tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53283738454109833032011-11-28T02:34:36.774+02:00Amateur Radio, or Ham Radio as it is often called, is one of my passions in life. I have been a radio amateur ham for 14 years now and hold a license with full priviliges in South Africa. My main focus is on data communication via radio as well as weak signal operations including bouncing signals of the moon, meteor showers and layers in the atmosphere. I have recently also done several DX-peditions to Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to activate EME from these countries.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542718950233338894noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328373845410983303.post-36517938520100114112010-04-08T14:32:00.000+02:002010-04-08T14:32:16.768+02:00

Hi I have been out and about - spent considerable time away fom my computer - and out of reach of internet.  Also with very little time to do my Ham radio -  However I will hopefully be able to come more to the point and keep the ether going again. JD Pretoria April 2010

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To be in contact with loved ones and colleages has always been the goal of most people exept those who want to dissappear. Winlink 2000 has used the technology developed by the group of German amateurs to setup a system that has really become the life line of many, weather you are a sailor on the high seas, or a missionary in the sticks out in the bush in Africa of South America, or just touring

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Weak signal communications refer to communications between two stations where the stations are not necessarily able to hear the communication signals with the human ear.Decoding weak signal amateur radio with the aid of computers.The signals are usually decoded with software in a computer with the help of what is known as digital signal processing via a sound card. How did the idea of weak signal

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Amateur Radio Data Communication was really the start of what we today know as WIFI, GPRS and 3G.Where does amateur radio data communication come from?Since the earliest days of radio communication - Marconi and his spark transmitter - the first basic communication techniques required operators to transmit alphanumeric characters in an audio form that was not spoken. The first development was of

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Amateur radio equipment is often tough to get your hands on. But don't dispair I hope to help you in the next few paragraphs to know how to get good amateur radio equipment at reasonable prices.New Amateur Radio Equipment.There are several well known dealerships of Ham Radio Equipment who have advertising on the internet. But you will probably want to meet the dealer and build a relationship with

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Well if you want to get started with Ham Radio there are a few easy steps:Decide to be come a Radio Ham:First of all you need to decide to do it. Yo have to make sure you want to do it as it is going to take a real effort from you to become a Radio Amateur. It is time and effort you want to put to good use! It will take commitment and hard work to study the theory and do the examination. It will

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Ham Radio is essentially a service to the community where individuals who have used their time, knowledge and equipment to serve the community in a variety of ways but usually by providing communication services when the other services have failed or just for the fun of it. Lets look at these one by one:Ham radio operators offer their time!First of all to be a radio ham one has to go through a

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