Zen and the Art of Radiotelegraphy
It is a book by Carlo IK0YGJ, that has just been translated into English. You can download it here: http://www.qsl.net/ik0ygj/enu/index.html
Carlo says:
This book is the result of several years of experience in amateur radiotelegraphy. It suggests, for the first time, a learning methodology based on an integrated and multidisciplinary approach designed to accompany the apprentice from the first steps in ham radio all the way to a world-class proficiency in telegraphy. The book introduces, ad-hoc tailored to amateur radio, techniques used successfully by competitive athletes, including extreme sports such as free diving, adapted to the difficult process of learning telegraphy.
More here: http://www.eham.net/forums/CW/10885
Very nice work Carlo! Thank you!
New PZK award - 80 YEARS OF PZK
More details and rules are available here:
http://awards.pzk.org.pl/html/80_Lat_Regulamin.htm
Winkeyer USB server 0.2.0 released (2010-01-09)
I developed an UDP server allowing operation of the Winkey USB by K1EL with any Linux program with UDP keyer capability. It works in the same way as the popular cwdaemon. With Winkeyer USB server expands the useability of this excellent product to all Linux program with UDP keyer capability (TLF by PA0R etc.)
CQRLOG 0.9.1 released (2009-12-31)
News:
- storing grid columns width and position - fixed
- propagation window shows wrong SSN number from NOAA - fixed
Download here.
'The Old man and the sea' in Morse
I need more practice in plain text copying. About a year ago I converted a few Czech textbooks to Morse and started to listen to it while driving a car or at evening when my wife is watching TV.
CQRLOG 0.9.0 released (2009-12-20)
News:
- program compiled in recent Lazarus version
- propagation indices added
- user definable digital modes added (in Preferences -> Modes tab)
- program shows new QSOs confirmed by LoTW after import
- SQL console added (with export to CSV and HMTL), now you can do with QSOs whatever you want
- callsign attachments - you can add almost everything corrensponding to the call in log to a directory named by call and show it from logging program. You can display any picture, text or even PDF file related to the callsign
- QSL attachments - an image of the QSL card can be added and displayed
- QSL sent and QSL received date added
- 33CM band support added
- time checking function for ADIF tags <TIME_ON> <TIME_OFF> fixed
- loading StopBits and Databits parameters didn't work - fixed
Download here.
5N/LZ1QK has a new call
Nick has been active for long time as 5N/LZ1QK, unfortunately he didn't have valid amateur radio licence for Nigeria and QSOs will not count for DXCC credit. But now Nick, LZ1QK has a new call - 5N3WQK which is valid. He is on the air almost every day, especially on 17m. QSL via LZ1CL.
Huge eruption on the back side of the sun
From CWOPS list (posted by Mike, W0YR):
Yesterday, there was a huge eruption on the back side of the sun. Spaceweather.com estimates that the mass coronal ejection was of a magnitude of at least a billion tons. The attached movie shows the magnitude of this occurance. Notice, this is not an animation. It is a time-lapse video of the real thing. The sun's rotation will soon bring the region where the explosion occurred around towards Earth.
My new QSL cards
Yesterday, I got weighty package with new QSL cards designed and printed by Dan, OK1HRA. They are amazing! This QSL cards are the best I have ever had. Thank you Dan!















