Remote Keyless System Not Always Foolproof You know the old proverbial – the thieves are always one step behind the technology. Here’s another episode you may be interested to know about, especially if your car employs a remote keyless system. Snopes.com has a nice article with sources that expand on the subject of security code grabbing […]

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US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations (Phone) 160 Meters 1.800-2.000 MHz 80 Meters 3.600-4.000 MHz 60 Meters 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373, 5405 kHz Channels 5330.5, 5346.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, 5403.5 kHz Tuning 40 Meters 7.125-7.300 MHz 30 Meters 10.100 -10.150 MHz CW, RTTY, Data 20 Meters 14.150 -14.350 MHz 17 Meters 18.110-18.168 MHz 15 Meters 21.200-21.450 MHz […]

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Estimated Time: 11:57 a.m. EST Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com The weather appears to be cooperating in Florida and the landing should take place approximately around noon today. The mission is the 39th and final flight of Discovery and the 133rd flight of the Space Shuttle program. The crew: Commander Steven Lindsey, […]

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Doing 40 Meters On A Wire You haven’t fully utilized your ham radio capacity until you’ve tried to construct a dipole. A simple wire dipole is center-fed as the driven element. The dipole was invented by Heinrich Hertz around 1886. The dipole is one of the most popular antennas and one of the most practical. […]

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US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations (Phone) 160 Meters 1.800-2.000 MHz General, Advanced, Amateur Extra 80 Meters 3.800-4.000 MHz 60 Meters 5330.5, 5346.5, 5357.0, 5371.5, 5403.5 USB Channels 1-5 General, Advanced, Amateur Extra 40 Meters 7.175-7.300 MHz 30 Meters 10.100 -10.150 MHz CW, RTTY, Data General, Advanced, Amateur Extra 20 Meters 14.225 -14.350 MHz 17 Meters […]

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Eiirik Evjen Sets Up Camera In His Hometown – Eggum in Lofoten The BBC posted a video of the spectacular film caught by Norwegian photographer, Eirik Evjen. However, Eirik was a bit annoyed that there wasn’t a link added back to his page. Here is the link: Eirik Evjen. Eirik says he was born and […]

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Video Of Ham Talking To An Astronaut In Space My two way contact with Doug Wheelock on the International Space Station (ISS) from Robb Kunz on Vimeo. Colonel Doug Wheelock has made it safely back to his home on earth since this video was captured. But in 2010 he was aboard the International Space Station […]

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Obama Doesn’t Care If 8.9 Million Residents Freeze The winter of 2011 has been a brutal one. Atlanta has iced over several times. Chicago has fought a blizzard. Tulsa is getting blanketed again. Road crews are busier than ever. Yet President Obama has come up with one way to slash the budget. He wants to cut […]

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The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business Why is Wal-Mart so big and how did it get that way? Do you really know anything about the retail giant? Professor Nelson Lichtenstein tries to explain the background of Wal-Mart. If you’re interested at all about business and Big Box stores in […]

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DIY Approach Versus National Chain Companies California is offering assistance for free tax filing. Workers that made less than $49,000 can get their taxes done for free. Californians are in company with tax clients from other states that are searching for money saving alternatives. Recessions and depressions, your preference of definition, demand action. Struggling families across the United […]

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