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Warbirds on Parade

by Jim Howard August 22, 2010

"I think there are many of you on the list that might enjoy this event. Fort Hood is supposed to be sending up quite a bit of equipment. The DFW Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is hosting its annual Warbirds on Parade September 4th from 10AM to 4PM, at the Lancaster Airport, south of [...]

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North Texas Ballon Project

by Jim Howard August 1, 2010

The North Texas Ballon Project (NTBP) will launch an Amateur Radio High Altitude Balloon on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 08:30CDT from the Hillsboro Muni Airport (KINJ). Frequency information is as follows: APRS on 144.390 MHz using SSID W5SJZ-11 Balloon X-Band Repeater – 445.800 MHz (up) / 147.560 MHz (dn) Voice Beacon – 146.560 MHz 10-Meter [...]

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Dallas Ham Radio

by Jim Howard July 11, 2010

  I am without a ham radio right now.  In fact I sold my scanner on eBay last month so I have no radio to pick up anything.   Well thanks to the Internet I can still do a little monitoring.   Dallas Ham Radio is a web site that has been sending out ham [...]

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A sky filled with drones

by Jim Howard June 14, 2010

  I just read "FAA under pressure to open US skies to drones."    "WASHINGTON — Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure’s on to allow them in the skies over the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration has been asked to issue flying [...]

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Ants from outer space

by Jim Howard June 8, 2010

  I am just sure that ants are from outer space.  We been here six months and we now have ants.  I swear they are the same ones we had in Miami.  I think they followed us and it took them six months to get here.   I went and got donuts and I had [...]

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Uniden America Corporation HQ

by Jim Howard May 15, 2010

  I just found out that the Uniden American HQ is right here in Fort Worth.  They make the best radio scanners in the world.  I have owned a number of their scanners and I own one right now. I own a BCT8 Uniden scanner.  “Uniden invites you to attend the 2010 Uniden Open House [...]

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April 17th 2010

by Jim Howard April 17, 2010

  On April 17th 1961 do you know what you were doing?  I know what I was doing. On April 17th of 1961 armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba.  They landed at the Bay of Pigs and were attempting to overthrow the Cuban government.  They expected the Cuba people to rush to [...]

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Limbaugh Ask "Where was the Union?"

by Jim Howard April 13, 2010

Last Friday, Rush Limbaugh asked why a coal miner union didn’t protect the 29 miners who were killed when Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, WV, exploded under unsafe conditions: "Was there no union responsibility for improving mine safety? Where was the union here? Where was the union? The union is generally holding [...]

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FCC’s Broadband Plan: $15.5 Billion for Deployment

by Jim Howard March 15, 2010

"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will recommend the deployment of a nationwide free or low-cost wireless broadband network, and it will pour at least US$15.5 billion into broadband deployment across the country over the next 10 years under a national broadband plan to be officially released Tuesday. The FCC’s national broadband plan, released to reporters [...]

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FATPOT

by Jim Howard February 10, 2010

  This came from Radio Reference.   “Addison, Carrollton and Farmers Branch to Demonstrate Innovative New Police Technology Police will give demonstrations of the FATPOT (For All The People Of The World) system at Addison Police Headquarters. FATPOT (For All The People Of The World) uses new technology to connect Addison, Carrolton and Farmers Branch’s [...]

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“Low-tech radios” connect some Haitians

by Jim Howard January 21, 2010

  Here is a not well written story on CNN about “low-tech” radios (ham radio!) helping some Haitians. “(CNN) — In the brutal aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, Jean-Robert Gaillard turned to his low-tech radio for solace and for a lifeline. When the earthquake hit, the 57-year-old from Petionville, Haiti, found most of his normal lines [...]

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Moved my desk and bed again

by Jim Howard January 10, 2010

  I had nothing to do today… So I moved my desk and bed.  I now have my desk in front of my bedroom window.  I guess I will find out tomorrow how that works.  One thing I was thinking was that I could aim my webcam out the window sometimes. Oh hell…You know me [...]

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Launch of XW-1

by Jim Howard December 16, 2009

  ส่งจากฐานยิงเมือง Taiyuan มณฑล ซ่านซี วันที่ 15 ธค. 2552 เวลา 0931 น. ตามเวลาประเทศไทย โดยมีดาวเทียมวิทยุสมัครเล่นดวงแรกของจีน ถูกนำส่งพร้อมกันด้วย

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First Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite

by Jim Howard December 16, 2009

    SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS008 ARLS008 First Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite Now in Space ZCZC AS08 QST de W1AW Space Bulletin 008  ARLS008 From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT  December 16, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB SPACE ARL ARLS008 ARLS008 First Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite Now in Space AMSAT China (CAMSAT) reports that [...]

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