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		<title>REPOST: The Carrot Dangle – Encouraging Young Amateurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the &#8220;First Step&#8221; in insuring the future of Amateur Radio?  That is simple, it is getting youth involved!
Education about Amateur Radio is task #1 for attracting youth.  From simply making amateur radio known to the youth, to maing sure training &#38; informational materials are out in the community, to running classes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2484&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very Merry Christmas &#38; a Happy New Year to all!
With family, holidays, using some vacation days and hopefully some Ice Fishing, I&#8217;m taking a laize faire approach to the internet during the Holiday period.  
Basically you&#8217;ll be more likely to catch me on-the-air rather than on-the-net until after Boxing Day (day after Christmas [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2476&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>REPOST: Yellow Box – Through the Looking Glass</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/repost-yellow-box-%e2%80%93-through-the-looking-glass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for the best way to check actual velocity factors, continuity and coax conditions I&#8217;ve turned to Time Domain Reflectometry. With the advise of Steve Uhrig, WA3SWS (SK) I narrowed my search down to one of the RiserBond &#8220;Yellow Box&#8221; TDRs and was able to purchase a surplused unit from an Arizona Contractor who was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2480&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST – Paul AE5JU’s Radio Adventures – Part 3 PSK31</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my good friend Paul Coats follow up article &#8211; Paul AE5JU&#8217;s Radio Adventures &#8211; Part 3 PSK31
Enjoy!
73
Steve
K9ZW
Part 3
I went back to Larry&#8217;s home.  He could not get his radios to transmit.  A few weeks ago he had made a QSO on his first transmission received a QSL card in the mail. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2471&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podcasts &#8211; Coaching at its Best or at its Worst?</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/podcasts-coaching-at-its-best-or-at-its-worst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent experience directly corresponding with a well known Podcaster reminded me that while a podcast or might be a coach but they are not necessarily an expert.
It is often said that a coach needs to be proficient in helping those people they coach excel and achieve new levels of expertise, and do not necessarily themselves [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2465&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ARRL Special Service Club Program</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/the-arrl-special-service-club-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARRL Special Service Club &#8211; What is it?
Several people have asked if this is an Emcomm thing?
Actually it is a program designed to encourage a &#8220;Big Tent&#8221; approach to Amateur Radio Clubs where Emcomm plays one of the roles as part of a series of community orientated activities.
From the ARRL Website:

For Special Service Clubs
This section [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2430&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KB9MWR Speaks on &#8220;ARES/RACES is a Waste&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/kb9mwr-speaks-on-aresraces-is-a-waste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve KB9MWR makes some very valid observations on the ARES/RACES situation:

Everyone&#8217;s opinion on ARES/RACES will differ, but Steve KB9MWR has captured many of the issues with ARES/RACES and &#8220;Paraprofessional Emcomm&#8221; accurately in his presentation.
His points are 100% a fit with why I have been advocating the self-preparation plan Freecom as a replacement for Emcomm.
73
Steve
K9ZW
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		<title>Teaching Them &#8211; The HamElmer Project Website</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/teaching-them-the-hamelmer-project-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was referred to an interesting web based Elmering project.  It seems like it has possibly stalled or taken a short hiatus, but perhaps with encouragement it might be updated:
http://hamelmer.com/
About the Radio Teacher Project
The Radio Teacher Project goal is to provide free documentation for Amateur Radio Tests.
In early 2006 Google started giving 100 MB [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2056&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CaribbeanBUDDIES 2010 &#8211; Activate St Lucia Island (J6) from Feb. 2-10</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/caribbeanbuddies-2010-activate-st-lucia-island-j6-from-feb-2-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Friend Scott NE1RD provided a copy of the group DXpedition&#8217;s Press Release for CaribbeanBuddies 2010.  Scott NE1RD again is a DXpedition member, and I hope to work him while he on-island this trip!
http://dx-hamspirit.com/2009/11/caribbean-buddies-dxpeditions/
 http://sites.google.com/site/caribbeanbuddies/home
 http://caribbeanbuddies.blogspot.com/
Caribbean Buddies off to St Lucia (J6) for 2010

