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-Mike

January 7, 2007 Show

Audio File	Time	Topic
070107tech-001	0.00	The sun's 22-year cycle on absorbent propagation
070107tech-001	10.01	Observations of Mel's loop antenna on HF
070107tech-001	14.41	Angle of Take-off, polarization, and the active ionosphere
070107tech-001	19.39	Antenna tilting and changing the polarization
070107tech-001	27.52	The Gyro frequency
070107tech-001	29.20	Quad efficiency on a 60 foot tower
070107tech-001	31.01	Indoor loop performance effected by surroundings
070107tech-002	0.00	Challenges of a manned space flight to Mars
070107tech-002	3.31	Red shift and Blue shift signals to and from Mars
070107tech-002	5.28	Ham Radio University Overview
070107tech-002	7.48	Thursday Jan 4, 2007 Newsday about LI radio systems deficient
070107tech-002	9.10	Misinformed Bayville LI upset over antennas near school
070107tech-002	12.90	The cost of putting up a municipal tower
070107tech-002	16.48	Phase Shifts in Yagi antennas
070107tech-002	19.06	Tuning the elements of a Yagi
070107tech-002	21.20	comptek4@ uno.com 4 square antenna information
070107tech-002	22.25	Tuning antenna arrays slightly off desired frequency
070107tech-002	26.19	Listening observations of Vertically inverted V antennas
070107tech-002	27.10	Horizontal/Vertical and "Faraday" Rotation
070107tech-002	28.03	"Polarimitry" K3LR 4 square antenna information
070107tech-002	34.05	Rebirth of Ham Microwaves in Long Island
070107tech-002	36.06	SPACE NEWS
070107tech-002	37.10	Spirit and Opportunity Update
070107tech-002	39.42	Phoenix Mission
070107tech-002	40.35	Transmitting power from the ISS
070107tech-002	42.58	Solar Alpha Rotary Joint
070107tech-002	49.51	Spirit,Opportunity, and Cornell's Steve Squires
070107tech-002	52.48	The need for Ham Radio Education on a municipality level
070107tech-002	56.30	Public fears over antenna RF
070107tech-003	0.00	First responder effectiveness is based on solid radio infrastructure
070107tech-003	2.09	Mars Rover photo book published
070107tech-003	9.08	Meteorites and magnetism
070107tech-003	9.01	Metal detectors used to find meteorites
070107tech-003	12.45	Passports and RF ID tags
070107tech-003	15.05	The Sharper Image Wallet
070107tech-003	16.15	Misunderstood term "Radiation"
070107tech-003	18.11	Depression vs Recession misunderstanding
070107tech-003	19.30	RF vs Nuclear radiation
070107tech-003	24.51	Cell Phone Basestations get a bad rap
070107tech-003	27.07	Smith Chart email feedback
070107tech-003	29.06	Signals with aptitudes and phase on a polar chart
070107tech-003	32.20	Polar Notation
070107tech-003	34.51	Phase Angle and antenna tuners
070107tech-003	38.10	Smith Chart Lesson #8 - 40 and J30 turn into polar form
070107tech-003	50.28	Using information from R and X
070107tech-004	0.00	Smith Chart Lesson #8 - continued
070107tech-004	3.03	Doing square roots the long way
070107tech-004	5.08	There is a lack of explaining "why" you do things on a Smith Chart
070107tech-004	10.45	Handheld SWRs and the 10 degree error area
070107tech-004	15.50	Vectors
070107tech-004	19.05	AEA Handheld analyzer accuracy

January 14, 2007 Show

Audio File	Time	Topic
070114tech-001	2.30	Rotor problems - motor capacitor in control box
070114tech-001	5.45	Microfarad capacitors overview
070114tech-001	9.35	Examining the schematics of the control box
070114tech-001	20.51	Overloading the rotator
070114tech-001	27.20	Two Tone tests with amplifiers
070114tech-001	34.13	Harmonics in amplifier tests
070114tech-001	37.44	Amps and broadband noise
070114tech-001	38.50	Yaesu's "Truetracking" front end
070114tech-001	41.08	Attenuation in receivers
070114tech-001	43.01	Switching to random lengths of wire
070114tech-001	45.02	Signal Cross Noise term vs Noise Cross Noise term
070114tech-001	50.90	Observing Sinewaves
070114tech-002	0.00	Signal sinewaves and broadband noise
070114tech-002	2.05	Misleading readings from Sun noise
070114tech-002	5.49	Receiver sensitivity needs between Tokyo and US models
070114tech-002	10.10	Feb 2007 QST pg 70, 71 re Smith Charts
070114tech-002	10.30	Brightest comet since 1965
070114tech-002	12.51	Riding the RF Gain to hear a station better
070114tech-002	15.01	Using a Collins mechanical filter
070114tech-002	16.01	ARRL 19th Issue Antenna Book in receiving antennas
070114tech-002	17.30	Reducing a 12 foot loop to a 6 foot loop
070114tech-002	20.30	The role of the variable capacitor
070114tech-002	22.30	Tilting the loop antenna and improving the S/N ratio
070114tech-002	23.25	KD2BD Different types / uses of Loop Antennas
070114tech-002	25.05	Resonance and turns of loops
070114tech-002	27.44	Output levels of resonant loops
070114tech-002	29.03	Induced voltage in microvolt equation
070114tech-002	31.10	K2CX and the Anderson transmitter
070114tech-002	33.16	Using a Q Multiplier
070114tech-002	34.07	Building a "spatial" amplifier
070114tech-002	35.50	Mel describes building his loop using Q multiplier
070114tech-002	42.10	Ferrite AM signal enhancer
070114tech-002	46.58	Directional properties of loop
070114tech-002	49.00	Wind up radios and windup LED lights
070114tech-002	52.00	SPACE REPORT
070114tech-002	52.12	PBS Show "NOVA Science Now" regarding the space elevator
070114tech-002	57.40	Questar telescope density 5 filter
070114tech-003	0.00	PBS Show "NOVA Science Now" - continued
070114tech-003	3.00	Carbon nanotube ribbons
070114tech-003	6.21	Jim Bell's "Postcards from Mars" book
070114tech-003	9.34	Work Jim Bell has done
070114tech-003	12.02	Does a meteorite have a high iron content?
070114tech-003	16.10	Stuff found with a metal detector at the beach
070114tech-003	17.53	Operation of a metal detector
070114tech-003	22.09	Using different metal in a loop antennna
070114tech-003	23.05	Performance of a metal detector
070114tech-003	33.43	Electronic witch used by plumbers
070114tech-003	34.50	The difficulty of finding land mines
070114tech-003	37.30	Finding non-metallic water mains
070114tech-003	39.00	Installing a "wet tap"
070114tech-003	44.03	Repairing underground water main breaks
070114tech-003	56.55	TechNet email review
070114tech-003	58.02	Mel's LED flashlight
070114tech-004	0.00	Mel's gadgets - The Super Battery Charger
070114tech-004	8.38	LED desk lamp
070114tech-004	12.20	Antenna take-off angles
070114tech-004	15.07	SWR equation similar to Quadratic equations
070114tech-004	18.45	Jan 4 2007 Newsday Front cover "Towers in Trouble" story
070114tech-004	19.01	Friday Jan 12 2007 Newsday pg A40 "Nassau attuned to antenna bids"
070114tech-004	24.08	IR remote control tester light
070114tech-004	26.28	Finding an old VCR and take out the IR detector and use it as a remote tester

