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EchoLink at 445.2

Posted on January 2, 2022 by admin

I currently have an EchoLink link at 445.2, located in Cantonment. This is experimental and in a testing stage, but is up most of the time, and appears to be working. The call is KT4B/L. Output power is about 30 … Continue reading →

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EchoLink Proxy

Posted on October 9, 2021 by admin

I run an EchoLink Proxy at niagararadioclub.com, port 8100, password w2qyv, open to everyone, especially, of course, members of the Niagara Radio Club.

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Georg Ohm and Ohm’s Law

Posted on September 20, 2021 by admin

I found this video via the Wire Rascals group on Facebook. Besides the interest for those who work in electronics, I think it provides some important insights both on where science has difficulties, and also how science overcomes those difficulties. … Continue reading →

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SSB and Amateur Radio

Posted on July 3, 2021 by admin

In a conversation with my brother, N3AU, my sister, WB7OIU, we got into a discussion of when SSB made its way into amateur radio, since our family got started with the hobby in the early 1930s. There’s a PDF article … Continue reading →

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Field Day in Escambia County Florida

Posted on June 28, 2021 by admin

I wasn’t involved, but the news story is nice. I am, however, finally able to operate fully on emergency power from the home shack.

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QYT 8900D from Amazon

Posted on June 10, 2021 by admin

I haven’t tried this radio, but I got a notice about it from Amazon.com today and thought I’d post a link. If I didn’t already have more power than this in my car, I’d be very tempted at that price.

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Technical Discussion via Zoom

Posted on March 25, 2021 by admin

My brother, Robert Neufeld, amateur radio operator N3AU, who also has pretty much every commercial radio license and is a lifetime electronics hobbyist, is going to host a zoom technical discussion each Thursday night at 8 pm eastern time. He … Continue reading →

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Amateur Extra Class via Zoom

Posted on October 14, 2020 by admin

My brother, N3AU, a very active leader in Amateur radio in the Niagara Falls, NY area, will be offering an Amateur extra class via Zoom. The class will meet every Thursday evening at 7 pm starting 10/15/20. It will continue … Continue reading →

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Betty Rae Neufeld Nick now WB7OIU

Posted on July 30, 2019 by admin

It’s usual to go for a vanity callsign to get a shorter one, such as when I turned in KE0OY in exchange for KT4B, inherited from my father, Ray Neufeld. My sister Betty Rae, also an Extra Class, has now … Continue reading →

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Testing an Antenna

Posted on July 30, 2019 by admin

This video from IZ2UUF is definitely worth taking the time to view. It puts visuals on some theory.

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