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Auguri a tutti e buone Feste

paolettopn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:40:40 +0000

Ciao,

oggi avrete già notato la comparsa di un nuovo post su questo blog; è un segno…. si, segno che si stanno avvicinando le feste, che oggi è arrivato il primo giorno delle mie desiderate ferie.. che posso dedicarmi tranquillamente ai miei cari e anche ai vari hobby che avevo messo da parte.

Beh, a parte il fatto che mi porto ancora appresso una febbriciattola da raffreddamento da due giorni, in via di guarigione, finalmente sono ritornato a dedicarmi a questo blog che mi sta accompagnando durante il corso della mia vita, da quasi 10 anni.

Questo post è dedicato a tutti Voi che passate da qui ogni tanto a dare uno sguardo, ai miei amici, al gruppo della rivista FCM, all’intera comunità Linux e Ubuntu.

Non sto a dilungarmi e spero che tutti voi riusciate a passare allegramente e felicemente le Feste con le vostre famiglie e i vostri cari. Da me e dalla mia dolce Patrizia giungano i nostri migliori augurio a tutti voi, buon Natale e un augurio per un felice
e prosperoso Anno Nuovo.

Counting Down to Dayton — Where Global Friendship Takes Center Stage

paolettopn — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:07:18 +0000

The ARRL is making all the final plans and preparations to bring its “show and tell” exposition — known as ARRL EXPO — to the Dayton Hamvention® next month. Hamvention, sponsored by Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) since 1952, will be held May 20-22 at the Hara Arena Conference and Exhibition Center in Trotwood, Ohio.

“ARRL EXPO has been the centerpiece of the ARRL’s participation at Ha…

ARRL West Gulf Division to Host Webinar on Antenna Zoning

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:09 +0000

Periodically, ARRL Divisions will host a “webinar” — an interactive Web-based seminar, designed to facilitate communication between a small number of presenters and a large remote audience using the Internet — for interested amateurs. On Wednesday, April 27 at 9 … Continue reading →

WX4NHC Assistant Coordinator Honored at National Hurricane Conference

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:03 +0000

W4NXC Assistant Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4R was awarded the Distinguished Service Award at the National Hurricane Conference — held April 18-22 in Atlanta, Georgia — for “exceptional service in providing emergency communication during hurricane events over three decades while leading … Continue reading →

Space Weather Prediction Center to Discontinue Broadcasts on WWV and WWVH

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:57 +0000

Beginning Tuesday, September 6, the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) will cease broadcasting its geophysical alert message on WWV and WWVH. These messages inform listeners of the solar flux, the mid-latitude A and K indices and space weather storms, both … Continue reading →

Youth@HamRadio.Fun: An Elmer’s Guide to Explaining Ham Radio

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:54 +0000

By Sterling Coffey, N0SSC
ARRL Youth Editor

Hams have always been at the forefront of wireless technology since the dawn of radio in the late 1800s.

Long ago, we were granted an impressively diverse and expansive hobby that allowed the technologically and electronically curious to not only experiment on topics ranging from amplifier design to propagation studies, but to also come together as a wor…

The K7RA Solar Update

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:47 +0000

Both the average daily sunspot numbers and solar flux were both higher for the week: Sunspot numbers up more than 3 points to 93.1 and the solar flux up by 8 points to 117.2. Geomagnetic activity was a bit lower — with April 20 the most active day — after a coronal hole on the Sun spewed a solar wind at high speed. The Australian government gave an alert one day prior. You can subscribe to th…

Surfin’: Eyeing Apps for the Apple of My Eye

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:43 +0000

By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor

This week, Surfin’ looks to Woz’s old stomping grounds for ham radio applications.

Let me be up-front about something: I am a Mac guy. Always have been. I bought a Mac when they first came out in 1984 and I have owned Macs ever since.

Through the years, I have tried to gently evangelize the Mac for ham radio applications through my various writings. I don…

History of Curtis Keyers

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:36 +0000

Modern transceivers incorporate many features that not long ago were considered accessories: CW keyers and SWR meters come to mind. John Curtis, K6KU, created an electronic iambic-keyer circuit and subsequently offered an IC chip to do the job. He revolutionized … Continue reading →

California Supreme Court Declines to Hear Antenna Zoning Case

paolettopn — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:59:27 +0000

The California Supreme Court refused to hear the antenna zoning case brought forth by Alex Zubarau, WB6X, of Palmdale, California — with the assistance of his ARRL Volunteer Counsel Len Shaffer, WA6QHD — after receiving a mixed decision by the California Court of Appeals earlier this year. The Supreme Court — California’s highest court — handed down their decision on April 20.

In 2005, Zubar…