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New shack photos

Posted by on September 17, 2011 1 comment

I got some free time this weekend to sit down and finally get the shack in order. Long enough to get some photos shot.

Operator Station 2 - Heathkit 301/401
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Operator Station 2 – Heathkit 301/40117-Sep-2011 15:15, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 250
Operator Station 1 - Kenwood TS-480HX SDR
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Operator Station 1 – Kenwood TS-480HX SDR17-Sep-2011 15:15, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 200
Antenna Patching, switching, UPS and 12V Power supply
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Antenna Patching, switching, UPS and 12V Power supply17-Sep-2011 15:16, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 640
Operator Station 3 - Planned VHF+/Satellite/Guest Position
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Operator Station 3 – Planned VHF+/Satellite/Guest Position17-Sep-2011 15:17, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 1000
Amateur Radio Station - N3QO
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Amateur Radio Station – N3QO17-Sep-2011 15:18, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.059 sec, ISO 500
Amateur Radio Station - N3QO
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Amateur Radio Station – N3QO17-Sep-2011 15:18, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.059 sec, ISO 640
Antenna switching, patching and power distribution
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Antenna switching, patching and power distribution17-Sep-2011 15:19, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.059 sec, ISO 1000
Antenna switching, patching and power distribution
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Antenna switching, patching and power distribution17-Sep-2011 15:19, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.059 sec, ISO 1000
The newest addition, VHF/UHF/Satellite station.
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The newest addition, VHF/UHF/Satellite station.07-Oct-2011 07:40, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 640
VHF/UHF/Satellite station. Icom 910h, Yaesu 5500 rotor, MFJ 1278B TNC.
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VHF/UHF/Satellite station. Icom 910h, Yaesu 5500 rotor, MFJ 1278B TNC.07-Oct-2011 07:42, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 400
SatPC32 tracking the ISS just off the coast of Florida.
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SatPC32 tracking the ISS just off the coast of Florida.07-Oct-2011 07:42, Apple iPhone 4, 2.8, 3.85mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 100

Icom ad in Tokyo

Posted by on March 30, 2011 No comments

In a recent Panoramic image from Tokyo, showing how they cut back on electricity usage, I spotted something..

Website updates

Posted by on March 24, 2011 1 comment

If you’ve followed the site at all, you’ll notice the looks has changed again, something that seems to happen a few times a year.

When I started to work on the site the other day, I added Facebook support so posts and comments flow seamlessly between the two services. This morning I extended that functionality to Twitter, a platform I seldom use on it’s own, although seems to be a great service for followers of my ham radio activities.

My Twitter address is http://twitter.com/n3qo.

I plan to update the site from The Timonium Hamfest coming up this weekend as well as starting a brain dump of my radio knowledge and findings into the N3QO Wiki.

–jeff
N3QO