Tag: Amateur Radio

  • Relocating Ham Radio

    Relocating Ham Radio

    So…hypothetically…let’s say I was a ham radio operator looking to move. Let’s say that, although it’s not a requirement per se, I would like to, possibly, find a new home that already has a nice tower installed so that I don’t have to front that expense myself. Considering this completely “hypothetical” situation, how would I,…

  • 2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation

    2011 Toyota Tacoma Ham Radio Installation

    Well, the project is done and I think it turned out pretty well.  I wasn’t able to take any “in process” photos but I did take a series of pictures after completion and I’ve posted them on Picasa at the link below. I was able to complete the install without doing any “permanent” changes to…

  • New truck…let’s take it apart and add some radio equipment…

    New truck…let’s take it apart and add some radio equipment…

    This past week I purchased a brand new 2011 Toyota Tacoma.  It’s always nice to purchase a new vehicle, but as a Ham Radio operator it creates a lot of work.  I removed all the radio equipment I had in my 2002 Tundra a few days ago and this evening I began the project of…

  • Satellite Antenna Controllers

    Satellite Antenna Controllers

    (List compiled by Bill Sinbine, N4XEO, on AMSAT-BB mailing list.)

  • Satellite Terminology

    Satellite Terminology

    Here’s some basic information to get you started with satellite operations…with my thanks to the many different sources from which it has been gathered around the Internet including AMSAT and Stephen Holmstead, N7TQL, for use of the information contained in the HAM Satellite FAQ. Definitions AMSAT – It is a registered trademark of the Radio…