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USING AN OPEK HVT-600 VERTICAL AS A MOBILE ANTENNA
The Opek HVT-600 is a 200 Watt 10-band (1/4 λ) ham radio antenna (80m - 2m).
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Technological advancement in Amateur Radio: Software Defined Radio and innovative software with potential application for POTA and SOTA.
This emphasis on technological advancement and experimentation in the amateur radio community has rapidly developed with the advent of Software Defined Radio (SDR).
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CAMSAT’s Transponder Satellite CAS-5A (Fengtai OSCAR-118)
This article summarizes my thoughts of working for QSOs through Fengtai OSCAR-118
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Kilowatt Amplifier PART 5 – 1600 W Fan-Cooled Dummy Load
In this article I will provide a brief update on the amplifier’s build progress.
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Mo's bent dipole
An update on the “Shortened Dipole for Balconies” (Rambler, Jan 2022, Vol 64, Issue 5) In a previous article in the January 2022 issue of the OVMRC Rambler I reported […]
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Winlink Express and working DX
Winlink Express (Winlink) (formerly RMS Express) is a radio client for email delivery with or without the internet. It is primarily used by amateur radio operators interested in Auxiliary Communications […]
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Lest we forget – Canada’s Cold War Military Contribution
For this year’s Remembrance Day contribution to the Rambler, I have Fred VE3LAF and Maurice- Andre VE3VIG to thank for steering this brief reflection toward a focus on Canada’s Cold War contributions that are often overlooked.
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Ham Shack Hotline (hamshackhotline.com)
The Hamshack Hotline (HH) is an exclusive full-featured VOIP full-duplex phone system provided to the amateur radio community worldwide.
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Our Frequencies
For all the reasons we engage in amateur radio one thing we all share – sort of the principal ingredient in our stew – are frequencies, or - more precisely - access to them. This brief article will attempt to summarize how all that began, what has kept it going and what we all must…