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		<title>Manitowoc County Amateur Radio Community Increases Participation Opportunities for Ham Radio Enthusiasts</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/manitowoc-county-amateur-radio-community-increases-participation-opportunities-for-ham-radio-enthusiasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manitowoc County Amateur Radio Community Increases Participation Opportunities for Ham Radio Enthusiasts
November 2009 has seen an exciting new Manitowoc County Amateur Radio development with the spin-out from the Mancorad Radio Club Inc of a formal Manitowoc ARES/RACES Group.
Meeting the training and documentation demands of FEMA, DHS and other agencies involved with emergency communications (&#8220;Emcomm&#8221; in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2442&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Use the NTS &#8211; Radiograms are Good for Us</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/use-the-nts-radiograms-are-good-for-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the Paraprofessionalization of ARES/RACES will make the Radiogram a relic, but they are actually quite useful.
The wikipedia version gives a nice nickel tour of radiograms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Traffic_System
As you might expect the ARRL has info on it:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nts-mpg/
Another basic description of what it is:
http://www.weca.org/nts.html
Here is a link to blank forms:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/RADIOGRM.pdf
Having the discipline and skilled practice to communicate &#38; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2055&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scott NE1RD and the Massachusetts QRP Convention</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/scott-ne1rd-and-the-massachusetts-qrp-convention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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http://www.masscon.org/
Scott Andersen NE1RD was kind enough to forward the press release on this very interesting QRP event!  
Westford, MA &#8212; The first Massachusetts QRP Convention (MassCon) will be held March 12-13, 2010 in the Westford Regency Inn Conference Center in Westford, Massachusetts. The event is made possible by a generous contribution from Buddipole Antennas, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2429&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Like ARES? A Question Posed.</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/do-you-like-ares-a-question-posed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About three weesk ago in the midst of separating the physical property of the departing emergency communications group from our main radio club the DEC suggested that the local radio club had a dislike for ARES.   
More correctly he asked us why the club had concerns about ARES?
With the para-professionalization, the creation of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2354&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Second Antenna Cluster at K9ZW</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/second-antenna-cluster-at-k9zw/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/second-antenna-cluster-at-k9zw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like I may have let Autumn slip by and foil some of my plans for a second antenna cluster.
I&#8217;ve a GAP Titan DX I&#8217;m intending on properly mounting as a Digital Mode Omni-directional HF antenna. 
Using a Gift Certificate from DX Engineering I won at Dayton this year, I bought a machined tip-over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=1785&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Neat YouTube &#8211; Alex OZ9AEC Demonstrates how to decode digital hamradio traffic without a radio</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/neat-youtube-alex-oz9aec-demonstrates-how-to-decode-digital-hamradio-traffic-without-a-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/neat-youtube-alex-oz9aec-demonstrates-how-to-decode-digital-hamradio-traffic-without-a-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Very interesting demonstration on now to use the Web to listen to Ham Radio Digital Traffic (WebSDR Receivers) and locally decoding it on your PC/Mac/Linux-Box !
The Direct YouTube Video  (you can also click above) at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB9Ed02Vhr8
Decoding digital hamradio traffic without a radio by Alex OZ9AEC 	
Websites featured in the Demonstration:
http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html
http://www.websdr.org/
73
Steve
K9ZW
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		<title>Inexpensive HTs &#8211; Puxing PX777 Plus</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/inexpensive-hts-puxing-px777-plus/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/inexpensive-hts-puxing-px777-plus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and again a fellow needs to buy something to share &#8211; &#8220;loaners &#38; gifts&#8221; &#8211; a decent but very affordable bit of equipment to lend out or even give to a starting ham.
With this in mind I purchased a couple of Puxing PX777 Plus HT&#8217;s.
The Puxing Website:
http://puxing.n1.hu/keret.cgi?/index.html
Here is their stock photos of inside [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2373&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Military Appreciation Special Event &#8211; N1S &#8211; 11 Nov. 09</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/military-appreciation-special-event-n1s-11-nov-09/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/military-appreciation-special-event-n1s-11-nov-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Amateur Radio Operators:
This Veterans Day we are able to take advantage of a great opportunity to promote our hobby while supporting a worthy cause.
As many of you have heard the Troops that are deployed in the War On Terror are faced with many obstacles, one of which is lack of hearing our support from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2260&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Randomly Random</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/randomly-random/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[61592689450503340833
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Strings of Random Numbers &#8211; useful things for various testing, coding and modeling efforts.
But how to generate these strings (and other forms of randomness), specially as so many on-line offerings are not truly random (&#8220;Pseudo-Random&#8221; in the jargon)?
