Soon I will make way for the town of Roosville, BC at the border of Montana and Canada. Myself and Godzilla will make our way along the Great Continental Divide Trail over the course of two weeks until we reach Antelope Wells, NM. As I make my way down the trail I'll have a few key survival … Continue reading Ham Radio On The Great Continental Divide
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BAYCON 2016 in the bag
The future of ham radio is bright, but we have our work cut out for us. There's a growing conversation happening on the Internet around many aspects of the amateur ham radio hobby. As licensed operators in the hobby, we should be asking ourselves, "What can I do to help preserve the hobby as it … Continue reading BAYCON 2016 in the bag
Sense motion by using doppler effect
Daniel Rapp has written a blog post about using the doppler effect to sense motion. In his experiments he's used hand gestures in free space to generate the scroll, tap, and double-tap gestures on his laptop. He's produced a library which allows a computer to transmit a tone from its speaker while at the same time receiving through its microphone. As the hand … Continue reading Sense motion by using doppler effect
Helical Loaded Magnetic Loop Antenna
In July of 2014 I was invited by Mike, KI6OID, of the Red Cross here in the Bay Area, to help with a unique HF (low frequency) antenna build. He and I have a mutual friend, Suresh (W6KTM), who started a non-profit organization in 2007 to create what's called Radio Mala. Their goal is to implement technological leaps in … Continue reading Helical Loaded Magnetic Loop Antenna
Always Overdone 