January 21, 2007 Show

Audio File	Time	Topic
070121tech-001	3.52	Has HF beam antenna without labels on it - Mosley? HyGain TH4?
070121tech-001	12.00	Heathkit 1KW amp FB220, FB221
070121tech-001	13.20	Modifications to the Heathkit amp
070121tech-001	17.09	Putting 4 yagis together for 70cm
070121tech-001	18.19	Tilting the loop antenna for better performance
070121tech-001	21.10	Warren White's low angle tracking radar
070121tech-001	25.06	HyGain TH4 (Heathkit) description
070121tech-001	26.50	MFJ tech support for HyGain antennas
070121tech-002	0.00	Description of Wilson beam antennas
070121tech-002	5.03	Contacting the ARRL for old antenna specs
070121tech-002	6.32	Misunderstandings of Four Square antennas
070121tech-002	10.06	Examining the Four Square design
070121tech-002	11.37	Isotropic antenna gain
070121tech-002	16.45	The elevation angle factor
070121tech-002	20.07	Peak elevation of gain
070121tech-002	22.40	Capability of the array - where are the loses?
070121tech-002	24.13	Overlapping of the effective capture area
070121tech-002	25.03	3 reasons why antennas are moved closer together
070121tech-002	27.32	Cross-Coupling Effect explained
070121tech-002	28.20	Waveguide Slot Array explained
070121tech-002	29.51	Radar Design
070121tech-002	31.58	Desired gain for the first 2 elements installed on boom
070121tech-002	35.30	3dB of gain and nulls
070121tech-002	37.51	Cloverleaf patterns
070121tech-002	43.45	Directivity of Parasitic Elements
070121tech-003	3.00	Mel's email review
070121tech-003	4.45	Recent high HF noise levels
070121tech-003	5.15	Developing a Q Multiplier
070121tech-003	9.30	Tilting down of the loop antenna
070121tech-003	10.49	Pattern of a loop antenna
070121tech-003	11.48	The 3 variables of adjusting a loop antenna
070121tech-003	15.09	Indoor loop performance vs Outdoor loop
070121tech-003	18.30	Putting a loop inside of loop
070121tech-003	19.00	Adjusting the Q Multiplier in relation to S/N ratio
070121tech-003	22.31	The making of a 6 foot loop
070121tech-003	27.25	Putting a FET into the loop
070121tech-003	30.30	PBS show on astronomy
070121tech-003	32.57	Meteor locating using a metal detector
070121tech-003	34.46	Earth's violent history with asteroids
070121tech-003	37.29	Using magnets to clean fish tanks
070121tech-003	43.42	Patents made by Thomas Edison
070121tech-003	45.00	Powerful magnets found in SCSI hard drives
070121tech-004	0.00	Impurities of tin foil
070121tech-004	5.05	Printed circuit motors
070121tech-004	7.33	Capstans motor bearings and shafts
070121tech-004	11.51	Wave angles
070121tech-004	12.30	Elevation vs horizontal patterns
070121tech-004	13.30	Cardinal plane cuts
070121tech-004	14.24	Conic cuts
070121tech-004	17.20	Echo signal and two element phase arrays
070121tech-004	20.03	Elevation angle formulas found in the ARRL Handbook

January 28, 2007 Show

Audio File	Time	Topic
070128tech-001	2.00	Interaction of an 80m and a 160m antenna while transmitting
070128tech-001	8.53	Repropricity
070128tech-001	11.51	Making a liaison frequency on 2m for 10Ghz
070128tech-001	13.02	Phased array and coupling
070128tech-001	15.08	Retuning of an unused antenna
070128tech-001	18.50	Spatial and electronic filtering
070128tech-001	21.20	Interaction of an 80m and a 160m antenna while transmitting - continued
070128tech-002	0.00	Coupling of antennas
070128tech-002	1.15	Matching 50 ohm transmission lines
070128tech-002	2.02	Geometric Mean
070128tech-002	5.45	Placing two dummy loads in parallel
070128tech-002	6.50	Placing 2.4 Ghz dishes in parallel work?
070128tech-002	10.47	WA1MBA website article "Building a perfect impedance match on any Yagi"
070128tech-002	12.40	When RF energy hits objects
070128tech-002	14.21	RF Energy bio hazards
070128tech-002	16.13	The C95 document
070128tech-002	16.40	The Maximum permitted exposure curve
070128tech-002	18.15	The Calarinity Experiment
070128tech-002	20.17	1940s,50s experiments on rabbits on RF exposure to the eyes
070128tech-002	23.30	Using a piece of meat and a dummy load
070128tech-002	26.00	Diathermia Experiments
070128tech-002	30.23	RF exposure and bacteria
070128tech-002	31.00	A failed experiment is not a failure
070128tech-002	33.05	How to measure RF heat on an object
070128tech-002	40.05	Radar Cross Section Measurements
070128tech-002	50.15	2004 ARRL Handbook Ch.9 RF Exposure
070128tech-003	3.15	Suggestion - Make an "FCC Documents for Dummies" book
070128tech-003	4.00	History of Mel and Dick's career
070128tech-003	8.00	Brooklyn Technical High School curriculums
070128tech-003	12.00	Importance of mechanical drawing classes
070128tech-003	13.40	Used Oscilloscopes cause a frenzy at auctions
070128tech-003	17.50	Importance of machine shop classes
070128tech-003	21.00	Loop antennas with Mel
070128tech-003	21.40	Building a loop inside of a loop
070128tech-003	21.59	Absorption wave meter effect
070128tech-003	26.18	Using an Absorption wave meter
070128tech-003	27.30	Using a Gauneometer
070128tech-003	34.40	The Faraday Effect
070128tech-003	35.30	Adding a Q multiplier to the loop antenna
070128tech-003	39.41	SPACE REPORT
070128tech-003	42.45	Spaceflights to arrive at Pluto around 2017
070128tech-003	45.00	Website with a six slide presentation of the sizes of planets
070128tech-003	51.56	Mel's inside loop working better than his outside loop
070128tech-003	55.41	Transmitting on Loop Antennas
070128tech-004	0.00	Transmitting on Loop Antennas - continued
070128tech-004	2.50	Transmitting into another transmitter
070128tech-004	4.29	Wave angles and take-off angles
070128tech-004	8.30	The best angle for 40m is 10-35 degrees
070128tech-004	9.00	The formula for wave angles
070128tech-004	15.00	Website with a six slide presentation of the sizes of planets - continued
070128tech-004	19.50	Making of a hot air balloon repeater
070128tech-004	24.15	The powers of 10 display and Hayden Planetarium
070128tech-004	27.00	Gamma Ray Bursts
070128tech-004	28.00	Wave angles formula - continued
070128tech-004	29.15	Review of the TechNet email do's and don'ts
070128tech-004	38.50	Ham radio "war stories"
070128tech-004	39.20	A filter condenser saves the day in Nigeria
070128tech-004	44.30	Getting through security at a Holland airport

