AN EXPLANATION OF “2A MINUS B” INTERFERENCE Paul Blain WB0GXD   Someone recently asked me about an intermodulation problem that had occurred from a local 2-meter net on 147.42 MHz that interfered with the operation of the local 146.82 MHz repeater. The interference would be present when some but not all operators on the simplex […]

You shoulda been there. More than 20 of us were and though the meeting went long, just over an hour, the program on the VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER was worth it. Gary K8JOK, our new club Pres for 2022, is competent, organized, and really delves into a variety of Ham issues. . The VNA has both […]

We normally get 20+ participants and half a dozen tables of stuff at these events, but this year, thanks to an overnight snowstorm that dropped 4 in plus in the area only half a dozen (7 with host) Hams showed up. Pictured are Dennis WAOVJL and Marty AEONR with their door prizes ($1 tickets), an […]

This was the 2nd year of the virus, and only a dozen people showed up for dinner which was very good indeed, wide variety, well cooked and tasty, and only $17 bucks when you got done with lemonade and tax. Up in that first pic, facing us in the far row are Rob NOSNW, Craig […]

You’re working on the code right? But you’re not real good at it. Here’s a boost. They made a movie about the end of the world (nuclear war) back in 1959 called ON THE BEACH. It starred uh, who was that old guy, Gary Cooper or something. No, wait. Gregory Peck (anyone know the difference […]

Don WOAF got his name in QST magazine, the November 2021 issue. He can copy code at 20 wpm. You can do the same, just copy one of their CW practice runs some night, and send in the Hand Written copy. And a ten ($10) dollar check. Here’s the schedule for November 2021 from QST […]

Pictured here is Les WBOKFK of D&L Antenna serving a customer at the ARK-BARK in Bellevue NE on Saturday 02 October. He has antennas and all kinds of needed parts like PL connectors and Coax Seal. Typically 6 or 7 tables full. . One guy had three, like new, Weller soldering guns for real reasonable […]

Location change for the Saturday Morning Breakfasts in Council Bluffs The new Location is Sugar’s Diner, 2725 E Kanesville Blvd.  It’s located in the same strip mall as Bomgaars.  Take the Highway 6 exit from I-80 near Iowa Western Community College and turn west. Due to some recent changes in the dining area at Hy-Vee, […]

You had to stick around until nearly 12:30 to find out who won the main prize, a brand new ICOM 718 which went to Larry NOBKB of Greenfield IA. Matt KBOORN won the last of 3 Baofeng UV5R x3 H/Ts given away, the type that includes 220 besides 2M and 440. . Matt ORN with […]

An ‘S’ meter on your radio receiver is the first indication that you have something better than a kitchen radio. Zenith Transoceanics and later Panasonic series of AM/FM/SW receivers had ‘S’ meters. (my Panasonic RF2600’s meter is switchable, Battery voltage or signal strength) . This meter (above in red) is on a 1980ish Kenwood 680 […]