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Live WRO-Pop'Comm Chat With Editor KI6SN, January 8

2011-12-04T18:12:00.000-08:00

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Live Chat With WRO-Pop'Comm Editor KI6SN, Sunday, December 4

2011-12-03T08:07:00.000-08:00

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Live WRO-Pop'Comm Chat With KI6SN, November 13

2011-11-13T14:54:00.000-08:00

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CORRECTION: WRO Contest Corner

2011-09-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

CORRECTION: The listing for the California QSO Party in Contest Corner on Page 60 of October's WorldRadio Online magazine contains incorrect dates for the contest. It runs from 1600Z, October 1; to 2200Z, October 2. Visit: < http://www.WorldRadiomagazine.com >.

WRO Live Chat is Sunday, September 4

2011-09-03T17:54:00.001-07:00

September 4 WRO Live Internet Chat

Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN August 7

2011-07-19T13:34:00.001-07:00

Live WRO August Internet Chat With KI6SN

WRO Live Chat With KI6SN July 6

2011-05-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

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Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN May 1

2011-05-01T08:16:00.001-07:00

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May '11 WRO: Parts List for KØIYE Audio Amplifier

2011-04-21T05:36:00.000-07:00

May Edition of WorldRadio Online is On the Web

2011-04-20T05:47:00.001-07:00

You're invited to check out the May 2011 edition of WorldRadio Online magazine. It's posted free on the Web and is full of great news and features. For example, our cover story recounts the tale of Carl Mosley's trip to California in the 1950s to demonstrate his "new" TA-33 beam - and what happened to that antenna. The headline gives a hint: "A Piece of Antenna History is Still Flying High." For the whole story and lots more, visit: < http://www.WorldRadiomagazine.com >.

Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN April 13

2011-04-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

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For Your Reference: Kurt's April 2011 Illustration

2011-04-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

CORRECTION: April '11 WorldRadio Online

2011-03-19T19:03:00.000-07:00

An item in April's WorldRadio Online Hamfests and Special Events contains an incorrect date for operation of Special Event Station N4C. It will be on the air April 23. Full details:

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – Special Event Station N4C, operating from the 39th Annual Raleigh Hamfest and ARRL North Carolina State Convention. April 23, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST, on approximate frequencies: 7.235 or 14.235 SSB, and 7.055 and 14.055 CW. Click here for QSL information.

CORRECTION: March '11 WorldRadio Online

2011-03-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

In WorldRadio Online Newsfront on Page 2 of the March edition, the item headlined "Online: Work Satellites With Your HT!" contains an incorrect link to Clint Bradford, K6LCS's, free tutorial. Visit: < http://www.k6ria.net/PDF/satbr5.pdf >.

(Many thanks to Philip Karras, KE3FL, for pointing out the error. - Ed.)

Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN March 6

2011-02-20T12:43:00.001-08:00

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Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN February 6

2011-02-05T19:28:00.000-08:00

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UPDATE: AMSAT ARISSAT-1 Rockets Into Space

2011-01-28T15:07:00.000-08:00

From the WorldRadio Online Newsroom. . .

The ARRL reports that a Soyuz-U rocket carrying the AMSAT ARISSAT-1 satellite lifted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan January 27, heading for the International Space Station. The Progress M-09M cargo vehicle is also carrying fuel, oxygen, food and other supplies for the space station. It is scheduled to dock with the station on January 30 at 0240 UTC.

ARISSAT-1 is scheduled to be hand-launched during a spacewalk on February 16. It features a new software-defined transponder that will allow simultaneous FM, CW and BPSK transmissions on 2 meters, along with a traditional Mode U/V transponder (70 centimeters up, 2 meters down). The satellite has no propulsion system and will circle the Earth until its orbit decays and it burns up on re-entry to Earth's atmosphere.


Click here for more information at the AMSAT-NA website.

Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN January 9

2011-01-09T05:29:00.000-08:00

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Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN December 5

2010-11-19T17:04:00.000-08:00

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Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN, November 7

2010-11-05T14:10:00.001-07:00

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For Radio Amateur Photographers - Who Find They Have a Screw Loose

2010-10-31T07:34:00.000-07:00

(As more and more radio amateurs share their operating, equipment and antenna experiences with fellow hams through digital photography, WorldRadio Online columnist Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, offers some real-life advice on a little-known remedy some camera lock-up problems - Ed.)

By Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF

A few weeks ago, I pulled out my trusty Canon A530 Powershot digital camera to grab a few photos of my grandkids.

I got off one shot and the camera failed. Its flash circuitry failed, putting the camera into perpetual recharge the flash mode while locking out all other functions. If I turned the camera off, I could take another photo but then it would lock-up again.

To make a long story short, I visited the Canon USA website but could find no help there. I spoke or e-mailed with several companies that repair digital cameras and in each case was told it would likely be to costly to repair. Likely over $100 for a camera that had cost me only $135 some five years ago.

Still, it was a camera I really liked because it had a “Real Image” zoom viewfinder in addition to the LCD screen. After a lifetime of shooting with 35mm SLRs and range finder cameras, I’ve never been happy composing a photo on the LCD.

That said, I was becoming resigned to having to buy a replacement. To my surprise nothing on the market had the traditional eye level finder I desired, so it was back to the Internet to find a fix for the A-530.

An exhaustive Web search led me to Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair. It had the answer to the Canon fix - with nothing more than a small Phillips head jewelers screwdriver.

Scrolling down the page I came to an article titled “Simple Fixes for Cameras that Won't Take a Picture When the Shutter Button is Pressed” The first two paragraphs described my problem and presented a possible fix. I quote:

"Everything seems fine with your camera, except that when you press the shutter button nothing happens! On Canon cameras you may also notice flashing yellow/orange lights by your viewfinder. Try switching to any mode other than automatic, turn off the flash, and press the shutter button. Did the camera take a picture? If so, continue reading."

That was exactly my problem, so I continued:

"Many cameras have a safety feature that prevents the flash capacitor from charging if the case is opened. This is to lessen the chance of electric shock. They usually use one or two of the screws along the perimeter of the camera to complete a circuit that lets the processor know that the case is closed. Verify that all the screws are in place along the perimeter of your camera, and that there are no gaps along the perimeter seams. If you're missing a screw, try using one of the others to replace it."

Well, I was not missing any of the case screws and none seemed loose, but I decided to try loosening and re-tightening the five visible screws holding the A530 case halves together. I grabbed the needed tool out of the desk drawer, performed the task and then turned on the camera. I shot a random photo and then waited to see if the yellow flash charge indicator would remain in perpetual blink mode. A few seconds later it went green indicating the camera was ready for its next shot. Problem solved.

So there you have it. A screw not making electrical contact or perhaps not hitting a tiny microswitch? Who knows. I’m not going to pull the camera apart to find out. It’s working and that’s all that counts.

The bottom line: My A530 is alive and well again. Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair has a wealth of information that can save your digital camera from the junk heap while giving you insight into what makes your digital camera click.

Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN October 3

2010-10-02T18:51:00.001-07:00

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Live Chat With WRO Editor KI6SN September 12

2010-09-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

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CORRECTION: September '10 WorldRadio Online

2010-08-19T18:55:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Patent number for William Lattin, W4IRW's, Stub Antenna was incorrect in September's Aerials column. It is 2535298. Click here for a direct Web link to patent information about Lattin's design.

- WorldRadio Online

Live Chat August 1 With WRO Editor KI6SN

2010-07-19T17:45:00.001-07:00

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Live Chat July 11 With WRO Editor KI6SN

2010-07-10T07:24:00.000-07:00

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CORRECTIONS: July 2010 WorldRadio Online

2010-06-18T17:12:00.000-07:00

CORRECTION: Two Internet addresses were inadvertently omitted from the YLs column on Page 24 in the July edition of WorldRadio Online magazine.

For information on the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association ALARA Award, visit: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/.

For full details on all the YLRL awards go to: http://www.ylrl.org/ and click the tab for contests and awards.