February 4, 2007 Show

070204tech-001	0.00	Review of Microsoft Vista
070204tech-001	10.08	RTTY and SSB compatibility
070204tech-001	15.30	RTTY and the amount of power to use with a rig
070204tech-001	17.09	Dynamic mics vs. Electric mics
070204tech-001	22.00	Using a soundcard for RTTY with a Icom 746Pro
070204tech-001	25.40	Four-square dipole construction update
070204tech-001	27.08	Icom's excellent tech support
070204tech-002	0.00	Using galvanized wire for a beverage antenna
070204tech-002	5.50	Using copper wire for a beverage antenna
070204tech-002	6.05	Loss resistance in a beverage antenna
070204tech-002	8.51	Bevarage antenna ground dissipation
070204tech-002	10.06	Terminating resistors and RF chokes in a beverage antenna
070204tech-002	13.05	Vertical angle of radiation
070204tech-002	13.20	Setting up a beverage antenna in the middle of Brooklyn
070204tech-002	16.05	Radio transmission vs. nuclear radiation
070204tech-002	17.20	Stupid things to do with radiation
070204tech-002	21.27	Similarity of a 100 watt transmitter and a 100 watt light bulb
070204tech-002	22.15	The truth about using The Inverse Square Law and RF radiation
070204tech-002	31.25	The ANSI Report and RF radiation
070204tech-003	0.00	Inadvertently heating coax
070204tech-003	1.45	Characteristics ofa transmission line
070204tech-003	2.45	How RF energy travels through the cable
070204tech-003	4.00	How mismatches effect transmitter behavior
070204tech-003	4.58	Ratio of Insertion Loss
070204tech-003	6.01	The value of antenna tuners
070204tech-003	6.45	Evaluations of Antenna Analyser brands presently on the market
070204tech-003	19.40	The value of understanding antennas
070204tech-003	21.46	A Good Overview of what a Smith Chart is
070204tech-003	24.07	The difficulty in obtaining antenna patterns
070204tech-003	27.40	"Tootaledge" Classes and antenna testing at Floyd Bennett field
070204tech-003	28.06	Commmercial Loop antennas
070204tech-003	34.55	Discription of Mel's indoor double loop receiving antenna
070204tech-003	40.04	Mel's NYC friend and the matte black external loop antenna
070204tech-004	0.00	How to make a homebrew receiving loop antenna
070204tech-004	2.30	Mel's QSO with a Russian using 50 watts
070204tech-004	6.15	The Importance of owning the ARRL Antenna Handbook
070204tech-004	9.24	Compressed-air powered car presentation and discrepancy of information
070204tech-004	15.02	Measuring horsepower vs measuring metric system watts
070204tech-004	20.09	The power of one gallon of gasoline
070204tech-004	22.51	Uses of Polycarbonate materials
070204tech-004	25.20	The high cost of hybrid cars
070204tech-004	28.00	An electric car web page on teslamotors.com
070204tech-004	29.01	Dynamic braking in electric cars
070204tech-004	31.01	The possible elimination of automobile transmissions
070204tech-004	32.45	The disadvantages of lead-acid batteries
070204tech-004	34.55	De-compressed powered cars has possibilities
070204tech-004	38.12	Advantages of an air compressed powered car
070204tech-004	42.48	Examining the e Toyota Precis
070204tech-004	45.00	Precis' silent engine may do more harm than good
070204tech-004	49.49	The US burns 20 million barrels a day
070204tech-004	51.36	Debate over use of nuclear-powered cars
070204tech-004	52.30	US involvement in world affairs
070204tech-004	54.05	The 9/11 Oil dilemma
070204tech-004	59.30	Is a non-directional antenna practical for M51 satellite monitoring?
070204tech-005	0.00	Antenna nulls and the M51 satellite reception
070204tech-005	3.01	The Performance between omni and tracking antennas
070204tech-005	5.06	Circular Polarization and the M51 satellite
070204tech-005	7.18	Satellite tracking with one antenna or with a multitude of antennas?
070204tech-005	7.55	The advantages of using a signal tracking antenna
070204tech-005	11.39	Disadvantages of using an eggbeater antenna to track satellites
070204tech-005	13.10	The proper wattage to use to work satellites
070204tech-005	14.02	Debate on whether to use a pre-amp in satellite tracking

February 11, 2007 Show

070211tech-002	0.00	Restoring old microphones that have low and high impedance
070211tech-002	1.45	Old microphones used with new rigs
070211tech-002	2.05	Refurbishing a old electric microphone
070211tech-002	3.00	Dynamic mic pros and cons
070211tech-002	4.28	Impedance matching of mics
070211tech-002	6.46	Cleaning a mic element using Chemtronic's Ultrajet dry air
070211tech-002	9.06	Mixing and matching microphones with operational amplifiers with rigs
070211tech-002	10.00	Berb Brown's book "3rd General Operational Amplifier Techniques"
070211tech-002	12.10	Linear Technologies book on operational amplifiers
070211tech-002	14.40	2004 ARRL Handbook CH.17 page 44 info on operational amplifiers
070211tech-002	17.02	Latest operational amps on the market today
070211tech-002	21.40	SPACE REPORT
070211tech-002	22.05	STS-117 Atlantis will be going up soon
070211tech-002	24.15	Increase in the ISS spacewalks
070211tech-002	26.18	Mars Global Surveyor in bad shape
070211tech-002	27.40	Heavens Above website informs when satellites are overhead
070211tech-002	30.00	John Vogt telescope presentation at NYIT put on by the AS of Long Island
070211tech-002	30.45	Mel's new version of his loop antenna
070211tech-002	36.50	ARRL Antenna Handbook CH. 5 on Loop Antennas
070211tech-002	39.40	The difference between using the loop antenna's edge side vs. its broad side
070211tech-002	40.03	ARRL Antenna Handbook CH. 5 p23 show what Mel's antenna is based on
070211tech-002	45.08	How the inner loop interacts with the outer loop
070211tech-002	46.21	Hula-hoop antennas
070211tech-002	46.50	The role of capacitors in loop antennas
070211tech-002	47.33	The importance of adjusting the loop for every signal
070211tech-003	0.00	Problems Belden #8241 coax with 15 microhenrys
070211tech-003	2.55	Making a 1/2 wave loop dipole
070211tech-003	3.52	1/2 wave loop dipole antenna patterns
070211tech-003	5.38	Radio waves unpredictability near the receiving loops
070211tech-003	9.32	The different positions of Mel's loop to pull in signals
070211tech-003	13.30	Does the signal in the inside loop change when the outer is turned?
070211tech-003	19.24	The magnitude of the Faraday Rotation and Ionosphere reflection
070211tech-003	21.38	Does Mel's house and house wiring effect the loop antenna?
070211tech-003	23.21	Are shielded loops effected by its surroundings
070211tech-003	24.45	How does the ionosphere's density and the solar factors play on RF
070211tech-003	27.03	The performance of the loop if it was placed in Mel's basement?
070211tech-003	28.24	The effects of putting wattage into the coax loop
070211tech-003	29.40	A criteria for transmitting performance
070211tech-003	33.00	The reciprocity failure and the Faraday Rotation
070211tech-003	35.00	The performance of a Loop Stick antenna when receiving vs transmitting
070211tech-003	36.45	A Ferrite Loop antenna's performance
070211tech-003	40.07	Ferrite Loops vs a Toroidal cores
070211tech-003	44.23	Can you change the shape of a loop antenna
070211tech-003	47.04	An ellipse-shaped loop antenna and its performance
070211tech-003	49.11	The threshold of performance when the shape of a loop is changed
070211tech-003	53.20	Performance mysteries between the indoor loop and the outdoor loop
070211tech-003	55.03	Loop antennas use in the HF bands
070211tech-003	56.09	KB2BD's loop that received a millivolt of signal 1,000 miles away on VLF
070211tech-004	0.00	Continued KB2BD's loop antenna
070211tech-004	1.01	Frequency measuring with KB2BD's loop antenna
070211tech-004	3.38	The D layer and HF VLF frequencies
070211tech-004	5.52	Website showing the K index, solar flares and the effects on signal strength
070211tech-004	7.20	A description of a Bi-Quad
070211tech-004	8.30	Doppler shift and KB2BD's loop antenna

