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		<title>K9ZW 2013 Tower Repair Service List</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/k9zw-2013-tower-repair-service-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 06:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a complex project is undertaken, I find it a huge benefit to do a sort of checklist. This way I get my thoughts down on paper and can mark off tasks as they are accomplished. Linked as a pdf is my Summer 2013 Tower &#38; Antenna Repair-Service List: K9ZW 2013 Tower Repair Service List [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=5004&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flex-6000 SmartSDR &#8211; Beta Release, to First Release, to Full Package</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/flex-6000-smartsdr-beta-release-to-first-release-to-full-package/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Please note!  Additional Information: FlexRadio Systems has just  announced what I&#8217;ve called SmartSDR Beta Release will formally be known as SmartSDR Preview. The SmartSDR Initial Release is being called SmartSDR v1.0. I&#8217;ll use their naming convention in future writings. A few additional features FlexRadio Systems has announced as planned for the first full release update [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=5033&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Putting it all on the Air &#8211; Pondering Station Design for K9ZW</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/putting-it-all-on-the-air-pondering-station-design-for-k9zw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[K9ZW Shack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio gear is like rabbits &#8211; when you are not looking they somehow seem to breed producing more (and more!). Doing some sketching trying to work in a multi-station format into too small of a space and budget. Minimally I would like to be able to switch easily between my present main Transceiver (Flex-5000A), the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4702&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton 2013 &#8211; Recap</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/dayton-2013-recap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on the sage comments of Jeff KE9V Dayton 2013 was a mixed experience.  Here are some of the things I noticed: The Day of the SDR &#8211; everyone was showing SDR radios, many of them technically faux-SDRs with very limited control by the software.  Pulling a intermediate RF product off a tap for other [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=5008&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FlexRadio Systems Banquet 2013 &#8211; Highlights</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/flexradio-systems-banquet-2013-highlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoyed the 2013 FlexRadio Systems banquet though the Dayton Grand needs taking to task for not measuring up.  Over 180 hams attended! Announced was the end of Flex-5000 series &#8211; see other article I just posted. We&#8217;re told a new PowerSDR version 2.7.x expected over summer.  PowerSDR development will continue. Flex-6000 roll out will [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=5006&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flex-5000 Gives Way to the New Flex-6000 Series</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/flex-5000-gives-way-to-the-new-flex-6000-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The speculation I&#8217;ve read in various amateur radio forums and on reflectors about FlexRadio Systems discontinuing the Flex-5000A has been concerning. No concern over FlexRadio System&#8217;s commercial decision to discontinue the Flex-5000A, rather it has been concern for the highly damning actions of some of the community of radio amateurs who post to forums either [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4995&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KE9V Smoke Curls &#8211; Nails Dayton 2013 on the Head</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/ke9v-smoke-curls-nails-dayton-2013-on-the-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure to check ouy fellow writer Jueff KE9V&#8217;s Dayton 2013 Recap at: http://ke9v.net/blog/2013/05/dayton-in-the-rearview-mirror/ I have additional comments which are embargoed until after this evening&#8217;s W9DK Mancorad Radio Club presentation on Dayton 2013. Jeff KE9V paints a very accurate background to my summary. 73 Steve K9ZW<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4981&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EtherGeist: FlexRadio 6700 &#8211; LF Reception Report and Video</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/ethergeist-flexradio-6700-lf-reception-report-and-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FlexRadio 6700 &#8211; LF reception &#8230;.. Another interesting test for any receiver is to see how its LF performance functions. Although we haven&#8217;t got low frequency allocations at 137 KHz or 497 KHz yet, hopefully we will in the not too distant future.  I was curious to see how the 6700 would perform at those [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4990&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of SDR &#8211; Fat-Pipe vs. Thin-Pipe</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/the-future-of-sdr-fat-pipe-vs-thin-pipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that discussions, seminars, and banquets made very clear to me is the fundamental change in SDR design from Fat-Pipe design to Thin-Pipe design. First what is meant by these terms? Fat-Pipe is an SDR software and processing distribution with the on-board in-the-black-box hardware needing an external significant computer to make the radio work. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4929&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton 2013 &#8211; Saturday Report</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/dayton-2013-saturday-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continues to be an interesting Hamvention. Tonight was the FlexRadio Systems Dayton Hamvention Dinner where I heard much more about the new series. During the day I attended some of the Forums and did a bit of a Flea Market walk. As I have promised to do a Radio Club Meeting presentation Monday night, my [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4977&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton 2013 &#8211; Friday Report</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/dayton-2013-friday-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been an interesting Hamvention so far. There are some new products &#8211; the IC-7100 successor to the IC-7000 and the TS-990 was being shown. Interestingly the Kenwood was somehow locked up and the floor team didn&#8217;t have a way to reboot it. My first focus was a visit with Julius at W2IHY where I was [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4972&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dayton 2013 &#8211; Rolling..