Category Archives: Ham Radio

IC-706MKII-G Install

Posted on 2012-05-07 by Nigel VH

Ordered the head extension cable and a mounting bracket for my Icom 706MKII-G last week, and they showed up in the mail on Saturday, so I had a good time on saturday afternoon figuring out how to get the rig … Continue reading →

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Black Rock 2012

Posted on 2012-04-27 by Nigel VH

Don’t think it needs too much explanation. We went to launch rockets. We did so. Got some great pictures. Here are some.

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APRS at Black Rock

Posted on 2012-04-22 by Nigel VH

Recently, I went on a trip to the Black Rock desert in Nevada with a group from the University of Washington to launch some high power amateur rockets. Seeing as though this is a thirteen hour drive from Seattle down … Continue reading →

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20M WSPR Testing

Posted on 2012-03-01 by Nigel VH

A buddy of mine and I recently decided to do some testing with WSPR on 20M. It seems to be that the distance between our QTHs is enough for 30m to work during the evening, and we wanted to see … Continue reading →

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HX1 Transmitter Module Testing

Posted on 2012-02-20 by Nigel VH

So, as pointed out in my last post, I got some HX1 transmitter modules, and hooked them up, however, it appears that the deviation is kinda funky when it comes to APRS. In this line of thinking, I decided to … Continue reading →

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