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Friday and Saturday,
May 20 and 21, 2016:
Mark and Paula attended the annual
Dayton Hamvention.
Thousands of licensed amateur radio enthusiasts (hams) from across the world convene at this venue to see the latest in technology and see friends. |
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"antenna on a hat." There seems to be no end to innovation
here. |
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included how-to examples of communicating through amateur
satellites circling the globe. Hams talk to the satellite reliably with just five watts of transmitter power on one frequency and receive on another frequency using a cross-polarized antenna. |
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| All astronauts
are licensed amateur radio operators including Tim Peake, KG5BW,
who is from the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom, not too far
from London. An amateur radio transceiver is seen on the right in this photo. |
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| Then there were hams at the the Hamvention
who were walking around with long antennas for their
communications equipment. Believe it or not, it is possible to talk half way across the world with one of these backpacks. |
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| The Hamvention is a gathering spot for
international amateur radio operators. Nice to see some of
them in person. |
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| Mark W0MH and Paula W0HA are members of
the American
Radio Relay League, which is referred to nowadays as the
National Association for Amateur Radio. They are federally licensed hams. The ARRL recently turned 100 years old and is still going strong, thanks to the enthusiasm of 770,000 hams nationwide with an equal number internationally. |
Quote of the day:
You never know who you might meet on amateur radio. Mark
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