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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Mar 18, 2019
2 min

#91 - Emergency Power System Changes?

Last week I started setting up an emergency power source for my radios so that I could operate during our frequent power outages here in...

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#87 - Just What Is Offensive Language Regarding Amateur Radio?

RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Feb 15, 2019
4 min

#87 - Just What Is Offensive Language Regarding Amateur Radio?

I often hear comments about "offensive language" being banned on amateur radio, but no one can ever say exactly what such "offensive...

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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Jan 11, 2019
3 min

#85 - Dual DMR Experiment

I have been using the Shark RF OpenSpot2 hotspot to access the BrandMeister DMR network for the past few weeks, so I decided to try an...

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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Jan 10, 2019
2 min

#84 - Ailunce HD1 DMR Radio Review

A few months ago I ordered a new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) to replace the RD-5R that I had so many problems with. I have been using this...

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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Dec 11, 2018
2 min

#78 - Station Updates

Over the past few weeks I have made a few changes to my station to assist in conducting my tasks as the Pacific Region Hub for Radio...

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#77 - 2019 Radio Propagation Predictions.

RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Nov 15, 2018
4 min

#77 - 2019 Radio Propagation Predictions.

You may have noticed that for the past several months radio propagation has become extremely difficult, and it only seems to be getting...

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RC Anderson, Ph.D. - WH6FQE

Oct 30, 2018
3 min

#76 - DX Commander Assembly

In Ep 74 I mentioned the new DX Commander antenna that I purchased from England. Well, I finally got a chance to start putting it all...

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