An introduction to the Sideswiper

If you've never heard of a sideswiper, it predates automatic keyers. You can try out the concept with our own keyer paddle. Just connect the dot and dash contacts together and connect them to a code oscillator.

Selma's Ham radio

Voluneer Exam

The Elecraft K3 Transceiver

Dah Dah

Amateur Radio SDRadio on 40m

This is a demo of SDR (Software Defined Radio). You're looking at a computer screen and how the radio can be controlled using the computer mouse.

Ham Radio Public Service - Mt. Diablo Trailride

2007 Field day Results

This year's Field Day results can be found at http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/2007/fd.pdf

Sunspots to Bottom in March 2008

It appears that the start solar cycle 24 won't start until early next year. NOAA has stuck with their earlier prediction of July, 2007 until just recently. Rumers from others that cycle 23 would not bottom out until March of next year seem to be true. It's been along wait, but the good times are coming.