February 18, 2007 Show

070218tech-001	3.00	Putting up an Inverted V dipole
070218tech-001	4.30	Grounding the left-hand side of the dipole to a fence pole- good or bad?
070218tech-001	5.52	The importance of using a balun in a dipole
070218tech-001	9.10	Looking inside of a balun
070218tech-001	11.23	Open wire feed dipoles
070218tech-001	13.23	How to use household wiring for a dipole
070218tech-001	15.16	Advantages of using a multiband dipole with an open-line feed
070218tech-001	17.38	Misunderstandings about ladder line length and radiation
070218tech-001	20.00	How to bring ladder line into the shack
070218tech-001	21.40	Baluns that have terminals for ladder lines
070218tech-001	22.30	Feeding lines through windows
070218tech-001	23.01	Syd Harvey Igniters
070218tech-001	23.41	Continuing a ladder line into your shack with two coax cables
070218tech-001	25.45	MFJ 912 4:1 balun review
070218tech-001	29.14	Using ladder line and coax together and the effect of RF energy and phase
070218tech-001	32.00	Advantages of putting up multiple dipoles
070218tech-001	34.54	The Cobra Multiband dipole review
070218tech-001	37.24	Johnson Antenna Engineering Handbook and electrically small antenna
070218tech-001	38.04	Harold Wheeler's definition of an antenna's sphere volume
070218tech-001	39.34	Definition of an antenna's "cue"
070218tech-001	41.01	The Cobra Dipole vs. The G5RV
070218tech-001	44.08	Receiver dynamic ranges - what do the numbers mean?
070218tech-001	49.17	Advantages of installing dB pads
070218tech-001	50.50	Nutech aftermarket mod kits to boast receiver dynamic ranges
070218tech-001	51.20	Third order and intercept points in Smith Charts
070218tech-001	55.23	Comparing receiver sensitivity numbers
070218tech-002	0.00	Continued - receiver sensitivity
070218tech-002	1.40	Rig sensitivity on the HF bands
070218tech-002	3.30	Solutions by using a preamp in rigs
070218tech-002	4.07	Rig sensitivity in the VHF bands
070218tech-002	4.48	The history of "Noise Figure"
070218tech-002	6.31	Why there are no preamps in rigs made in SE Asia
070218tech-002	8.42	Reviewing the specs of the TenTec Jupiter
070218tech-002	10.01	Noise floor, S/N Ratio, sensitivity of the Jupiter
070218tech-002	12.30	Experiences in buying used equipment at ham fests
070218tech-002	15.51	A rig's 1st production run vs. its 3rd production run
070218tech-002	18.40	Evaluation of the Icom 756PROIII
070218tech-002	22.00	The dangers of having a preamp on a repeater
070218tech-002	26.15	Good preamps for moonbouncing
070218tech-002	28.45	Testing preamps and getting noise figures
070218tech-002	30.34	Preamps, length of cable, and oscillation
070218tech-002	31.21	Using pads with preamps
070218tech-002	37.54	Using High Electron Mobility Transistors and using mixers on 136Mhz
070218tech-002	39.22	The pros and cons of using a preamp
070218tech-002	45.18	Putting a transistor into a mediocre circuit
070218tech-002	46.30	building a VOX relay for a Kenwood rig
070218tech-002	47.49	Good VOX info is found in the ARRL Radio Handbook
070218tech-002	49.45	K6DPZ VOX circuits
070218tech-002	50.28	LIMARC members who make rig repairs
070218tech-002	52.20	Advice in installing a preamp
070218tech-002	57.20	Using Vanguard Labs front ends
070218tech-003	2.00	Icom756proIII vs other comparable models
070218tech-003	4.02	Tuning and loading your amp and its effect on capacitance
070218tech-003	5.51	Resonating and loading capacitors
070218tech-003	7.50	HF rigs and Pi Networks
070218tech-003	9.48	King's County Amateur Radio Club meeting review
070218tech-003	11.24	Hams and the WB2HWW repeater saves a family from a house fire
070218tech-003	12.57	Risk of Lives by removing antenna towers from municipalities
070218tech-003	17.03	Unfounded fear of RF energy
070218tech-003	20.02	Faulty info on the internet regarding RF energy
070218tech-003	21.49	The importance of peer reviewed research on RF energy
070218tech-003	25.56	England now prohibits children from using cell phones
070218tech-003	33.15	The high cost of legal fees in installing a new cell phone tower
070218tech-003	36.09	Lives lost in Albany due to lack of antennas towers for first responders
070218tech-003	38.30	Community dead spots and its dangers
070218tech-003	40.04	Towns are forced to use emanate domain to get towers up
070218tech-003	42.01	Services by Ken Sullivan who moves heavy ham equipment/furniture
070218tech-003	48.03	New laws that prohibit use of any technology while driving or using the crosswalk
070218tech-003	51.07	AEA Loop Antenna discussion
070218tech-003	55.41	Misunderstandings of loop antennas
070218tech-003	56.32	Testing a loop by telephoning a ham and have them listen to your adjustments
070218tech-003	58.02	Verizon cell systems enable continuous talking from Montauk to NYC
070218tech-004	0.00	Verizon Long Island cell coverage discussion
070218tech-004	3.10	Cell coverage problems on the North Shore of LI
070218tech-004	6.09	Phone tower aesthetics a main problem in public acceptance
070218tech-004	9.02	Avanca air crash and the failure of communications
070218tech-004	11.40	Drake TR22 HT used for "cell phone" calls as far back as 1971.
070218tech-004	12.43	Amateur radio credited for setting foundation for cell phone technology
070218tech-004	14.50	Trusting the internet vs the phone with sensitive information
070218tech-004	18.09	Review of the TechNet history 25th Anniversary coming up
070218tech-004	21.02	Using a triplexer with the Kenwood TS2000
070218tech-004	24.01	The mindset of a ham who uses the 1.2Ghz band
070218tech-004	27.14	Good info on Smith Charts in the ARRL Antenna Book CH. 29

