The Positive Side of Data Surveillance
Certainly, there are law enforcement applications to this research. There are also humanitarian and disaster recovery opportunities as well.
The Station Log What's New?
An Open Letter to #HamRadio Manufacturers
Let me be clear; this is not a call to bring Morse code back to Ham Radio.
Rufus Turner: Ham Radio’s First African American Operator
I ran across a Wikipedia entry about Rufus Turner recently. Rufus was an engineer who developed the 1N34A germanium diode in the 1946. This particular diode is an old standby in electronics, widely used...
What Happened When I Added a Counterpoise to My HT
As an experiment, I added a half-wave counterpoise to my radio during a recent Boy Scout camping trip. Here’s what happened.
Experimenting with the #HamRadio Wilderness Protocol
I called CQ at the top and bottom of the hour on the two frequencies with the best chance of a band opening. Either no one heard me, or no one was monitoring.
Ham Radio Circa 1975
Lots to do to get these radios back on the air. Tubes are in good shape but I’ll need a palate-full of capacitors to get it all back on the air.
How Chinese Students Navigate American English
I really respect the Chinese students I encounter in grad school. Thousands of miles from home and struggling to grasp the crazy way we use the Queen’s English here in the States. This little...
Advice to a Younger Me
I could almost hear myself talking to the younger me with the lessons many of us learn during our careers.
