Tag Archives: ham radio

Rescheduled: Ubuntu and Amateur (Ham) Radio for Ubuntu Open Week

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Steve

Note that this was rescheduled due to me being busy with disaster recovery. We can talk about that, too if anyone is interested. — Please join us on Friday, May 6th at 14:00 UTC for: Ubuntu and Amateur (Ham) Radio … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu and Amateur Radio for Ubuntu Open Week

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Steve

Please join us on Tuesday, May 3rd at 16:00 UTC for: Ubuntu and Amateur (Ham) Radio for Ubuntu Open Week Steve Conklin AI4QR, and Kamal Mostafa KA6MAL Curious about what you can do with Amateur Radio and Ubuntu? Curious about … Continue reading →

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Transatlantic balloon attempt coming up!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Steve

White Star plans to launch a transatlantic balloon flight attempt at 0000 UTC (Thursday evening for most of the US). If you’re a ham operator set up for digital modes, you can monitor the telemetry transmissions on the 40m band … Continue reading →

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A great QRP (low power) ham radio story

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Steve

A nice story with a big finish . . . Today I saw a tweet pointing to a post on my friend Alan’s blog – announcing a local launch of a high altitude balloon by Bill, WB8ELK. With a couple … Continue reading →

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