Alpha 4040 QRO Antenna Tuner Rendition (Exterior)
The original Alpha was working on a new Mega-Antenna Tuner, and the various successor owners of the Alpha IP (Intellectual Property) have occasionally mentioned the tuner online, but it has been years since any updates or a prototype was shown. Last update in 2017 said the unit’s development was too immature to make it to even Beta-Testing.
REPOST from March 17th 2011 – any updates are in Brackets
Some thoughts on how “With Varying Frequency” runs:
Quoted Materials:
A kind person pointed out that a recent post was unclear in attribution, leaving the possibility that a reader wouldn’t know what was quoted and what I wrote, and they were right!
WordPress allows several tools to create Bog Posts, and I’ve been using several of them. One that is quite useful to share other web content, “Press It,” handles quoted material differently than expected – guess reading the directions before use would help!
REPOST – Original Post Date was 28th March 2008 – link has been updated
Amateurs often are left wondering where some of the traditions & conventions used in Amateur Radio came from. It is always a surprise to learn that some are 150 years old predating the hobby by many decades.
One often asked is where did 73 as shorthand for “Best Regards” come from and when did it come into use?
WOOD’S PLAN
OF
TELRGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION,
ARRANGED BY THE
PROFESSORS AND TUTORS
OF
“MORSE’S TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE”
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by
“ Morse’s Telegraphic Institute “ Association,
In the Clerk’s office of the District Court for the Northern District
of New York.
Has the citation:
73- Compliments to _____ .
Check out more history of numeric shorthand at:
http://scard.buffnet.net/pages/tele/wurules1866/92code.html Updated Link: http://www.civilwarsignals.org/pdf/woodsplan.pdf
73
Steve
REPOST from Oct. 28th, 2011
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What is the Radio Amateur’s responsibility for Personal Emergency Communication Preparedness?
Yeah, let’s get that answered and out of the way.
In absolutes their responsibility is “none” – zero, nada, zilch – none.
Personal Emergency Communications Preparedness, even for those of us who are ARRL members, is not a requirement.
[ Wipe Brow and Sigh here ]
REPOST from Nov 28th 2011
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I’ve been asked why I limit my Emergency Communications involvement to little more than Personal Preparedness?
There are a whole raft of reasons:
REPOST from Feb. 2nd, 2009
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When the chips are down, and full Emcomm is running, how will “we, the people” maintain communications?
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings 