My subscription to Life expired, but I still have a subscription to Mad.

Friday, March 29, 2013

Surfin': Got Traffic?

This week, Surfin’ remembers George Hart, W1NJM, and his National Traffic System.


Saturday, March 23, 2013

Surfin’: Are You Arduino'ing?

This week, Surfin' takes a journey to the ham radio maker world of Arduino.

Monday, March 18, 2013

AM DX Log

2013-03-10   0411Z   WKCW   1420 kHz    60 W   Warrenton, VA   320 m SW   station id (1)
2013-03-12   2300Z   WENE   1430 kHz   5 kW   Endicott, NY   160 m W   station id (1)
2013-03-17   2317Z   WINY   1350 kHz   5 kW   Putnam, CT   58 m ENE   station id (2)

My receiving equipment: C.Crane CC SW Pocket and built in whip antenna (1) or CC twin coil ferrite antenna (2).

Friday, March 15, 2013

Friday, March 8, 2013

AM DX Log

Worked three new ones including a station (WHO) over 1000-miles away last night!
  • 2013-03-04   2359Z   CJBC   860 kHz   50kW  Toronto   370 miles   WNW   news, id
  • 2013-03-08   0340Z   CFRB   1010 kHz   50kW   Toronto   364 miles   WNW   talk radio
  • 2013-03-08   0346Z   WHO   1040 kHz   50kW   Des Moines   1025 miles   W   id
My receiving equipment: C.Crane CCRadio-SW and CC twin coil ferrite antenna.

WHO antenna farm.
  

Surfin’: Computers and the Internet -- A Backward Glance

This week, Surfin’ considers not taking things for granted. (On the eve of year 62 on the planet, I got very nostalgic while writing this column.)

Sunday, March 3, 2013

AM DX Log

Catching up on reporting my loggings.
  • 2013-02-21 0030Z   WEZE   590 kHz   Boston, MA   5 kW   110 m   NE   station id, religious
  • 2013-02-22 2303Z   CFAV   1570 kHz   Laval QC   10 kW   276 m   N   Beatles marathon, French
  • 2013-02-22 2322Z   WQTW   1570 kHz   Latrobe PA   1 kW   350 m   WSW   weather, station id   
My receiving equipment: C.Crane CCRadio-SW and CC twin coil ferrite antenna.

WEZE antenna farm.





Friday, March 1, 2013

Surfin’: Following Meteors

This week, Surfin’ chases meteors at the Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin website.

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