February 25, 2007 Show

070225tech-001	0.00	Is it possible for ladder line that's transmitting high wattage to burn wood ceiling joints?
070225tech-001	6.41	Advantages of using open wire feeders for open wire lines.
070225tech-001	11.49	Upcoming NYC metro and LIMARC ham fests
070225tech-001	15.40	What is the performance of right angle 259 connectors
070225tech-001	16.40	The value of using amphanol connectors
070225tech-001	18.45	High marks for Delaware's HRO salesman Bob
070225tech-001	19.20	Judging the quality of coax by its dielectric
070225tech-001	22.09	The proper kind of chicken wire to us as ground radials
070225tech-001	23.39	How to properly lay chicken wire on your lawn for ground radials
070225tech-001	28.43	Using #22 telephone wires as radials good?
070225tech-001	31.30	SPACE REPORT-next shuttle will be bringing up next rotator
070225tech-001	34.06	STS-118 (June 2007) will have the next teacher in space since Challenger disaster
070225tech-001	36.40	Lots of nodes and modules slated for future shuttles
070225tech-001	39.11	Mars rovers get larger
070225tech-001	43.09	Shuttle missions to study dangerous asteroids
070225tech-001	46.10	Non-man space mission to put a microphone on Mars
070225tech-001	47.00	Phoenix Mission and the Mars poles
070225tech-001	50.51	Cydonia and NASA's opinion of the face
070225tech-002	0.00	Discussion of The Science Channel show "Physics of Life"
070225tech-002	1.42	SWR using the Quadratic Equation
070225tech-002	3.50	Criss crossing of dipole antennas- degradation of signal?
070225tech-002	6.15	How Mel's loop antenna phasing is similar to the phasing of the criss crossing dipole
070225tech-002	13.25	www.amateurradio.tv now has the TechNet in streaming audio

March 4, 2007 Show

070304tech-001	0.00	Already in progress- Overloading of preamps
070304tech-001	2.33	Replacing MosFets and the susceptibility of static damage
070304tech-001	11.58	HF verticals vs HF horizontals
070304tech-001	15.08	An opinion why phase verticals work better
070304tech-001	20.13	Raising gain, reducing noise level and improving S/N ratio
070304tech-001	24.27	Faraday Rotation and "East to West and West to East" transmission
070304tech-001	27.10	Where to buy antenna masts and aluminum tubing
070304tech-001	27.56	Davidson aluminum supply, and buying conduits at an electrical contractors store
070304tech-002	0.00	Available sizes of aluminum conduits
070304tech-002	2.15	Priming and painting a conduit for outdoor use
070304tech-002	4.36	How to clean antenna masts and coils
070304tech-002	15.32	Shielding of repeater preamps
070304tech-002	21.49	Importance of measuring using a directional coupler
070304tech-002	26.10	Analysis of a preamp in a barefoot repeater
070304tech-002	32.32	"Lectures on Communication Systems Theory" the Limiters Bible
070304tech-002	36.21	Using a scope probe to tap the signal in the stages of a repeater
070304tech-002	42.00	Precautions to take to avoid blowing out your network analyzer's front-end
070304tech-002	51.54	Ham legal help when filing an application for a tower with a town's zoning board
070304tech-003	0.00	SPACE REPORT
070304tech-003	0.34	Lunar eclipse in the eastern sky this past week
070304tech-003	1.45	STS delayed- shuttle left out during bad hail storm
070304tech-003	3.39	19 more shuttle flights to finish the ISS
070304tech-003	9.30	When ISS ends where will the 1 million pounds of hardware going to go?
070304tech-003	13.02	Reestablishing orbit is a daily chore for shuttle
070304tech-003	16.03	The high cost of blasting the ISS out of earth's orbit
070304tech-003	24.45	The value of the Hubble Telescope
070304tech-003	28.20	Larger hubbles on NASA's horizon
070304tech-003	34.10	All about folding telescopes
070304tech-003	37.02	Examples of a multi-piece radio telescope lens
070304tech-003	42.49	Space deployment of future radio telescopes
070304tech-003	48.06	SMITH CHART REVIEW (72 ohm line added to an existing 50 ohm line)
070304tech-004	0.00	SMITH CHART REVIEW continued
070304tech-004	2.25	Other types of Smith Chart reviews scheduled for the future
070304tech-004	4.07	The Verizon check with the Polar Formula written on it
070304tech-004	8.07	Polar Form or Rectangular Form - which is better?
070304tech-004	11.44	Using R squared X squared for SWR in polar form
070304tech-004	15.21	Using the tangent function in the R squared X squared problem
070304tech-004	17.03	Using the Quadratic Equation for the R squared X squared problem
070304tech-004	21.56	The Unknown History of the Quadratic Equation
070304tech-004	24.05	Memories of Professor Helm
070304tech-004	30.01	Evaluation of the Extra Class Ham Test
070304tech-004	31.31	Apprenticeships mandatory for recent RF Engineering Graduates
070304tech-004	34.20	Mel's story of a 12 year old Extra Class Ham who almost electrocuted herself
070304tech-004	37.45	Dangers and risks of the ham radio hobby and the need for elmers
070304tech-004	43.09	Founder of ARRL died by being electrocuted
070304tech-004	45.02	AC vs DC which is safer?
070304tech-004	47.39	All about Thomas Edison
070304tech-004	53.20	Clouds that give out voltage

