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Archive for July, 2010

QST meet John Atanasoff, inventor of the digital computer

While flipping through the July 2010 issue of QST I stumbled on the Vintage Radio column titles “From Dits to Bits”.  In this article, John (K2TQN) describes his long held fascination with computers and connections to some some early computer magazines, clubs and kits. I would imagine many hams would have a similar long time [...]

Solar Powered Field Day – Part 2: 190W Rollable

The Story County Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) held field day at the 4H building on the Iowa State University campus again this year. This building is considered an EOC for the campus which allows us to “compete” in “F” category. We have been using two transmitters plus a “Get on the air” station to put [...]

Solar Powered Field Day – Part 1: 1kW PowerShade

Field Day 2010 is in the books. The antennas have been plucked from the trees, the BBQ has been finished and the generators have been unplugged. Field Day is always entertaining and it’s a great way to try a new aspect of the hobby. This year, I spent time with two clubs: the Des Moines [...]