From All About Circuits column by Roger Keim (see below) For several decades, I taught statistics in Departments of Sociology and used them in my Labs in research centers and institutes. Much of my academic career pioneered the use of computers in social science research. There I frequently hired electrical and computer engineering students to […]
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Prominent Ham Operators Lead Major Covid-19 Pandemic Effort
Amateur radio often helps out in emergencies. But hams have other lives besides what’s they’re licensed to do by the FCC under the Amateur Radio Service. One prominent ham, Dr. Scott Wright K0MD, edits the American Radio Relay League’s National Contesting Journal and contacts many, many other hams in official contests. But in his work […]
I Participated in Field Day 2020 — and Got the Tee Shirt!
OK, this is a cheesy blog post title. But it’s true. Here’s the picture…and it leads into more important things about Field Day. I got the Tee Shirt! My annual Field Day plans are spotty at best due to my wedding anniversary falling near that June weekend. I’ve participated in multi-club “big” Field Day events […]
The Future(s) of Amateur Radio
The Sutton & Cheam Radio Society in England invited me to give a talk via Zoom recently. The topic was the future of amateur radio. As a Sociologist and Statistician, I’ve commented frequently both in this blog and on the ICQ Podcast about how to “future” on a given topic. Social change is challenging to […]