawing — food will also be available. Admission fee is $2.00 and table fees are $5.00. Floor space is available for $4.00 per sq. [...]

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For anyone interested, here is the United States Radio Spectrum Allocation Chart.

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