One interesting project is &#8220;Random.Org&#8221; at:
http://random.org
RANDOM.ORG is a true random number service that generates randomness via atmospheric noise. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2403&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emcomm Professionalization Marches On</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/emcomm-professionalization-marches-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an ARRL Emcomm Level I, II &#38; III Field Instructor/Mentor/Examiner I&#8217;m included on the ARRL&#8217;s related communications.
The program is doing a major change, and just look at the list of courses they expect someone to make time to take &#8211; courses that do not have very much to do with Radios BTW, but instead [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2355&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST – Paul AE5JU’s Radio Adventures – Part 2 PSK31</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/guest-post-%e2%80%93-paul-ae5ju%e2%80%99s-radio-adventures-%e2%80%93-part-2-psk31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my good friend Paul Coats follow up article &#8211; Paul AE5JU&#8217;s Radio Adventures &#8211; Part 2 PSK31
Enjoy!
73
Steve
K9ZW
A week or so back I spent a few hours with Larry W5LJL, a fellow club member.  He has a Kenwood TS-140 and an Icom IC-718.  Larry had downloaded Ham Radio Deluxe / Digital Master [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2362&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planning a Quiet November as it is NaNoWriMo Time</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/planning-a-quiet-november-as-it-is-nanowrimo-time/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/planning-a-quiet-november-as-it-is-nanowrimo-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Varying Frequency is planning a quiet November.  I have some posts prepared and will use this time to repost updated versions of some of the most popular posts.
Taking a second year stab at doing some larger scale writing, by doing the NaNoWriMo project (National Novel Writing Month)
From their website:
What is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2280&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Island Upgrades to Omni VII, Orion II, FT-2000 and Flex-5000a</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/island-upgrades-to-omni-vii-orion-ii-ft-2000-and-flex-5000a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today after a two and half hour drive  and a 40 minute ferry ride I set foot, or more exactly set my wheels, on Washington Island WI-001L, on my way to George W9EVT&#8217;s ham shack to install firmware updates on several radios and set up his Flex-5000a radio after he had received a new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2341&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Must Be Something in the Air &#8211; Radio Clubs &amp; Emcomm</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/it-must-be-something-in-the-air-radio-clubs-and-emcomm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It must be something in the air, the obvious differences between various amateur radio hobby groups.
Wait &#8212; perhaps that is it?  amateur radio hobby groups &#8212; there we go, it is that combination of words. 
Amateur &#8211; the nonprofessional, the enthusiast, the Explorer, the experimenter, the advocate.
Radio &#8212; that use of the electronic ether [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2329&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voice Text &#8211; Possibilities for Integration into the Shack</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/voice-text-possibilities-for-integration-into-the-shack/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/voice-text-possibilities-for-integration-into-the-shack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first post for &#8220;With Varying Frequency&#8221; that I am speaking rather than typing.
I&#8217;m working with a software package called &#8220;MacSpeech Dictate&#8221; in an effort to learn more about speech recognition by computers.
Obviously through the errors of my speech, and the limits of computer software, there will be some small corrections I&#8217;ll need [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2326&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When the Loon calls!  Autumn Station Work</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/when-the-loon-calls-autumn-station-work/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/when-the-loon-calls-autumn-station-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where did summer go?  Even Autumn is racing to be done.
And now it is my race to get outside station work tidy before the cold settles in.
As my shack is set up so I can see one of our fireplaces; we&#8217;ve put in a couple full cords of firewood to enjoy over the winter.
I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2320&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Reads &#8211; 2008-2009 &#8211; Batch IX</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/winter-reads-2008-2009-batch-ix/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/winter-reads-2008-2009-batch-ix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A further quick update on my ninth batch of books read so far during my 12 month reading log.  I have added  the previous lists a cumulative list to help me keep track of my reading goals:
Earth Abides, by George Stewart
Better to Beg Forgiveness, by Michael Z. Williamson
One Second After, by William R. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2145&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mole Day 10^23 (October 23rd)</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/mole-day-1023-october-23rd/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/mole-day-1023-october-23rd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Mole Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remember that October 23rd is Mole Day!
Full Write Up at:
http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/6-0225-×-1023-day-on-oct-23rd-–-national-mole-day-09/
73
Steve
K9ZW
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		<title>FCC Speaks on Emcomm &#8211; &#8220;Get a Waiver&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/fcc-speaks-on-emcomm-get-a-waiver/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/fcc-speaks-on-emcomm-get-a-waiver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the ARRL this morning:  http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/10/20/11151/