</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/dayton-2013-rolling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loading up and heading out for Dayton. Riding in the navigator&#8217;s chair is my friend George W9EVT, and at least here it is a glorious morning. Planning the Collins Collectors Dinner Friday night and the FlexRadio Systems Dinner Saturday Night. Hoping to catch up with the 1.871 SSB Net group, and I also really appreciate [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4969&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EtherGeist Report &#8211; Flex-6700 Unboxing and First Station Report</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/ethergeist-report-flex-6700-unboxing-and-first-station-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First reports trickling is as expected: FlexRadio 6700 &#8211; out of the box and how it sounds I’ve been tracking personal milestones in my journey with the FlexRadio 6700: Alpha hardware delivered ✓ Alpha software releases ✓ Production hardware delivered ✓ For anyone with experience in system development and manufacturing, committing the build of production [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4964&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FlexRadio Systems Flex-6700&#8242;s Major Announcement &#8211; Soup&#8217;s On!</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/flexradio-systems-flex-6700s-major-announcement-soups-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FlexRadio Systems Flex-6700/6500 radios will start shipping within six weeks of Dayton. In a major communication Gerald Youngblood K5SDR  updates those with deposits on the project status. The hardware is done. Production software is not. With the GUI SmartSDR out on the thin-client the updating procedure module is to be finished. They are recruiting a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4960&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SmartSDR and Flex-6700&#8242;s missing link &#8220;The Connector&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/smartsdr-and-flex-6700s-missing-link-the-connector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been some very interesting discussions about SmartSDR and the new FlexRadio Systems Flex-6700/6500 radios. One of the concepts that is becoming clearer is how the architecture is designed &#8211; the radio has a &#8220;connector&#8221; linking software bit between it and the GUI SmartSDR out on the thin-client. From a Flex-6700 Alpha/Beta tester answering [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4942&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning About FPGAs &#8211; The Mojo by Embedded Micro</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/learning-about-fpgas-the-mojo-by-embedded-micro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 05:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having zero FPGA experience I had latched onto this Kickstarter program and just received my supporter&#8217;s board &#38; power supply. The Mojo The Mojo is a FPGA development board that is designed from the ground up to be easy to use. If you are unsure of what a FPGA is, you should take a look [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4944&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>K6TU Recounts the FlexRadio Flex-6700 experience at N6V</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/k6tu-recounts-the-flexradio-flex-6700-experience-at-n6v/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 07:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised the first hand reports start, with some very favorable impressions made by this new radio: I’ve used every major brand of radio in the 40 years I’ve been licensed and a large number of commercial service radios well beyond my check book. The 6700 is the best receiver I have ever used. Now [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4936&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FlexRadio Systems new Flex-6000 Radio Owners Reports Start Coming In</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/flexradio-systems-new-flex-6000-radio-owners-reports-start-coming-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With  the first production radios delivered, as would be expected FlexRadio System&#8217;s new owners will be speaking out about their experiences. As posted to the Flex Reflectors: Revelations of a secret 6700 alpha tester The rumors have been out for a while that a few (incredibly lucky) folks have been alpha testing the FlexRadio Systems [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4933&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FlexRadio Systems Understatement &#8220;Oh, and we shipped the first FLEX-6000 production radios. Not much going on here&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/flexradio-systems-understatement-oh-and-we-shipped-the-first-flex-6000-production-radios-not-much-going-on-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 01:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately the first shipped is not my radio. With my order being among the first placed, I am hopeful of a pre-Dayton ship date &#8211; or perhaps I can pick it up while at Dayton? From the latest FlexRadio Systems Insider: A Word from our CEO &#8211; FLEX-6000 Signature Series™ Update Dear Steve, Ho hum, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4918&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Antenna Service</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/spring-antenna-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This winter and early spring have not been kind to outdoor equipment. This weekend finally the weather broke and it has been nice enough to spend some time on the antennas. Original plan was to do a lower, inspect, service &#38; repair in a few weeks, but some obvious impact from exceptionally high winds has [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4925&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Station Design and Documentation Tools &#8211; Scapple &amp; Scrivener</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/station-design-and-documentation-tools-scapple-scrivener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Documenting an amateur radio station is very easy when you have one radio