March 11, 2007 Show

070311tech-001	3.00	Problems with TE Systems 6m amp (20W in 375 out) also bad SWL
070311tech-001	4.10	LPS Networks in 6m brick amps
070311tech-001	6.03	SSB and Class C amps
070311tech-001	14.23	6m amp is suppose to drawing 53 amps but instead drawing 43 - puzzling
070311tech-001	18.49	Examination of amp's inverters
070311tech-001	19.51	Examination of by-pass mode
070311tech-001	23.05	Examination of relays (or lack of)
070311tech-001	25.05	Examination of input transformers
070311tech-001	28.02	Examination of PPR transistors
070311tech-001	32.01	Raw voltage and solid state amplifiers
070311tech-001	37.04	Transistors and amp overheating
070311tech-001	41.00	Using the case as a bogus heat sink
070311tech-002	0.00	Directional Coupler Measuring Techniques
070311tech-002	2.20	2005 storm crippling equipment on Long Island
070311tech-002	4.40	Angle Linear Amplifiers and cavity filters
070311tech-002	10.37	Examining repeater pre-amp specifications
070311tech-002	11.18	The importance of repeater pre-amp shielding
070311tech-002	12.18	Pre-amp limiting and mixing
070311tech-002	16.01	Strength of some UHF TV station raise havoc
070311tech-002	18.06	Polar Coordinates Tutorial Feedback
070311tech-002	20.37	In depth explanation of Polar Coordinates
070311tech-002	21.20	200 Ohm resistor problem
070311tech-002	26.20	Dick does same problem in rectangular form
070311tech-002	29.30	Explanation using a formula instead of a broken tube calibrator
070311tech-002	36.11	Old Math vs. New Math in Engineering School
070311tech-003	0.00	Old Math vs. New Math in Engineering School continued
070311tech-003	4.50	Van de Graaff Generator Dick's new purchase
070311tech-003	5.40	Van de Graaff Generator and dry air
070311tech-003	8.07	Dick's experiment with a neon light and a Van de Graaff Generator
070311tech-003	13.02	How to tune a Van de Graaff Generator
070311tech-003	18.11	Speed of a Van de Graaff Generator belt
070311tech-003	19.45	How a Van de Graaff Generator builds up a charge
070311tech-003	24.04	Why lighting zig zags
070311tech-003	26.10	A look at Tesla and Three Phase Power
070311tech-003	35.08	Van de Graaff Generator experiments with kids and popcorn
070311tech-003	42.07	Where to buy a Van de Graaff Generator
070311tech-003	48.32	Van de Graaff Generator experiments with kids and popcorn continued
070311tech-003	55.51	The importance of science demonstrations for students
070311tech-003	57.03	Hand-crank generators
070311tech-004	0.00	Spark Gap generator demonstrations
070311tech-004	6.12	Tesla Coil and Van de Graaff Generator kits
070311tech-004	9.45	Gyroscopes and torpedo guidance systems
070311tech-004	12.10	How two gyroscopes cancel each other out
070311tech-004	13.39	Spinning gyroscopes/Piano Hinge experiment
070311tech-004	16.49	Movement of a gyroscope's spin
070311tech-004	18.55	How gyroscopes guide torpedoes
070311tech-004	22.00	Make a 0 degree azimuth torpedo launch
070311tech-004	25.05	What drives a torpedo
070311tech-004	34.51	Do charged batteries bounce higher than expired ones?
070311tech-004	38.11	What drives a torpedo continued
070311tech-004	39.50	Can we send a man to Mars with all the consumables one human needs?
070311tech-004	47.33	Do charged batteries bounce higher than expired ones? Continued
070311tech-004	50.03	The difference is supplying electrons vs. pumping electrons

March 18, 2007 Show

070318tech-001	3.00	Changing gauges in open wire feed line
070318tech-001	6.15	Differences in a dipole and a ladder line folding dipole
070318tech-001	12.39	The current in the center of dipole antennas vs the ends of the dipole
070318tech-001	15.43	Where is the high current located in a folded dipole
070318tech-001	17.05	Does an inverted V have a vertical component to it?
070318tech-001	21.50	Lowering of a dipole and the effects of the angle of radiation.
070318tech-001	23.09	Antenna plotting and the horizon
070318tech-001	24.30	Shunt feeding a tower
070318tech-001	29.50	The aluminum top of the antenna and the effects on the low bands
070318tech-001	34.20	An RF ground vs. a DC ground
070318tech-001	35.30	The role of a gamma rod
070318tech-001	40.10	Mel's experiences with shunt feeding a tower
070318tech-002	0.00	Shunt feeding a tower and gamma rods continued
070318tech-002	2.00	How to make a broadband dipole and Antenna and Propagation Magazine article
070318tech-002	3.39	How 2m repeater's band plans and PLs are set up
070318tech-002	15.22	KDK2016 rig discussion
070318tech-002	19.25	Doppler Scanning Circuits and their front ends
070318tech-002	23.07	SPACE REPORT
070318tech-002	24.32	Russian spacesuit problems
070318tech-002	26.09	Hale storm damage report on shuttle
070318tech-002	27.51	Shuttle Solar Panel update
070318tech-002	31.07	Upcoming Mars Missions
070318tech-002	32.10	How panel rotators work
070318tech-002	33.46	Possible budget cuts for moon rover missions
070318tech-002	35.45	The Dawn Project for asteroid research
070318tech-002	37.22	Hubble repair mission update
070318tech-002	39.35	Mel's email update
070318tech-002	42.40	The top four antenna books ever published for hams
070318tech-002	43.10	The ARRL Antenna Book
070318tech-002	43.19	RG Johnson Antenna Engineering Handbook 3rd Edition
070318tech-002	46.00	RG Johnson Antenna Engineering Handbook 4th Edition
070318tech-002	47.09	John Krauss Antennas 3rd Edition
070318tech-002	48.33	Walt Maxwell Reflections
070318tech-002	50.11	Why SWR is severely misunderstood
070318tech-002	54.14	SWR misunderstanding when adding to existing feed line
070318tech-002	55.07	Story of Walt Maxwell, W2DU, the satellite and its dipole antenna
070318tech-003	0.11	More on Wlat Maxwell and QRZ.com
070318tech-003	1.40	Is it possible to direction find with an HT?
070318tech-003	5.10	Ground plain radials vs. ground rods
070318tech-003	6.41	Greating maximum proformance from ground radials
070318tech-003	7.13	Ground radials vs. a giant grid of wires - which will perform better?
070318tech-003	11.02	How current travels in radials
070318tech-003	13.30	Extending you ground plain radials into your neighbor's yard.
070318tech-003	16.09	What wires are used for ground plains
070318tech-003	20.07	Installing a vertical vs. horizontal antenna where the shack is near a metal warehouse
070318tech-003	30.11	Using a fan dipole
070318tech-003	31.33	Opinions using a loop antenna for HF
070318tech-003	32.15	Eggbeater antennas in horizontal polarization and digital dish tv TVI
070318tech-004	0.00	Continued - Eggbeater antennas in horizontal polarization and digital dish TV TVI
070318tech-004	4.09	Examining Eggbeater antenna height and placement
070318tech-004	4.58	Horizontal or Vertical location vs Co-location
070318tech-004	6.00	Digital TV unit front ends (or lack of)
070318tech-004	9.30	Can you detect RF leakage with a fluorescent bulb?
070318tech-004	12.06	How close can you place an Eggbeater 2 to a vertically polarized antenna?
070318tech-004	21.00	Problems with placing an M Squared antenna next to a vertical metallic structure
070318tech-004	23.20	Examining the proper mounting of an M Squared antenna loop
070318tech-004	28.30	Using a fluorescent bulb to measure 10m HT RF leakage
070318tech-004	32.00	What's more harmful - a cell tower or talking on a cell phone?
070318tech-004	34.12	Cell phone antenna on an apartment building safe for the top floor tenants?
070318tech-004	41.30	How to build and use an RF leakage sniffer
070318tech-004	47.30	When Dick had to use a Radiation Hazard Meter in an emergency
070318tech-004	51.00	The RF exposure secret on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building