FCC Issues Public Notice on Amateur Service Communication During  Government Disaster Drills

On Tuesday October 20, 2009 the FCC released a Public Notice clarifying the Commission&#8217;s rules relating to the use of Amateur Radio by  licensed amateurs participating in drills and exercises on behalf of their  employers. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2307&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Flats&#8221; WI046R First Time Island Activation by W9DK</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/the-flats-wi046r-first-time-island-activation-by-w9dk/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/the-flats-wi046r-first-time-island-activation-by-w9dk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KB9KXF]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
On October 17th 2009 the Mancorad W9DK Radio Club successfully qualified &#8220;The Flats&#8221; Island in Appleton Wisconsin as First Time Activators!
The field team for W9DK consisted of:

Jody KC9KVT
Gene KB9KXF
Rich KC9LOA
Steve K9ZW

The W9DK team made 26 QSOs with 5 DXCC countries &#8211; Germany, Madeira Island, Spain, Canada &#38; USA &#8211; using the W9DK Club Call Sign.
Weather [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2288&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Podcasts &#8211; Getting Information Across or Blather?</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/podcasts-getting-information-across-or-blather/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/podcasts-getting-information-across-or-blather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like podcasts.  I specially like podcasts that get to the point.
Disappointingly so many podcasts often are blather and windy.
Specially the unscripted.  Unscripted may work for an Arts Podcast, but for a technical podcast it is a real gamble.
Non Structured &#8220;Interview Episodes&#8221; very much depend on the interviewee and the interviewer having a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2232&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST &#8211; Paul AE5JU&#8217;s Radio Adventures &#8211; Part 1 PSK31 &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/ae5ju-adventures-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/ae5ju-adventures-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very pleased to receive another Guest Post from my friend Paul Coats AE5JU today!

Here is Paul recounting some of his adventures getting started in Amateur Radio:

Foreword &#8211; Steve asked me to write a few guest columns describing my trials and tribulations in ham radio for hams not very far behind me.  In other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2276&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Islands W9DK – First Time Activation Oct 17th 2009</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/us-islands-w9dk-%e2%80%93-first-time-activation-oct-17th-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/us-islands-w9dk-%e2%80%93-first-time-activation-oct-17th-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is official, the Mancorad W9DK October 2009 US Islands effort was approved as a Mancorad W9DK official club event.

