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Ham College 131

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2025/12/07

Ham College episode 131 is now available for download.Technician Exam Questions Part 18 T5D – Ohm’s Law, Series and parallel circuits. Download YouTube

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Festive Callsigns PH25XMAS and PH26HNY Return to the...

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2025/12/05

Celebrating 5 Years of Holiday Spirit on the AirNow with anAI-Powered Award System! As the Christmas season approaches, radio amateurs across the world can once again look forward to hearing the cheerful special callsigns PH25XMAS and PH26HNY o...

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Winter Activation Of Bow Tie Mountain

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2025/12/02

On December 1, most SOTA summits in Colorado gain an additional 3 points due to the Seasonal (Winter) Bonus. Joyce/K0JJW and I were looking for a summit not too far away that was still accessible for us to activate. This time of year, many US Forest Service roads are gated shut. Other roads remain open but are not maintained, which Continue reading Winter Activation Of Bow Tie Mountain→The post Winter Activation Of Bow Tie Mountain appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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CQ world wide DX CW contest 2025

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2025/12/01

Nice to see this type of action on 10m. Once again, the CQ WW CW contest has come to an end. Although the conditions were not as favorable as last year, it was still a fantastic event. Some highlights included contacting fellow blogger Bas, who wa...

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ICQPodcast Episode 471 – Krampus event and Yaseu UK

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2025/11/30

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Krampus event and Yaseu UK We would like to thank Pete Leng (ZL4TE), Daniel Robson (GM6CMQ) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Happy 12th Birthday to AO-73 (FUNcube-1)

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Most Active SOTA Summits in Colorado -Nov 2025

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2025/11/30

Here’s an update on the most activated SOTA summits in Colorado. See my previous report here. Mount Herman (W0C/FR-063) still leads the pack by a wide margin, with many activations by Steve/WG0AT. Genesee Mountain has passed up Pikes Peak to take second place in the running. Genessee is in a park just outside of greater Denver and is easy to Continue reading Most Active SOTA Summits in Colorado -Nov 2025→The post Most Active SOTA Summits in Colorado -Nov 2025 appeared first on The KØNR Radio

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Height Above Average Terrain

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2025/11/25

When I get asked why I only use VHF/UHF frequencies for my Summits On The Air (SOTA) activations, I usually reply with: Height Above Average Terrain More specifically, I mean that using VHF for SOTA is fun because Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) has a dramatic effect on the propagation of my radio signal. HAAT has a specific definition, found Continue reading Height Above Average Terrain→ The post Height Above Average Terrain appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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Python and what I have been up too.

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2025/11/24

A snippet of the shutdown python script as actions are taken. Python and what I’ve been up to… well, let me tell you! I’ve honestly surprised myself with the automation I’ve built for starting up and shutting down my contesting setup. Before...

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Confirming K0NR Does Have HF Equipment

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2025/11/23

A few days ago, someone told me that a rumor is circulating that I don’t own any gear capable of operating on the high-frequency (HF) bands. I laughed out loud, wondering where this came from. Actually, I know where this comes from: most of my postings here at k0nr.com are oriented towards VHF operating, often from the top of a Continue reading Confirming K0NR Does Have HF Equipment→ The post Confirming K0NR Does Have HF Equipment appeared first on The KØNR Radio Site.

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Welcome back KE9V

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2025/11/17

Jeff welcome back to the blog sphere I for one have missed your insight, my morning coffee has been enhanced by your read on things....even though at this end I may be to much tech.....:)

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ICQPodcast Episode 470 – Going to Bouvet Island

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2025/11/16

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Going to Bouvet Island. We would like to thank Koos Van Den Hout (PE4KH), Anonymous Donor, Dave Renton (G1REN), Michael Nutt (K3LOE) and Michael Currier-Casavant (N1XRR) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping

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AmateurLogic 211: More Tales From The Transmitter

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2025/11/15

AmateurLogic.TV Episode 211 is now available for download.Fixing a transmitter with a rubber mallet (it’s not what you think). Installing Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi could be worth it. HackRF firmware goodies. Mike’s new toy. Download Yo...

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Step one in my Python coding adventure

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2025/11/14

In my first post regarding my Python adventure, I shared how I wanted to use python coding in the shack. As my readers know I am an avid CW contester and before a contest begins I have 5 programs that need to be launched. The issue is if I lau...

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Having a snake of a time.

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2025/11/11

In retirement, I want to keep my mind sharp, and to do that, I have to challenge myself. My latest adventure is learning Python coding. A little history about Python coding: the founder, Guido van Rossum, a Dutch programmer, came from the Nethe...

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Whats your thoughts?

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2025/11/07

Possible RF magnetWhile doing my annual pc cleaning last month, for some reason, I took special notice of my Wi-Fi SMA antenna connectors on the back of the PC. I have disconnected the Wi-Fi antennas as they are not used and get in the ...

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LHS Episode #600: The End?

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2025/11/06

Hello and welcome to the 600th episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the podcast--past, present and future--and then talk about the world of …

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ICQPodcast Episode 469 – Club Open Day and Radio...

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2025/11/02

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's fe...

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Ham College 130

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2025/11/02

Ham College episode 130 is now available for download. Technician Exam Questions Part 17 T5C – Capacitance and inductance terminology and units. Radio frequency definition and units. Impedance definition and units. Calculating power. Download YouTube

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ARRL CW Sweepstakes contest

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2025/10/31

Normal contesting CW keyboard layout. This weekend is the running of the ARRL Sweepstakes CW contest. Last year was my first year participating in this contest. I have avoided this contest as I felt the exchange was a bit complicated. Once I...

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The Communicator: November – December 2025

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2025/10/31

Welcome to the November-December 2025 edition of the SARC Communicator, your go-to guide for all things amateur radio in our vibrant RF neighborhood. This edition is a journey across the history, innovation, and fascinating activities of amateur radio....

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