Author Archives: Tim

About Tim

Amateur Radio operator, television broadcast engineer living in Minnesota.

Inspired to Set Up the Station

A friend instant messaged me the other night and told me that he had his new Yaesu FT-450 connected using Ham Radio Deluxe software. He then connected it to the internet. We tried to make connection, but could not make … Continue reading

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Radio Check

I have had a little bit of time recently to check the radio and noise levels.  There is still S7 of noise here at the home QTH. One reason might be what is on the other side of our living … Continue reading

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No Field Day This Year

Just thought that I would report that FD did not work out this year. Even though we recently moved I did set up an antenna, but for reasons I have yet to figure out could only hear one station in … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for Field Day 2010

It is time to start getting ready for Field Day 2010. Even though the tent is not in the best shape I almost feel like I need to use it one more year. This year unless something unexpected happens I … Continue reading

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Field Day 2009

I was so happy to see fifteen meters open this year. The solar flux had been at a disappointing sixty-seven all week so the expectation of any activity above twenty meters was not high. After the first few minutes of … Continue reading

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Available QRP Ham Gear

Recently I found out that the Ten-Tec Argonaut V (516) has been discontinued. I was considering purchasing one, but for a while the radio was unavailable, like the Jupiter is as I write this. When it did finally become available … Continue reading

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Asus eee PC

Well I bought another eee. The fact that I bought one shortly after they first came out was pretty amazing. I am not normally an early adopter. I did wait long enough to buy one with an eight gigabyte solid … Continue reading

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Does XP Hinder Installing Linux?

This has never happened to me before and it is a bit strange. Dell had a one day sale on the very machine I wanted, an Inspiron 530 preloaded with XP. I maxed out the video card for gaming. It … Continue reading

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Software Update

Just about a week after I wrote the last post I had to install Windows XP on a Dell work computer. Everything I wrote came true except that I did not have to worry about the sound card drivers. The … Continue reading

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Comparing Apples with Apples

This is a bit of a rant. I hear a lot of people talk about which operating system might be easier or more user friendly. Few make a fair comparison. When most people buy a computer it usually comes pre-loaded … Continue reading

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