Monthly Archives: January 2012

Kindlegen: Preparing Books for Kindle – Cover Image

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

In the past few days, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing came out with an update to their kindlegen software to support the new Kindle Fire. The process is this: Prepare your document in your word processor (I use Open Office Writer). … Continue reading →

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Lesson 7.3, Bands and Privileges

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Here’s your video introduction to Lesson 7.3, Bands and Privileges, from the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual for Technician. Here’s the (updated 24 Apr 2014) link to the chart shown in the video: here. After you have finished, you may … Continue reading →

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Lesson 7.2, Working with the FCC

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Here’s a short introduction and a tour of the FCC ULS website. When you have finished with Lesson 7.2, you may click here to return to the list of lessons. BTW, I took that picture of the sunset, complete with … Continue reading →

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Lesson 7.1 Licensing Terms

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

We’re coming into the home stretch. From here on out there’s not much technical information, but rules, regulations, and best practices that you should know. This video introduction to Lesson 7.1, Licensing Terms, is pretty straightforward. When you have finished … Continue reading →

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Lesson 6.7, Special Activities, Modes, and Techniques

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You can do a great deal more with your Technician license than just talk to friends on 2 meters! This chapter explores other things you can do, some pretty nifty! Here’s the promised link to the Montrose Amateur Radio Club … Continue reading →

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Lesson 6.6, Emergency Communications

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

What I thought would be a short introduction got a little longer – there’s so much to talk about! Let’s take a look at the video: Here are the links I mentioned for the FEMA training, open to anyone and … Continue reading →

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Electro-Bug Jr s/n 2935

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Here’s something a friend showed me and let me photograph. He’s more into clocks than telegraph keys, so asked me to research it. I’d never seen such a thing before, thinking that all “bugs”* were Vibroplexes, but apparently

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Skybeam still can’t get things fixed

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

My ISP, Skybeam.com, still hasn’t fixed my Internet speeds. I’m supposed to get 5 Mbps up and 2 Mbps down, but I’m getting the opposite. Now today they tell me it’s a “tower issue” and they’re “working on it.” But … Continue reading →

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Lesson 6.5, Nets

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

If you want a sure-fire way to get involved with your local amateur radio community, participate in the various nets offered by clubs and other organizations! This is your video introduction to the concept of nets in ham radio. No, … Continue reading →

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Lesson 6.4, Using Repeaters

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Here’s your video introduction to Lesson 6.4, Using Repeaters. The lessons themselves may be found in the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (see here for particulars). Enjoy! When you have finished with the video, click here to return to the … Continue reading →

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