Ham Radio Station - W8DA http://www.w8da.com Just another WordPress site Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:06:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Hitler is not in the log http://www.w8da.com/hitler-is-not-in-the-log/ http://www.w8da.com/hitler-is-not-in-the-log/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:01:20 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=134

]]> http://www.w8da.com/hitler-is-not-in-the-log/feed/ 0 Ice storm – the next day http://www.w8da.com/ice-storm-the-next-day/ http://www.w8da.com/ice-storm-the-next-day/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:30:53 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=131 The quad suvived. Still a lot of ice on the wires. Temperature about 29F here.

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]]> http://www.w8da.com/127/feed/ 0 Ice Storm 3-23-2011 http://www.w8da.com/ice-storm-3-23-2011/ http://www.w8da.com/ice-storm-3-23-2011/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:53:57 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=122 More and more ice is building up on the wires….I hope the quad makes it through the day. SWR on all bands >3:1. 10M element in resonance at 27Mhz… I guess I have to do CB radio now :-)


]]> http://www.w8da.com/ice-storm-3-23-2011/feed/ 0 Echolink http://www.w8da.com/echolink123/ http://www.w8da.com/echolink123/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:00:55 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=108 I set up a Echolink link for Ham’s in the Grand Rapids area. The frequency is 145.575MHz. Output power is 80 Watts into a 15′ colinear antenna. More information on Echolink is available at www.echolink.org.

It is also possible to connect to other Echolink links or repeaters trough DTMF. To connect just enter the node number. To search for worldwide Echolink stations visit http://www.echolink.org/links.jsp

To disconnect a link please press #

]]> http://www.w8da.com/echolink123/feed/ 0 Wecome to my new website http://www.w8da.com/wecome-to-my-new-website/ http://www.w8da.com/wecome-to-my-new-website/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:04:31 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=23 I just deceided to give my website a new look. On this website I will inform about my Ham Radio activities as W8DA and my programming and electronic projects. ]]> http://www.w8da.com/wecome-to-my-new-website/feed/ 0 CQ WW CW Contest http://www.w8da.com/test/ http://www.w8da.com/test/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:33:29 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=43

I visited N8CC’s super station for the CQ WW DX Contest last weekend. We had a lot of fun. I espcially enjoyed the fried fish !!

]]> http://www.w8da.com/test/feed/ 0 Android programming http://www.w8da.com/android-programming/ http://www.w8da.com/android-programming/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:31 +0000 admin http://www.w8da.com/?p=63 I did some programming for Android cell phones in the last couple of week. I programmed a Morse trainer with a couple different modes and also a lot of settings. Just 2 weeks ago I also finished a DX Cluster app. I have more information on www.wolphi.com

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