Archive for August, 2009
Plasma TV Trashes HF Bands
We recently purchased a 52 inch Panasonic Viera plasma TV. My wife and I were in awe of the color and definition of the images before our eyes. Visions of high definition Super Bowls and NBA finals danced in my head. For big time sports fans like me this was heaven! My new Plasma TV [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2009 under RFI Issues.
Tags: Plasma TV, RF hash, RF interference
Comments: 1
Ham Shack Envy – EI6BA
Every so often I will be posting pics of fellow ham’s shacks of which I am envious. For all of my ‘ham’ life, I have had to make due with less than optimum operating conditions for both my shacks and antennas. I am sure many of you can relate. These shacks are the kind I [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2009 under Ham Shack Envy.
Comments: none
My SDR-1000 Arrives!
I recently made the decision to upgrade my SDR from the SDRTec Wonderradio to the Flexradio SDR-1000. I made this decision for 2 reasons. First, my Wonderradio was the 1 watt version with no antenna tuner. The Wonderradio worked well but QRP is not for me. By the time I bought an external 100W [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2009 under Software-Defined Radio.
Tags: Flexradio, SDR-1000, SDRTec, Wonderradio
Comments: none
Rick’s Radio Ramblings
Welcome to my weblog! This is where I will rant, rave or ramble on just about any topic related to amateur radio. Of course, your comments and complaints are always welcome. I just ask that you keep it clean and preferably helpful. No foul or abusive language will be allowed. I [...]
Posted: August 24th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: ham radio, welcome
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