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Make your own noise eliminating headset
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What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
Are you going to put on a large pot of coffee to make it through the next contest? Do you need to start an IV of caffeine to make it through field day? Here is an article that describes how caffeine really works. »
3D Sun for the iPhone
Realtime images used to construct the 3-dimensional sphere are beamed to Earth by the Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), a pair of spacecraft with a combined view of 87% of the solar surface. STEREO-A is stationed over the western side of the sun, while STEREO-B is stationed over the east. Together, they rarely miss a... »
Create a univeral radio interface
All of the various digital modes out there require some sort of interface to your soundcard. Most of these interfaces use the serial port (RS-232) for keying, or some of the newer "Rig-blaster" interfaces can do provide that over a USB connection in the absence of traditional com ports on the newer computers. »
VOACAP Online
Professional-grade high-frequency (3-30 MHz) propagation predictions »
W4FOS QSO Party
W4FOS is having a QSO party on May24th. »
ON4WW’s Operating Practice
"During the first years as a ham the author, just as anybody else, has made mistakes (he still does, but much less). With this article he wants to give a boost to both newcomers and old-timers to quickly sound as a 'pro' on the bands. The mistakes he made originated many times by listening... »
New 8.97kHz Amateur Radio DX record
On March 15 Stefan Schaefer DK7FC achieved an Amateur Radio world record on 8.97 kHz. »
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