Continuing his series of informational articles begun with D-STAR Repeaters Can Cause Interference Too, Ray “Abe” Abraczinskas, W8HVG, one of the founders and a Director of the Independent Repeater Association, shares more of his thoughts on the potential interference problems between digital D-STAR repeaters and analog repeaters.
Michigan’s total area is something around 97,990 square-miles, which […]
This is good news. One wonders how long it will last, however.
The final days of the third quarter may have marked the start of the freefalling economy, but the third quarter as a whole was a healthy one for venture capital investments.
For the July-to-September period, just over 900 deals added up to $7.1 billion […]
Hacked Gadgets’ Web site sponsored a workbench contest. This should have strong Ham Radio operator appeal as there are some good shop layout and storage ideas here.
Some of the entries are way too neat, however. Most ham’s workbenches would have taken all summer to get looking that clean.
While you are looking over their site, be […]
I missed this one yesterday. It was too much of a landmark event not to point it out. Cell phones have been around for 25 years.
The Motorola DynaTAC handset that cost nearly $4,000 and weighed about 2.5 pounds was the first commercial cell phone. How things can change in a quarter century.
From the Motorola "Brick" to the […]
How much time have you wasted today? “Not enough”, you say? How about 150 Flash Games for Your Enjoyment to help you meet your quota?
Even ham radio operators need to take a break from doing serious stuff in order to have some fun once in a while. Maybe if we did it more often there […]
This is quite a well thought out treatise on potential interference problems between digital D-STAR repeaters and analog repeaters. It was written.by Ray “Abe” Abraczinskas, W8HVG. Abe is one of the founders and a Director of the Independent Repeater Association.
Digital communications activity utilizing ham radio repeaters keeps expanding. The lure of the many capabilities in […]
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This report on computer threats and vulnerabilities contains some interesting information that you should be aware of.
The XForce won’t save you from a burning building but, they just might make your surfing safer. The XForce is IBM’s team of Internet Security Systems researchers and they’ve just released the midyear report for 2008, listing all kinds of […]
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You may have noticed my frequent complaints here about the greedy actions of the RIAA. They have all been for good reason. The latest is their treatment of Internet radio.
Musical artists, listeners, and Webcasters, have joined forces in the SaveNetRadio coalition to help save Internet radio. The members of the coalition believe strongly in compensating […]
What a great idea. A new ITU standard will assist rescue workers to notify a victim’s next of kin in emergencies by using global mobile phone directory code. Just modify the names in your address book by priority, adding a 01, 02, 03, etc. before the names.
Geneva, 23 July 2008 - Emergency workers searching for next-of-kin […]
If your MP3 and downloaded video collection has outgrown its storage media, you will be thrilled to note that Seagate has won the manufacturer’s race by being the first to announce a 1.5 terabyte hard drive. The huge Seagate 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 will use four platters and should be in stores in August.
This makes me feel […]
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