CORRECTION: In the feature Links Across the Yukon: Canadian Amateurs Provide a Special Style of Northern Exposure on Page 8, the law enforcement affiliation of the old-time radio character Sergeant Preston was incorrect. He was a member of the North-West Mounted Police which was later to become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Live Chat June 6 With WRO Editor KI6SN

2010-06-01T01:05:00.000-07:00

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More Photos of the Myers Crystal Set

2010-05-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here are more pictures of the crystal set designed by Arlo Myers, WA6UDR, and featured in the June 2010 edition of WorldRadio Online magazine.

For an enlarged view, click on each image.

WorldRadio Online June 2010 Edition Updates

2010-05-20T14:14:00.000-07:00

The following item was inadvertently omitted from the June 2010 WRO Hamfests & Special Events listing:

COMING JUNE 13: The Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club Hamfest, New York Hall of Science parking lot, Flushing Meadow Corona Park, 47-01 111th St., Queens, on June 13. Doors open for vendors at 7:30 a.m.; buyers admitted at 9 a.m. Free parking. Door prizes, Drop and Shop, QSL card checking, food and refreshments. Free admission to museum from 10-11 a.m., or $6 after that with hamfest ticket. VE exams at 10 a.m. Admission by donation: buyers $5, sellers $10 per space. Talk-in: 444.200 MHz repeater (PL 136.5); 145.270 MHz, -600 kHz (PL 136.5). Click here for more information. The event will be repeated Oct. 3.

CORRECTION: In WorldRadio Online's June 2010 edition index, the name of the author of a commentary taking a humorous look at certain DXers was misspelled. He is Francisc Grünberg, YO4PX. His name was also incorrect in a promotional e-mail sent to WorldRadio-L Internet mail group subscribers.

WorldRadio Online May 2010 Edition Updates

2010-05-19T19:14:00.000-07:00

CORRECTIONS

Two captions with the News Analysis under the headline ‘After Action’ Report from Haiti in the May 2010 WorldRadio Online contained errors.

-- In the photograph of the Army Military Auxiliary Radio System station on Page 18, the operator sitting to the right of Gary Mentro, N3OS/NNNØEKB was misidentified. He is Bill Williams, AG4QX/NNNØYTD, a Navy-Marine Corps MARS member from Tampa, Florida.
-- On Page 16, a severed wire shown with a GAP Titan antenna at the University of Miami Hospital’s field installation was erroneously identified. It is part of a feedline.

In the Author’s note accompanying the Haiti package under the headline The Big Picture: Amateurs and Organizations Team to Make a Difference, WX4NHC/UMH team member Julio Ripoll’s call sign was incorrect. He is WD4R.

Live Chat May 2 With WRO Editor KI6SN

2010-04-25T09:59:00.000-07:00

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Live chat April 4 with Editor Richard Fisher, KI6SN

2010-03-30T19:29:00.000-07:00

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FCC Releases NPRM on Employer Communications

2010-03-24T14:04:00.000-07:00

March 24, 2010

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) addressing the question of whether hams should be able to communicate on behalf of their employers in certain limited circumstances. The NPRM proposes adding a narrow exception to the general prohibition on communications on behalf of an employer for amateurs involved in government-sponsored emergency drills. It also seeks comments on whether certain other drills that are not sponsored by government agencies - such as those conducted by hospitals - should be included in the proposed exemption as well.

The proposed new language for Section 97.113(a) of the FCC rules would read as follows:

(i) A control station operator may participate on behalf of an
employer in a government-sponsored emergency preparedness or disaster readiness test or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such test or drill, and operational testing immediately prior to such test or drill.

Click here to see the complete text of the NPRM on the FCC website.

Comments may be filed online via the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Reference WT-Docket 10-72. Comments are due 30 days after the NPRM is published in the Federal Register (which usually takes about a week after release).

- WRO Newsroom

WorldRadio QRP Column - Circa April 1993

2010-03-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

For an enlarged view, please click on the pages.