running barefoot (no amp or other gear), yet gets very complex quickly with each additional radio/operating station or accessory exponentially adding complexity to the documentation effort. I am experimenting with using two writer&#8217;s tools to plan and document my station: Scrivener &#8211; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4903&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visalia DX Conference 2013 &#8211; Flex 6700 in Action with Youtube Video</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/visalia-dx-conference-2013-flex-6700-in-action-with-youtube-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A HUGE thank you to Howard VE3GFW for his YouTube and write up! Direct LINK Visalia DX 2013. Flex 6700 &#8211; YouTube. Visalia DX Conference &#8211; Youtube Video &#8211; Flex 6700 in Action Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:29 pm (PDT) . Posted by: &#8220;Dr. Howard S. White&#8221; I have posted a video of the Visalia [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4911&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remote Updates to Ham Shack Firmware &#8211; Daily Uploads?</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/remote-updates-to-ham-shack-firmware-daily-uploads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick stop at friend George W9EVT&#8217;s shack, to which I brought a thumbdrive of the latest firmware updates downloaded two days ago. Loaded no sweat, only to find some of the updates have been updated in the last 48 hours! The vastly improved internet infrastructure on Washington Island (US/CA Island WI-001L) made downloading the &#8220;latest [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4909&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New NIST Time Code to Boost Reception for Radio-Controlled Clocks</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/new-nist-time-code-to-boost-reception-for-radio-controlled-clocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent announcement focuses on consumer use of an enhanced time signal: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is changing the way it broadcasts time signals that synchronize radio-controlled &#8220;atomic&#8221; clocks and watches to official U.S. time in ways that will enable new radio-controlled timepieces to be significantly more robust and reliable. This [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4836&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden Radio Silence in High Risk Scenarios</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/sudden-radio-silence-in-high-risk-scenarios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Boston we&#8217;ve ben attacked as a nation by a bomber. Our prayers and thoughts are with those killed and injured, and their families. Our heartfelt thank you and admiration goes out to those who responded, especially as they really didn&#8217;t know if they themselves were safe from an additional bombing. From the news one [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4846&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Temperatures are your HF Rig and HT rated for?</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/what-temperatures-are-your-hf-rig-and-ht-rated-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noticing a general relaxing of the temperature range for field HF gear and HT&#8217;s. My SGC SG-2020 is rated for -22F to +158F for an operating temperature range.  The storage range is not specified. Current HTs typically offer -4F to +140F operating ranges. But the most current HF radios by several manufacturers quote a +14F to +140F operating range. One [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4896&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MAKE Magazine does neat &#8220;Component of the Month&#8221; series</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/make-magazine-does-neat-component-of-the-month-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having covered Switches and Batteries in the first two months of the series, Make Magazine touches on Resistors this month. These high level overview pieces have done a very good job of distilling a lot of information into a short piece. Worth checking out. LINK:  MAKE &#124; Component of the Month: Resistors. Don&#8217;t be surprised [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4885&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Transmission Detected from North Korea by US Ham Operator</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/secret-transmission-detected-from-north-korea-by-us-ham-operator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately our fellow hobbyist in left credited by first name alone.  Well done Tim Mystery-Call-Sign: MID-WEST, UNITED STATES — Within hours of South Korean news sources breaking a story that several Sang-Ho class submarines had disappeared from their North Korean bases, a ham radio operator named Tim, picked up a “numbers station” broadcasting on the same frequency as [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4891&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FlexRadio Systems has updated their delivery forecast for the new Flex-6000 Series Radios</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/flexradio-systems-has-updated-their-delivery-forecast-for-the-new-flex-6000-series-radios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FlexRadio Systems has updated their delivery forecast for the new Flex-6000 Series Radios: LINK to a PDF of the Announcement:  The Flex Insider &#8211; March/April 2013 Edition Basically the radios start shipping on a limited basis end of this month, with preorders finishing shipment sometime this summer. Expect that FlexRadio Systems is doing a phased [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4877&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Favorite Heathkit Back In Business; Closes Minutes Later &#8211; Ham Hijinks &#8211; The Noise Blankers Radio Group WR5P</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/radio-favorite-heathkit-back-in-business-closes-minutes-later-ham-hijinks-the-noise-blankers-radio-group-wr5p/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Flash!! LINK Radio Favorite Heathkit Back In Business; Closes Minutes Later &#8211; Ham Hijinks &#8211; The Noise Blankers Radio Group WR5P. &#8220;It was great!