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Via HACKADAY: Capstan Winch Central to This All-Band Adjustable Dipole
Antenna

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:42 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2567

The perfect antenna is the holy grail of amateur radio. But antenna tuning
is a...

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Via the ARRL: ARRL Interview Explains Background of Ham Radio in Space Film Short

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:37 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2577

Josh Tanner, the Australian filmmaker who produced the thriller Decommissioned by Perception Pictures, has explained how he...

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Via the ARRL: Video Documents Removal, Preservation of 250 kW Voice of
America Transmitter

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:31 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2589

With the former Voice of America Delano relay site in Central California scheduled for eventual...

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Via the RAC: Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, Copies Signal from Mars-Orbiting
Satellite

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:18 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2569

Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, uses a homemade 60-centimetre dish and relies on software-defined radios (SDRs). The...

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Via the ARRL: ARES and Red Cross Cooperate to Assist Storm-Affected
Residents in Texas

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:15 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2571

ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) and American Red Cross
volunteers joined forces in Texas...

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Via the ARRL: Spring Red Cross Emergency Communications Drill Set

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:11 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2591

The spring 2021 Red Cross Nationwide Emergency Communications Winlink Drill will be held on May...

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Via the ARRL: Wildlife Outnumber Participants in Winter Yellowstone VHF
Radio Rally

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 07:00 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2581

Wyoming and southern Montana hams belonging to the north Yellowstone
Amateur Radio Club and Park...

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Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Helping to Fill Earthquake Report "Donut Holes"

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 06:28 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2575

An article describing how radio amateurs can help fill the information “donut hole” by providing post-earthquake “did...

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Via HACKADAY: Frys Electronics Has Fizzled Out Completely

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 06:23 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2579

2020 and all its ills have claimed another stalwart among PC builders and electronics hobbyists:...

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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1148 - Special Expanded Edition

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 05:59 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2595

This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1148 Release Date: February 27, 2021
Here is a...
This posting includes a media file: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3

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Via HACKADAY: Mastering The Tricky Job of Soldering SMA Connectors

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 05:56 PM PST
https://twiar.net/?p=2555

There’s a satisfaction in watching someone else at work, particularly when they are demonstrating a...

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