The Dutch rock band, Golden Earring’s classic hit, Radar Love, struck my mind when I received this email from my friend and ICQ Podcast listener, Greg Lane N4KGL, this morning. I was doing my fast-pace walk for cardio training when I saw the notification drop on my Apple Watch. Greg wasn’t thinking of this “radar,” […]
Go to Church on September 12, 2026…and Bring a Radio! 20M US-UK calling frequency at top of each hour: 14.247MHz It’s nearing the time of Churches and Chapels on the Air again! Here in the U.S., Churches and Chapels on the Air (CHOTA) is a fairly new concept. A few years ago, I was fortunate […]
CHOTA 2025 is nigh! 20M US-UK calling frequency at top of each hour: 14.247MHz Here in the U.S., Churches and Chapels on the Air is a new concept. I was fortunate to play a leading role a couple of years ago in herding a few cats on this side of the pond to get on […]
Author’s Preface: I have revised my inductor coil table numbers and the narrative text pertaining to it. Clint KA7OEI posted a comment on the syndicated version at AmateurRadio.com. He questioned my Q estimates for the JPC-7 coil, based on his own tests as well as the very low numbers I reported. I owe Clint a […]