Most Hams love tinkering with electronic equipment (A drawer full of chipboards and microcontrollers? Check!) At the crux of their passion for creating things and their love for Ham radio lies their desire to DIY a Ham radio. Arduino, being one of the go-to equipment for electronic DIY projects, intrigues these Hams. They want to …
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You may have come across cars with weird antennas dangling behind, sporting unusual license plates. Looking at these cars, you might have wondered: Who are these people with peculiar-looking license plates? Do they belong to a cult you should stay away from? Or are they government representatives speeding towards a classified mission? To put your …
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Ham radio is the best and most creative option for both short-range and long-range communication. There are numerous ham radio books on the market and all of them claim to put you ten steps ahead when it comes to equipping you with the knowledge that will help you become a full-fledged ham radio operator. This …
A conversation using a Ham radio is a classic person-to-person communication that predates SMS and internet messaging. This is probably why it’s made an emergence over the past few years because of its nostalgic effect. However, one of the major problems with Ham radio in the past, and even until now, is the fact that …
Many people enjoy listening to the police radio. Some do it for fun, while others, the curious eavesdroppers, tune into police radio chatter to get as close to live-action as possible. Police scanners help people pursue situational awareness and enable them to get the most authentic information when conventional media is unavailable or unreliable. Being …
Ham Radios are popular amongst the Amateur Radio community as a fun hobby, but it has many uses, some more essential than merely using it as a pass time. In this article we are going to dive into Ham Radio’s many uses. What are Ham Radios Used For Ham radios, also known as amateur radios, …
If you are a ham radio operator or are thinking about getting your amateur radio license, then there must be one piece of hardware in your shack – the radio itself. But though radios may come in many different shapes and sizes, they all have one thing in common: They need power! So what do …
Knowing emergency frequencies for Ham radio is as critical as having the radio. That’s right. Most people think their bug-out bags or emergency preparations are complete the moment they buy a handy dandy Ham radio. However, unless the radio is programmed to receive the right Ham radio frequencies, it is pretty much useless. Therefore, you …
The need for a ham radio oscilloscope is not often discussed in the amateur radio community. The low cost of many modern digital signal processing (DSP) based equipment has made it possible to analyze signals without an oscilloscope. However, there are still occasions when an oscilloscope provides value that other instruments cannot provide. This article …
Does your TV freeze suddenly when you are watching your favorite show? Or maybe you hear muffled voices with the picture breaking up? These are signs of a ham radio interfering with your TV’s reception. You may not have one of these radios at home, but what if your neighbor does? It’s because of the …
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