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Moving Ham Radio Beyond Emergency Communications

The other day I came across this tweet on twitter that lead to a great blog post on the perceived importance of emergency commmunications in amateur radio.

Beginner Ham Radio Project: 12 Volt Power Supply

If you’ve priced switching power supplies lately, you may have noticed that they can be a bit pricey. To combat these cost you can convert an old PC’s power supply into a 12 volt source to power your radio gear.

A Brief Introduction to Amateur Radio

If you have ever wanted to know what ham radio was all about, you’re not alone. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service in which participants, called “hams,” use various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training

Quick Facts About Robert

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Robert (KE7ZEA) lives with his wife and two boys along the Wasatch Front in the small community of Syracuse, Utah. He currently works for the Center for High Performance Computing at the University of Utah as a Unix/Macintosh Systems Administrator. His interest include open source software, cluster computing, and amateur radio.

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Topics of Intrest

  • Amateur Raido

    Covering a range of amateur radio topics including radio projects, antenna design, and radio operations.

  • Apple

    All things Apple, but with more focus on the UNIX side of OS X.

  • Conferences

    Information, updates, and reviews of technology conferences that I attend.

  • Everyday Life

    Insight into the technology that effects my everyday life.

  • Fedora

    An RPM-based, general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat Topics are related to my involvement with the Fedora project.

  • Programming

    A journey into the realm of computer programing. Topics can include programming languages, techniques, and theories of computation.

  • Technology

    Insight into the technology that effects our everyday life. Topics can include social media, tends in personal technology, and the effect of technology on society.