March 25, 2007 Show

070325tech-001	2.35	Comparing the G5RV and the Carolina Windham
070325tech-001	9.01	Antenna patterns of a dipole
070325tech-001	10.15	Advantages of using multiple antennas
070325tech-001	14.58	The history of the Windham antenna
070325tech-001	16.50	The Balun used specifically for the Windham
070325tech-001	18.30	Why an inverted V may be better than a dipole
070325tech-001	21.54	Using a tuner on the G5RV
070325tech-001	24.30	Why the PL tone is turned off during The TechNet
070325tech-001	25.51	Why PL tones are used
070325tech-001	31.15	Update on shunt feeding towers
070325tech-001	32.23	Spacing radials for maximum performance
070325tech-001	35.45	The importance of radials for a vertical antenna
070325tech-001	38.03	The performance in using 120 radials
070325tech-002	0.00	Radials in the ground vs radials in the air
070325tech-002	2.03	Reactive and Resistance components of radials
070325tech-002	6.07	Continued- shunt feeding towers
070325tech-002	9.30	Collinear antennas and the Ringo Ranger antenna discussed
070325tech-002	11.49	Transmitter antenna radials and ground conductivity
070325tech-002	13.50	Communications Quarterly Fall 1991
070325tech-002	13.56	CQ article about using 1/10 radials through to 1 wavelength
070325tech-002	19.03	The longer the radials the less number of radials required?
070325tech-002	23.09	Mel's stress that the article is about ground vertical towers not short vertical antennas
070325tech-002	25.08	Changing factors when trying to make a tower tuned for 80m work on 160m
070325tech-002	28.40	The use of 20' x 20' copper screens
070325tech-002	29.50	The importance of stable base impediment reactance
070325tech-002	31.03	The bad ground conductivity on Long Island
070325tech-002	35.01	Changing the broadcast transmit power throughout a day
070325tech-002	39.05	The George Braun Story of the use of 120 radial standard
070325tech-002	43.51	Radio waves may travel faster than light
070325tech-002	45.13	Mounting a Log Periodic Antenna on a PVC pipe correct?
070325tech-002	48.01	Poorly designed switching power supplies and their noise
070325tech-002	50.09	The power supply built by Manfred Morthigwig (sp?)
070325tech-002	50.30	QST Dec 1999 and Jan 2000 article about Manfred's power supply
070325tech-002	54.20	Doug and Howie give examples of problem power supplies for repeaters
070325tech-002	56.04	Differences in quality of power supplies
070325tech-002	58.09	Installing and grounding an HF rig in a sailboat
070325tech-003	0.00	Continued - Installing and grounding an HF rig in a sailboat
070325tech-003	3.40	Antenna suggestions for sailboats
070325tech-003	9.10	Insurance considerations when attempting to ground a boat
070325tech-003	11.07	Checking the pH level of you antifreeze
070325tech-003	12.21	The philosophies on Broadcast power supplies
070325tech-003	15.50	Kenwood TS711 output power problem
070325tech-003	19.32	Performance of the Kenwood TS711
070325tech-003	21.40	Getting full output with the Henry 2002 amplifier
070325tech-003	24.38	Importance of measuring broken equipments' power supplies
070325tech-003	28.30	SPACE REPORT Space trivia with Paul
070325tech-003	34.09	Mel's email on shunt fed towers
070325tech-003	36.05	Shunt fed tower problems senerios
070325tech-003	38.11	HF RF exposure vs. VHF/UHF RF exposure
070325tech-003	41.09	Update on Bayville LI antenna mess
070325tech-003	44.09	Gamma matching, gamma rods, and RF radiation
070325tech-003	47.28	Mel's email rules
070325tech-003	52.00	How to properly put to use 1500 feet of 15g enamel wire
070325tech-003	54.49	Continued - space trivia questions
070325tech-004	0.00	Continued - space trivia questions
070325tech-004	1.30	Update on Mel's loop antennas
070325tech-004	3.21	Tuning and possible transmitting on Mel's indoor loop
070325tech-004	10.47	Performance between Mel's indoor and outdoor antennas
070325tech-004	11.48	The fate of Mel's variable capacitor on his loop
070325tech-004	13.30	The 2 types of Teflon
070325tech-004	15.03	The misunderstanding of antenna capture areas
070325tech-004	16.01	New antenna inventions are still happening over the 100 year old history of the dipole
070325tech-004	17.30	How Mel started with loop antennas
070325tech-004	20.48	The future of Mel's loop antenna
070325tech-004	23.20	The importance of the Antenna area relationship
070325tech-004	26.49	Continued - space trivia questions
070325tech-004	28.47	Guy's TVI interference problem solved
070325tech-004	30.10	Guy's MFJ dualband tuner (discontinued) and an old variable filter used to reduce TVI
070325tech-004	33.21	Guy's Kenwood TS2000 the culprit of the TVI?
070325tech-004	37.07	How Guy got his CF2 filter and the info from www.comaire.com

April 1, 2007 Show

070401tech-001	3.36	Making a fox hole radio diode out of a razorblade and pencil lead
070401tech-001	13.40	Passive radio (crystal) predecessor of RF tag technology
070401tech-001	16.43	Bugs that use passive radio technology
070401tech-001	18.01	Antique Electric Supply (Tempe AZ) good source for old radio parts
070401tech-001	19.10	The pros and cons of using VOX
070401tech-001	25.07	Fresh water and the influence it has on angle of radiation
070401tech-001	27.30	Booster angle, conductivity, and dielectric constinence
070401tech-001	25.02	Interesting characteristics of water
070401tech-001	34.12	Using water as a waveguide dummy load
070401tech-001	38.07	What happens when you put a snowball in a microwave
070401tech-001	40.00	Government radar system (Raytheon) to take over ham 70cm band?
070401tech-001	50.42	Over the horizon (OTH) radar and how it uses high and low frequencies.
070401tech-002	0.00	Using a noise blanker to stop OTH signals
070401tech-002	2.17	The capability of an HT at 5W
070401tech-002	5.30	The filtering capabilities of an HT
070401tech-002	9.21	Phasing a vertically polarized dipole and a horizontally polarized dipole
070401tech-002	14.10	How to work a phase shifter with an antenna tuner
070401tech-002	18.01	Mel's phasing with a high SWR
070401tech-002	19.38	Can you phase two antennas with a Y connector?
070401tech-002	24.38	Phase shifting in HF vs VHF
070401tech-002	29.15	The advantages of using an Op Amp
070401tech-002	31.42	The advantages of adding a Q Multiplier
070401tech-002	34.49	Using the MFJ-1026 noise blanker
070401tech-002	37.38	The need to discuss noise blankers in depth on the TechNet
070401tech-002	39.09	Using a dual loop antenna with phasing equipment
070401tech-002	43.22	How Mel adjusts his receiving loop from PA to SC and removing thunder crashes
070401tech-002	46.06	Canceling out unwanted signals on broadcast towers using yagis
070401tech-002	50.16	Dick and Eric discuss the workings of a old cable company's antenna system
070401tech-003	0.00	Con't Dick and Eric discuss the workings of a old cable company's antenna system
070401tech-003	6.50	The effectiveness of multi-wavelength beverage antennas
070401tech-003	8.14	Yagis vs beverage antennas - which perform better
070401tech-003	12.26	Working stations in New Zealand using phase arrays
070401tech-003	14.31	Challenges with 75 meters in the summer
070401tech-003	15.50	How signals from parts all over the world are received in NJ
070401tech-003	20.54	How the D layer effects 75m signals
070401tech-003	25.39	How Florida is different on HF than other states
070401tech-003	28.31	The shortcomings of noise squashers
070401tech-003	31.51	The need for better noise squashing antennas
070401tech-003	36.13	Examining the design flaws of the MFJ-1026 noise squasher

