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Hamfest Review: HAM-COM 2015 in Irving, Texas
2015 Ham-Com, the first to be held at the Irving Convention Center (AD8BC Photo) For the first time in a number of years I was able to attend Ham-Com. The Dallas-Fort Worth area has been host to this...
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Cool video: A playable record made from a tortilla
An actual laser cut tortilla that will play the Mexican Hat Dance when played on a turntable. (Photo credit: Instructables user [UpgradeTech]Did you know you could make a record from a tortilla and...
View ArticleIn the News: Celebrating the “normalization” of relations with Cuba with Ham...
Although the Cuban political system leaves a lot to be desired, the Cuban government has allowed (and in come cases, even encouraged) amateur radio within it’s borders, despite it’s oppressive regime....
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Crosstown Traffic: Ham Radio 2.0 Webcasts with KC5HWB
Jason Johnston KC5HWB, owner of the Grapevine Amateur Radio dealership, host of the Grapevine Ham Radio blog, and now also hosting the Ham Radio 2.0 webcast. Photo credit KC5HWB I’ve been busy. Ever...
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Interesting Ideas: Using 75Ω RG-6 or RG-59 Coax in Ham Radio Applications
F type coaxial connector commonly used on 75Ω RG-6 and RG-59 coax. (Wikimedia photo) I ran into this article from January tonight while cruising Facebook. Michael Martens KB9VBR writes about the...
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Hamfest Review: HAM RADIO convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany
Better Late than Never I know I’m a little late in posting this, so I figured I’d better get to it. I’m going to write this from the perspective of an American amateur radio operator and also one...
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The Future is Here (maybe): The Laser Razor
Morgan Gustavsson and Paul Binun came together and had a great idea. It was so great that this past September, they patented it and then created a Kickstarter campaign, hoping to raise $160,000 to...
View ArticleThe Future may not be here: Skarp Laser Razor Kicked off of Kickstarter
Well, the folks behind the Skarp laser razor that I wrote about last week just got kicked in the gut shortly after they raised over four million dollars (2500% of their original goal of $16,000) in...
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Electronics History and News: Heathkit Finally Opens!
Heathkit logo (fair use) A couple of years ago, rumors started to circulate that Heathkit was coming back. Last December I posted about “The Great Heathkit Mystery” when the good folks over at...
View ArticleHAMFEST REVIEW: FORT WAYNE HAMFEST 2015
Since 1989, I have been to many, if not most, of the annual hamfests in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Last year I was a bit disappointed in how much it had shrunk and I went on an editorial rant on how I would...
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Editorial: Chinese Knockoff of Yaesu VX-8 pisses me off.
Editor’s Note: It is accepted practice in the field of personal blogging to apologize and come up with excuses when one doesn’t update their blog for a few months. I’m not going to do that. I’m here...
View ArticleIn The News: Hara Arena to close it’s doors, Hamvention moving to undisclosed...
The other day WDTN News in Dayton, Ohio reported that the Dayton Demolition hockey team would be taking a year off, cancelling their 2016-2017 season “due to arena availability and lack of lead up...
View ArticleFrom the Heart: Why we are saddened by the loss of the Hara Arena
Last fall I had the opportunity to visit the Hara Arena when it was empty. Before that date, I had been to the Hara on 11 occasions, each May from 2005 through 2015. Each time it was full of happiness...
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Hamfest Review: Dayton Hamvention 2017
FIFTEEN YEAR HAMVENTION ATTENDANCE HISTORY: 2003: 22,168 2004: 19,869 2005: 20,411 2006: 20,324 2007: 19,318 2008: 17,253 2009: 18,877 2010: 19,750 2011: 22,312 2012: 24,483 2013: 24,542 2014: 24,873...
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