&#8221; exclaims the Hattenborough, Michigan, ham who was hired by radio manufacturer Heathkit to keep the company&#8217;s Benton Harbor manufacturing facility clean. The world famous company reopened for business late Wednesday afternoon. It [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4876&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amateur Radio Teletype &#8211; RTTY &#8211; Resources</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/amateur-radio-teletype-rtty-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked a bit about RTTY and though I do run it, I asked around for a reference website to share. This site was again recommended:  Amateur Radio Teletype (RTTY). (RTTY.com) A few years back it was also the site everyone pointed me to (and posted here). 73 Steve K9ZW<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4874&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Ugly Soft Underbelly of SDR Software Defined Radio</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/the-ugly-soft-underbelly-of-sdr-software-defined-radio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually I shoudl have titled this post &#8220;The Ugly Soft Underbelly of SDR Software Defined Radio that Uses a Separate Windows Computer to for anything other than User Interface!&#8221; As described my contesting weekend was a bust &#8211; with a good share being basic computer woes. The PowerSDR version of SDR I am using in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4870&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weak Planning, Weak Execution Leads to Weak CQ WPX Performance</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/weak-planning-weak-execution-leads-to-weak-cq-wpx-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well another CQ WPX SSB and I&#8217;ll be turning in a pretty low score. What wasn&#8217;t ready?  Lots &#8211; I wasn&#8217;t, my computer wasn&#8217;t, and life wasn&#8217;t ready to let me get free. After a long long week, which finished only a half an hour before the contest started, I didn&#8217;t start the contest with [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4867&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Tube &#8211; Amplification Explained</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/radio-tube-amplification-explained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A vintage AT&#38;T Film that starting at 7:58 in explains vacuum tube amplification in very straight forward terms. 73 Steve K9ZW<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4862&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from Raspberry Pi running fldigi</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/photos-from-raspberry-pi-running-fldigi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[K9ZW Raspberry Pi running fldigi Here is the overall setup. I don&#8217;t usually get to set computers up on the kitchen table. fldigi running Feld Hellschreiber in transmit mode. Haven’t put it on the air yet &#8211; still trying to resolve some of the artifacts from processor overloading. This is the Raspberry Pi itself, cased [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4853&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming CQ WPX SSB</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/upcoming-cq-wpx-ssb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next weekend is the CQ WPX SSB contest, and I have a chace of putting in a better than average (for me) showing. Basic contest information (just the info I need): CQ WPX Contest Dates SSB: March 30-31, 2013 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday http://www.cqwpx.com/ rules: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm Period of Operation: 48 hours. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4817&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VOA Radiogram — More Digital PSK Mode Trials</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/voa-radiogram-more-digital-psk-mode-trials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Again I received fairly late notice that this weekend Voice of America is trial broadcasting several PSK mode broadcasts. VOA Radiogram — &#8220;Soft launch&#8221; of VOA Radiogram this weekend. VOA Radiogram VOA Radiogram is a Voice of America program experimenting with digital text and images via shortwave broadcasting. Modes menu for VOA Radiogram, March 23/24, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4847&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phone Virus Scam Spearphishing for Radio Amateurs?</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/phone-virus-scam-spearphishing-for-radio-amateurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phone Virus Scam Spearphishing for Radio Amateurs? Have received several phone calls from overseas numbers in an obvious scam. The callers have such heavy accents that they sound like characters from an old-style Saturday Night Live skit. You can hear the other central Asians on their scam phone calls in the boiler room&#8217;s ambient noise. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4842&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VOA Radiogram — Digital PSK Mode Trials</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/voa-radiogram-digital-psk-mode-trials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received fairly late notice that this weekend Voice of America is trial broadcasting several PSK mode broadcasts. This is a neat adventure, as the technology could allow some significant upgrades to the VoA system. List is: VOA Radiogram — &#8220;Soft launch&#8221; of VOA Radiogram this weekend. Transmission schedule (all days and times are UTC) [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4838&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EMP and our Radios &#8211; From an Email Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Paul AE5JU I&#8217;ve been discussing by email what I&#8217;ve read in EMP literature. There are three types of EMP energy risks. Each with their own mechanisms and countermeasures. Some sources: http://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1549/1 http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA239648 http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/effects/eonw_11.pdf And less formal but useful sources: http://www.futurescience.com/emp.html http://www.futurescience.com/emp/EMP-myths.html http://www.futurescience.com/emp/vehicles.html http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/emp.htm http://preparednesspro.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/emp-101-part-iv-faraday-cage/ http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/02/a-preppers-guide-to-emp-by-chris-c.html http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100908_gauging_threat_electromagnetic_pulse_emp_attack As EMP E1,E2,E3 are very different with [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=706498&#038;post=4831&#038;subd=k9zw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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