Archive for June, 2008

This tower takes the cake

Brandon, KF6SWL, wrote me in March to ask if he could have a high resolution copy of one of my amateur radio tower pictures.  He saw one that he liked on my ham radio tower project pages. He said that he needed this for his wedding plans! You see, Brandon was planning his groom’s cake.  [...]

Amateur Radio Licenses World Map

Working with a group called Mappingworld, I have created the Amateur Radio Licenses World Map, a world map that resizes countries to reflect the number of ham radio licenses.
I found this to be an interesting exercise. Perhaps, you’ll find it interesting as well.  If you look at the long list of countries and [...]

Solar panels for sale

I have some solar panels that I need to sell.  These are new-in-the-box Unisolar US-3 "framed" panels.
Ideal for Field Day, QRP or other ham radio activities. The US-3 is rated at 2.68W at 8.1V under ideal conditions. Units have built in blocking diodes. These are in a rugged, weather-proof frame.
A [...]

Hams assisting in Iowa disasters

Flooding and massive tornado devastation here in Iowa has made life here quite challenging for many.  The sunny skies today are a welcome sight to those building levees, clearing debris, pumping water out of basements and trying to restore some sense of normalcy.
The Iowa EOC amateur radio station has been on the air on [...]