In 1949, Victor Hoeflich, founder of a novelty manufacturing corporation, invented a radio hat. He called it “Man from Marr, Radio Hat.” During the announcement of his product, he used teenage models that were wearing the radio hats for newspapers and photographers. These photographs were published with articles in newspapers from coast to coast. The […]
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Jun
Jun
What is Amateur Radio? If you were to ask a dozen different amateurs what ham radio meant to them chances are you would get 12 different answers. Radio amateurs have discovered a richly rewarding high-tech hobby that has many different appeals to different people. Whether it is the ability to talk to local friends over […]
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Sep
Sep
I have a battery that is swollen and won’t fit onto my radio, why? All lithium-ion battery packs and cells swell and it is usually an indication that the battery has reached the end of its service life and needs to be replaced. Batteries can also swell as a result of the following conditions: The battery has been exposed for […]
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May
May
Amateurs have been using packet radio on the HF bands for as long as packet radio has existed. And we have been less than happy with the results for about the same length of time. The problem is centered on the way packet radio operates. Data is packaged into individual frame, which are then sent […]
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