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Posted on March 22, 2026 by IW5EDI Simone

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Posted on March 22, 2026 by IW5EDI Simone

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Posted on March 21, 2026 by IW5EDI Simone

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Posted on March 21, 2026 by IW5EDI Simone

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Posted on March 20, 2026 by IW5EDI Simone

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Home-brewing your own NOAA weather satellite receiving station.

Posted on April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 by Simone

Introduction: There are many excellent publications which describe how to construct one’s own weather satellite receiving station, and with the different choices of receiver, antenna, computer and software, there are many ways in which it can be assembled. As a guide to an aspiring builder, the following notes describe how we put together our particular…

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Understanding Solar Indices

Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 by Simone

By Ken Larson, KJ6RZ Long distance HF radio communications is made possible by a region of charged particles in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, 30 to 200 miles above the Earth’s surface. This region is called the ionosphere.

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Is this Ewe for You?

Posted on February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 by Simone

The article titled “Is this Ewe for You?” by Floyd Koontz, WA2WVL, published on QST February 1995 presents a simple yet effective receiving antenna design tailored for 80 and 160-meter DXing. As solar activity decreases, making MF and HF signals weaker and ambient noise stronger, serious DX operators seek improved signal-to-noise ratios through directive receive…

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IW5EDI Simone

  • Licensed Amateur Radio operator in 1996 as IW5EDI, active member of ARI Firenze and ARRL
  • Class 1970, married with two childrens, love experimenting and antenna home-brewing. IT System Engineer, recently started having fun with morse code and Raspberry Pi


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