Most people reading this post will be familiar with Jason NT7S, or at least have heard of him. He’s an amateur who lives in Beaverton, Oregon with his wife Jennifer, their golden labrador Baxter and newest addition to the family, their 3 month-old son Noah. Jason recently did something that I consider very admirable – he […]
What’s not to like about a transmitter kit that costs 10 pounds sterling and can get you spotted all over the world under the right band conditions? For your ten quid, you get this QRSS Transmitter Kit from QRPLabs, designed and manufactured by Hans Summers G0UPL and Stephen Farthing G0XAR: After reading G4ILO’s account of […]
I’m not sure at what point QRSS came into sharp focus for me, but it represents quite a logical step given my interest in QRP. A couple of years ago, I remember finding out about illegal unlicensed low power HF beacons (as opposed to the legal unlicensed Hifer beacons) and even hearing a few. I […]
In the last post you saw my first steps towards putting a low power unlicensed (yet legal) AM broadcast station on the air from my house in Oakland, California. I spent several months putting the programming together using a piece of free radio automation software called Zara Radio. Adding songs is not quite as easy […]
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