Around The World With Solar Power Tûranor PlanetSolar is the biggest solar run ship in the world. If you visit the website you can find out the actual position of the boat. The name Tûranor, derived from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings, translates to “The Power of the Sun”. Here is the […]

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The 80 meter loop is the antenna I would recommend to any amateur radio operator for the low bands. I have constructed several HF antennas by now, and I am starting to develop some practical knowledge about the topic. I am still in the learning process myself. What do I like about the 80 meter […]

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I posted in February about The 160 Meter Electric Fence Wire Dipole and I am going to take another look at this HF antenna. I have made some changes in my arrangement of this antenna. Some strong winds snapped one of the wires, so I opted to better the situation if possible. Here are the […]

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Getting HDTV reception has never been easier. While the homemade HDTV Bowtie antenna performs fairly well, I will eventually replace these coat hangers with the WINEGARD HD-9032 UHF High-Gain 35-Element HDTV Antenna and then get a power booster. This should give me the ultimate HDTV reception. This might help me with the channels that keep […]

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If you’ve ever planted a vegetable garden or designed a landscape bed, then you know how much hard labor that is involved. You are aware of the detail and the time invested in an important yard project. Only after planting you discover that the deer are roaming the neighborhood. How do you keep the deer […]

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The Hammarlund Super Pro was an American made high-frequency receiver used during World War II. “The SP-600 Super Pro covered the frequency range of 540 kHz to 54 MHz.” In 1936 the first of the Super Pro series were manufactured. According to a November 1940 QST Magazine ad, “The fact that ‘Super-Pro’ receivers are used […]

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The Germans used a device called the Enigma Machine. This Enigma Code was thought to be unbreakable, but the Poles had some success, and later the British would take it even further. Alan Turing, a British computer scientist, was very influential and he was critical in helping to decipher German Enigma-machine-encrypted signals during World War […]

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Solar Cycle 24 has arrived but the benefits to amateur radio operators have not been so great. This is my first solar cycle and I have made some very nice contacts, so I’m not totally upset by the lack of conditions but I must admit, I am a bit disappointed. Where are the conditions that […]

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Didn’t anybody ever tell you not to butt-dial 911 if you’re going to do an illegal activity? A couple of suspects in California learn their lessons the hard way. What did I do wrong officer?

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Tomorrow with Tom Snyder and John Lennon, April 28, 1975 On April 28, 1975, television would present an important celebrity for the very last time. The late night talk show program called Tomorrow aired what would become one of its most famous moments: presumably the last television interview with music legend John Lennon. Tomorrow host Tom […]

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