Temporary operating position in the shack Well I have a ways to go before the station is back in anything that resembles a reasonable state of order. I do have a start though and am back o...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2013/11/talking-with-early-birds.html
Sit back an enjoy this short movie from 1939. Think of it the next time you open your cell phone to make a call. Getting the message through. Ham radio operators have contributed to the mul...
Here are some upcoming amateur radio events in the Pittsburgh area. Remember you are always welcome at the North Hills Amateur Radio Club even if you are not licensed. All with an interest i...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2013/06/upcoming-amateur-radio-events-in.html
I recently bought a Kindle K3 from Amazon after debating with myself for a long time about spending the money on one. The tipping point came when I ordered my last two hard cover books from Ama...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2011/08/carrying-my-manuals-with-me.html
Here is a small low power consumption computer that I ran across that looks like it would make a great Linux system for the shack. For that matter it would be nice for anywhere that you want a c...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2011/07/here-is-small-low-power-consumption.html
I received this email from the North Hills Amateur Radio Club and wish to make the information available to as wide an audience as possible. The NHARC has a very active membership and a long hi...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2011/07/north-hills-amateur-radio-club-to-have.html
Here is a link to a site that I picked up from twitter. While it is just a "tease" of the whole story if you know anything at all about amateur radio it is interesting none the less. Enjoy. Hear...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2011/03/ham-radios-cutting-edge-technology.html
From the Skyview Radio Society's mailing list: Breeze Shooters Annual PSK 31 GroundWave Contest is tonite. Time: 7pm till Midnight Place: 10 meter band Quote: From a famous Statesman - "one if...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2011/01/breeze-shooters-10-meter-psk31-contest.html
I want to take this opportunity to wish all of my amateur radio friends and fellow Linux users out there in cyberspace a very Happy New Year. I hope that 2011 brings you higher antennas, more DX ...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/12/very-happy-new-year-to-all-of-my-ham.html
Classes will commence at the Salvation Army, Parish Street, Greentree, PA on 1/12/11, Wednesday and 1/13/11, Thursday. Class time is 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. The VE Test Sessions will be 2/16 and 2/17/...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/12/ham-classes-to-be-held-at-salvation.html
Well the North Hills Amateur Radio Clubs' flag ship repeater on 147.090 has been returned to service much sooner than expected. The repeater is located above Pittsburgh's North Side on the WPXI ...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/11/santa-came-early-this-year.html
The North Hills Amateur Radio Club's 147.090 repeater is out of service for repairs. If you are in the Pittsburgh area please use the sister repeater on 146.880. It is hopped that the 09 machi...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/11/nharcs-14709-repeater-off-air.html
The 88 cities of Los Angeles County have banded together to end a long-standing business model that forces them to upgrade first responder radio systems at the whim of vendors. The practice of...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/05/first-responders-to-end-radio-market.html
It is now public knowledge that the North Hills Amateur Radio Club will be purchasing equipment at this years Dayton Hamvention to put a second D-Star repeater on. This one will be a VHF high...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/05/d-star-expands-in-pittsburgh.html
Thanks to Larry, AA3ZN, for the heads up on this one. SPACE SHUTTLE RE-ENTRY: On Monday morning, April 19th, space shuttle Discovery will make a rare "descending node" reentry over the continent...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/04/rare-space-shuttle-landing.html
Here is a sample of the product reviews that will be forthcoming in the May issue of QST.
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/04/arrl-product-reviews-for-may.html
I'm not quite sure how this happened. I have three blogs that I maintain one about Oakmont, a second about amateur radio and a third about rail fans. Normally I don't "cross post" to them unless ...
I haven't watched the Oscar awards on television for several years now despite that fact that I have always been an avid movie fan. In recent years Hollywood has forgotten how to make good movies...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/03/blind-side-gets-oscar.html
Here is an interesting posting from the K3MJW mailing list. For you I-Phone geeks from WPA-ARES Special operational note: On February 28, 2010 I (K3WS) used my Apple Iphone running the EchoL...
I am passing along this email from N3NHS and hope that you will pass along the word. Fellow Amateurs... The Pittsburgh marathon is back for another run this spring! May 2, 2010 will be the dat...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/03/pittsburgh-marathon-is-back.html
I got this from one of the discussion groups on Yahoo posted by a ham in Arkansas. I'm trying to spread the information as far as possible. If you know anyone with the surname listed at the end o...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/02/world-war-i-bible-found-looking-for.html
I was cleaning out my inbox at Google Mail this morning catching up on items that friends, family and fellow hams have sent me that are over due for attention when I ran across this link. As I ...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/02/wonderful-trip-down-memory-lane.html
I purchased a Yaesu FT-60 dual band hand held from a local ham who had won it at a ham fest and already had several HTs in his shack. It turned out to be a wise move on my part as I have come to...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/02/something-every-ft-60-owner-should-know.html
I picked this up from the Skyview Radio Society mailing list. Please pass the word along. QST QST QST DE KA3PMW Calling all Hams and Clubs in Southwestern Pennsylvania From W3S special event...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/01/field-day-for-scouts-2010.html
I have been watching the D-Star protocol since it came on the scene and while it piqued my curiosity the data rates didn't impress me until you got up to 23 cm band. Even there you are only lo...
http://wa3fkg.blogspot.com/2010/01/communications-tool-for-d-star.html