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LU9DCE > NEWS     30.01.90 18:00l 131 Lines 5542 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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                PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
                      PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
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TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR ELECRAFT KX2? HERE ARE
SOME QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF.

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ONE OF THE QUESTION IM ASKED OFTEN BY
READERSESPECIALLY THOSE LOOKING FOR A HIGHLY CAPABLE, DO-IT-ALL FIELD
RADIOIS THIS: WHICH RADIO SHOULD I BUY: THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR THE
ELECRAFT KX2? IVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY IN SOME OF MY ACTIVATION
VIDEOS OVER THE YEARS, BUT USUALLY IN PASSING AND OFTEN WHILE …
CONTINUE READING TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR ELECRAFT
KX2? HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF. →

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TESTED: THE SURPRISING FLAWS IN 18650 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

MANY THANKS TO SCOTT (VA3EKR) FOR SHARING THIS RECENT EPISODE OF ADAM
SAVAGE’S TESTED, WHERE HE AND HIS GUESTS (ALEX HAO AND ANDREAS
BASTIAN OF LUMAFIELD) TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT CT SCANS OF 18650 LITHIUM
BATTERIES, UNCOVERING BATTERY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND QUALITY
CONTROL INCONSISTENCIES: CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE.

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KB2PIZ: GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM  A LIGHTLY ACTIVATED POTA SITE

BY MARK (KB2PIZ) AFTER FINISHING ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING,
SERENDIPITOUS ACTIVATIONS IN JEROME STATE HISTORICAL PARK, OUR JOURNEY
HAD US HEADING UP 89A TOWARDS KANAB, UTAH. LOOKING AT THE MAP, FIVE
MINUTES FROM WHERE I WAS GOING TO WORK WAS THE GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM
RECREATION AREA (US-5986). NOT ONLY WAS THIS A POTA SPOT, …
CONTINUE READING KB2PIZ: GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM  A LIGHTLY ACTIVATED
POTA SITE →

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HIDDEN WOODSMEN M55 HAVERSACK & FT-818 FIELD KIT TEST: POTA AT WILLIAM
B. UMSTEAD STATE PARK

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) EARLIER THIS MONTH, MY WIFE AND I DROPPED OUR
DAUGHTERS OFF AT THEIR UNIVERSITIES TO START THEIR SPRING TERMS, THEN
DECIDED TO SPEND A WEEK IN THE RALEIGH AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE
WE DID HAVE A FEW PROJECTS TO TACKLE DURING THE WEEK, IT ALSO OPENED
THE DOOR TO QUITE A … CONTINUE READING HIDDEN WOODSMEN M55
HAVERSACK & FT-818 FIELD KIT TEST: POTA AT WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD
STATE PARK →

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KI5OEB: TWO POTA ACTIVATIONS WITH THE XIEGU G90

BY JAMES (KI5OEB) IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT
MY ADVENTURES. I ACQUIRED A XIEGU G90 FROM MY FRIEND, STEVE, KM9G, AKA
TEMPORARILY OFFLINE FROM YOUTUBE. IT WAS A BARGAIN, AND FOR YEARS I
HAD RECOMMENDED PEOPLE PURCHASE ONE IF THEY WANTED A SUB-$500
TRANSCEIVER. I KNOW THAT REFERRING TO … CONTINUE READING KI5OEB:
TWO POTA ACTIVATIONS WITH THE XIEGU G90 →

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A COASTAL FINALE: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE POTA AT FORT FISHER STATE HISTORIC
SITE!

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT DURING MY RECENT FIELD
REPORTS, I WAS ON THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA WITH MY FAMILY FOR A
PRE-CHRISTMAS WINTER VACATION. WE SPENT ABOUT A WEEK BASED IN CAROLINA
BEACH, AND IT WAS A TRULY WONDERFUL TRIP. DURING THAT TIME, I MANAGED
TO ACTIVATE SEVERAL PARKS, MANY OF … CONTINUE READING A COASTAL
FINALE: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE POTA AT FORT FISHER STATE HISTORIC SITE!
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WR7D: A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND SOME POTA!

BY KEN (WR7D) A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MY WIFE AND I HAD THE CHANCE TO
GO TO THE FCS CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE REASON
WE MADE THE TREK WAS BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTER IS IN THE MARCHING BAND FOR
MONTANA STATE. WE TRY TO GO TO EVERY EVENT WHERE THE MARCHING BAND
… CONTINUE READING WR7D: A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND SOME POTA!
→

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VINTAGE QRP WITH THE HEATHKIT HW-8

BY MATT (W6CSN) THE HEATHKIT HW-8 HAS A CERTAIN MYSTIQUE AMONG QRP
ENTHUSIASTS. THIS FOUR-BAND DIRECT CONVERSION(D-C) SOLID-STATE
TRANSCEIVER, OFFERED FROM 1976 THROUGH 1983 WAS HAILED AS A BIG
IMPROVEMENT OVER ITS PREDECESSOR, THE HW-7. WHILE STILL A D-C
RECEIVER, THE HW-8 MIXED THE VFO WITH CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS TO DERIVE
THE LO. THIS RESULTS IN … CONTINUE READING VINTAGE QRP WITH THE
HEATHKIT HW-8 →

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VIDEO: W2AEW SHOWS HOW TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL FILTER IN THE YAESU
FT-857D

OUR FRIEND ALAN (W2AEW) HAS POSTED AN EXCELLENT HOW-TO VIDEO FOR THOSE
WISHING TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL FILTER IN THE YAESU FT-857D: CLICK
HERE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE.

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KB2PIZS SERENDIPITOUS ACTIVATION OF JEROME STATE PARK (US-10516)

BY MARK (KB2PIZ) WOW, THE MAGIC OF HAM RADIO! AS PART OF MY WORK, I
WAS DRIVING FROM TUCSON, ARIZONA, TO KANAB, UTAH. ROUTE 179 PASSES
RIGHT THROUGH SEDONA, SO MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A 5-DAY MINI
VACATION ON THE WAY TO KANAB. DURING THIS TRIP, I PREVIOUSLY ACTIVATED
ORACLE STATE PARK … CONTINUE READING KB2PIZ’S
SERENDIPITOUS ACTIVATION OF JEROME STATE PARK (US-10516) →

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