For the Oct 17th event we will be using W9DK/Flats from &#8220;The Flats&#8221; Island until we have enough QSO&#8217;s logged to qualify the Island, at which time we will be able to give out the US [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2268&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>K9ZW Classic Articles Tag Added</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/k9zw-classic-articles-tag-added/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/k9zw-classic-articles-tag-added/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amateur Radio]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://k9zw.wordpress.com/?p=2258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You will find in the menu at the top of the blog screen a new tab &#8220;Classic&#8221;
That tab links to page with a predefined search for the tag &#8220;K9ZW Classic&#8221;
Articles with huge continuing readership are being tagged so this shortcut will take you there.
73
Steve
K9ZW
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		<title>6.0225 × 10^23 Day on Oct 23rd – National Mole Day &#8216;09</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/6-0225-%c3%97-1023-day-on-oct-23rd-%e2%80%93-national-mole-day-09/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/6-0225-%c3%97-1023-day-on-oct-23rd-%e2%80%93-national-mole-day-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Mole Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[6.0225 × 10^23 Day on Oct 23rd is National Mole Day 2009!

Tuesday, October 23rd is National Mole Day &#8211; a Mole being Avogadro&#8217;s Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.  With my XYL being the third generation of Chemist in her family, and our eldest Tom KC9JGD in his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2224&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Islands Announcement &#8211; First Time Activation Oct 17th 2009</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/us-islands-announcement-first-time-activation-oct-17th-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/us-islands-announcement-first-time-activation-oct-17th-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of Mancorad W9DK Radio Club are planning a first time activation of &#8220;The Flats&#8221; an Island in the &#8220;Fox River,&#8221; Outagamie County, Appleton, Wisconsin

It has a pre-approved US Islands ID which will be released upon successful activation. http://www.usislands.org
Expected activation team is
Steve K9ZW *
Carl KA9WYK *
Rich KC9LOA
Tim N7TAL and
Jody KC9KVT
* = Usual &#8220;W9DK Island Activation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2217&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I.C.E. Radio Products Technical Bulletins</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/ice-tech-bulletins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I.C.E. engineers and staff technicians have prepared a list of free technical publications for customer reference. These cover a variety of subjects related to the usage of I.C.E. products, facility design and construction, lightning and over voltage protection, and product comparisons with other companies&#8217; goods.
Written in easy-to-understand language for the non-technical:
http://www.iceradioproducts.com/10.html

Using Anti-Oxidants To Ensure Good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2186&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cold War Artifacts &#8211; Radio Communication Rockets</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/cold-war-artifacts-radio-communication-rockets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mention of Soviet &#8220;Command Rockets&#8221; part their Perimeter Doomsday machine in a recent article reminded me of the former missile based system I&#8217;d read about in the press:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/17-10/mf_deadhand?currentPage=all
Our USA UHF Emergency Rocket Communications System part of our Post-Strike Survival System was designed to maintain communications after an EMP/Nuclear Event.
Some links:
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/ercs.htm
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8222
&#8220;Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS)
An [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2197&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VE3NEA&#8217;s Ham CAP Propagation Prediction Tool</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/ve3neas-ham-cap-propagation-prediction-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been running Alex VE3NEA&#8217;s Ham CAP 1.61 on my station PC.  
Other software created by Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA includes DX Atlas, DX Bulletin Reader, CW Skimmer, Morse Runner and more, marketed under his Afreet Software, Inc. moniker.  
Ham CAP 1.61 is his HF propagation prediction tool for Amateur Radio and one of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2198&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ARRL Speaks on Paid Employee Emcomm</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/arrl-speaks-on-paid-employee-emcomm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>k9zw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago the ARRL released a position paper on Paid Employee Emcomm which supports the present interpretation that the rules as they are do not legally provide for Paid Employee Emcomm outside of during an actual emergency, and even then with caveats.  Even if &#8220;off the clock&#8221; the FCC has said you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2176&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DX Video Review:  K5D Desecheo Island 2009 DXpedition DVD</title>
		<link>http://k9zw.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/dx-video-review-k5d-desecheo-island-2009-dxpedition-dvd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The KP1-5 Project 2009 K5D Descecheo Island DXpedition was an amazing event for the DX Amateur Radio enthusiast.  An island &#8220;DX Country&#8221; so close but basically closed to Amateur Radio for years.  Only a small number of contacts from a series of small scale DXpeditions had been made from KP5 over the 30 years it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=k9zw.wordpress.com&blog=706498&post=2188&subd=k9zw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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