We might live in a world where knowing how to write code is gold, but for 93-year-old Merle Taylor there is only one code: Morse code.
Taylor learned Morse code at 20 when she signed up to help Canada and the war effort. Her war-time job was to teach it to the pilots through the British Commonwealth Air Training plan.
“There were 59 airbases built across Canada to accommodate the boys from England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. It was that group of boys that I taught Morse code to,” Taylor said while sitting in her basement outside Antigonish — where she still taps out Morse code….READ MORE
Equipment
Newly released receiver Icom IC-R 8600 compatible with digital wave
IC-R 8600 Broad band of 10 kHz to 3 GHz Product name / type name Communication receiver / IC – R 8600 Suggested retail price 228,000 yen + tax... Read more
Loudspeakers for Ham Radio – ICQ Podcast Episode 275
“In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss th... Read more
Mizuho MX2 Handheld SSB/CW Transceiver – 144MHz
The MX-2 was a small, handheld SSB transceiver for 2m VHF operation. By modern standards it was a small brick but it worked very well, apart from its... Read more
MK-4 Heavy Duty – 25′ Maximum Height Fiberglass Masts
The MK-4 Series of masts are, by far, our most portable masts for many reasons. The masts are light weight and short enough, when fully collapsed, to... Read more
Fairwaves launches new SDR products
Fairwaves is launching two new “X“- products this fall: XYNC – the ultimate low-cost massive MIMO SDR, with up to 32×32 transmit/receive channels XCOM... Read more
News
2016/17 CQ Amateur Radio Operators Calendar
We’re sure you’ll agree, this is one of our best calendars to date! This fifteen month calendar – January 2016 through March 2017 – includes fif... Read more
New toys at Tokyo Hamfair – ICOM
IC-705 – SSB/CW/RTTY/AM/FM/D-STAR DV IC-PW2 Prototypes Shown at Tokyo Hamfair 2019 Read more
British Scientists to be Commemorated on Amateur Radio in 2016
During 2016 the Phoenix ARC will be on air at various times to commemorate the work of British Scientists, and Bronze, Silver and Gold awards will be... Read more
Eustace Earhart Discovery Expedition team on board the Mermaid Vigilance, contacted Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, on the ISS
On the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane this week, members of the Eustace Earhart Discovery Expedition team on board the Mermaid Vigilance, con... Read more
Large Plasma Tubes Confirmed to Exist Above The Earth’s Atmosphere
For over six decades, scientists have speculated about the existence of plasma structures that reside in the magnetosphere’s inner layers. Researchers... Read more
Digital Modes
Video Demonstrates Digital Voice Plus Video “Teleconferencing” Scheme for HF
Rick Peterson, WA6NUT, in Colorado, is promoting FreeDV plus Video, a digital voice-plus-video application for HF. According to Peterson’s QRZ.com pro... Read more
RTTY Contest Champ Don Hill, AA5AU, Achieves Remote Contesting Milestone
Champion RTTY contester Don Hill, AA5AU, of Louisiana may be the first US radio amateur to operate SO2R (single operator, two radio) remotely in an RT... Read more
Fldigi v3.23.16 now available
The hard-working development team led by W1HKJ have announced the release of Fldigi v3.23.16. This version of Fldigi is a maintenance release with a v... Read more
FT8 Roundup Contest to test WSJT-X (v2)
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY... Read more
JT65 ‐HF Operator’s Guide
JT65 An introduction to JT65: A weak‐signal high frequency digital mode WSJT modes of di it l digital communi ti ca on were ori i ll g na y dl d eve o... Read more
Review
AmateurLogic 121: Hamfests from Huntsville to Tokyo
In this episode, we cover a few new products and fun at Huntsville Hamfest and Tokyo Hamfair. Read more
Carbon Fiber Mast for Ham Radio Antennas
Carbon Fiber Masts from Gigaparts for your Ham Radio Antenna – these masts come in 3 different sizes, this one being the 50′ version. This... Read more
Review of QRP Labs QCX QRP Radio
“Unboxing, building and using the QRP Labs QCX single-band, 5-watt QRP radio. This advanced technology radio borrows ideas from software-defined... Read more
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