April 8, 2007 Show

070408tech-001	5.00	Ameritron AL1500 amp plate tuning with 2 tubes and a grid current question
070408tech-001	14.20	Precautions when loading the Ameritron AL1500 for the 1st time on 10m
070408tech-001	17.38	What is a "double dip?"
070408tech-001	19.43	How Mel kept his homebrew amp cool with increased airflow
070408tech-001	21.03	The importance of good airflow for the Ameritron AL1500
070408tech-001	25.16	Does a coupler effect your signal in the coax
070408tech-001	27.50	Importance of fan placement to keep your rig cool.
070408tech-001	36.42	Mel's gives a good overview of his indoor loop antenna and construction

April 15, 2007 Show

070415tech-001	3.00	8877 RF Power amp overheating problem possibly the tank coil circuit
070415tech-001	6.15	Parasitic Oscillators
070415tech-001	7.10	What creates heating of a coil
070415tech-001	13.05	Locating the arch in the amplifier
070415tech-001	17.28	C1 arching vs. C2 arching
070415tech-001	26.09	Mel's example of a coil modification
070415tech-001	34.52	Tempo FMH-42 and finding out its transmitting crystals
070415tech-001	40.42	How to determine the length of a phasing line and impedance matching
070415tech-001	44.21	How delay plays a part in phased antennas
070415tech-002	0.00	An antenna array's phasing center
070415tech-002	4.30	Using different types of coax can result in different electronic lengths
070415tech-002	11.20	Operating a amp without its cage
070415tech-002	13.38	The importance of properly made silver-plated copper
070415tech-002	18.12	The effectiveness of using vacuum variable capacitors
070415tech-002	20.35	How silver bearing solder behaves
070415tech-002	24.13	How to measure the temperature of a circuit
070415tech-002	25.08	Using an infrared camera to measure the temperature of a circuit
070415tech-002	26.05	Infrared cameras and low light
070415tech-002	28.55	Praise for PBS's "MythBusters" show
070415tech-002	33.40	The real weight of a cubic meter of air
070415tech-002	38.13	The debate of the theory of flight
070415tech-002	43.02	SPACE REPORT - Shuttle delay due to hail storm damage
070415tech-002	45.45	The high cost of a citizen going into space
070415tech-002	48.19	The possibility of getting space sickness
070415tech-002	49.50	Confusion over dB's
070415tech-002	51.05	Continued - First TechNet Lesson on decibels
070415tech-003	0.00	First TechNet Lesson on decibels
070415tech-003	3.40	Examples of different sound levels
070415tech-003	7.00	Decibel Example #1 Using decibel measurements
070415tech-003	9.02	The different types of dB logs
070415tech-003	12.51	Using a calculator to compute dB logs
070415tech-003	14.51	Decibel Example #2 Using dBs with microphones and amps
070415tech-003	21.19	Decibel Example #3 dBs and voltage current ratios
070415tech-003	27.32	Decibel Example #4 Converting dBs back to ratios
070415tech-003	32.03	Horizontal scales, vertical scales and their relation to dBs and logs
070415tech-003	33.36	Recap of the all Decibels Examples 1 through 4

April 22, 2007 Show

070422tech-001	1.50	Choosing an antenna switch box
070422tech-001	5.02	Why 750 hardline could be one of the best deals around
070422tech-001	6.09	One cable vs. multiple cable connections with a switch box
070422tech-001	7.01	How to use a step relay
070422tech-001	9.51	How to find cheap 750 hardline
070422tech-001	12.45	How to install a "stinger" connector to 750 hardline
070422tech-001	19.19	Discussion - Passive Intermodulation (PIM)
070422tech-001	22.54	750 hardline with 70 ohms a problem to use?
070422tech-001	25.20	Whatever happened to channel 1 on TV?
070422tech-001	29.45	The Early Days of TV
070422tech-001	32.05	All about the Pilot 3" Channel 1 TV
070422tech-001	34.21	How early TVs were manufactured
070422tech-001	36.49	Antenna electronic phase shifting - revisited
070422tech-001	48.10	Heat from soldering iron may damage lithium backup battery
070422tech-002	0.00	The importance of using lithium backup batteries with tabs
070422tech-002	5.15	How lithium ion batteries behave
070422tech-002	8.40	The cost of replacing regular NiCads with Lithium Ion batteries
070422tech-002	10.15	SPACE REPORT Founder of Paypal next in space
070422tech-002	11.39	Recap of "Mythbusters" TV show and the theory of air lifting
070422tech-002	19.02	The strength of water pressure when a car submerged
070422tech-002	22.11	Why equalizing the pressure of the space stations doors is mandatory when docking
070422tech-002	28.02	Discussion - Problem with intermod on a 10m repeater - can a crystal filter fix it?
070422tech-002	33.39	How multi-stage harmonics behave
070422tech-002	38.10	The role that a limiter plays in intermod and harmonics
070422tech-002	47.10	Can Bee Colony Collapse Disorder be caused by cellphone RF?
070422tech-002	53.39	8877 amplifier tube filaments and their proper voltage drain
070422tech-002	58.19	How Collins rigs manage filament voltage
070422tech-003	0.00	Continued - How Collins rigs manage filament voltage
070422tech-003	19.50	Electronic spacing of vertical phase antennas
070422tech-003	25.06	SPACE REPORT con't Stephen Hawkings preparing for space travel
070422tech-003	34.26	2 antennas for the same band - only one is connected - how is the performance?
070422tech-003	38.58	How does antenna capture area effect 2 closely placed antennas?
070422tech-003	41.30	TechNet Decibel Example #5 from Mel's email
070422tech-003	48.15	TechNet Decibel Example #6 from Mel's email
070422tech-003	53.10	TechNet Decibel Example #7 Decibels and Noise Power
070422tech-004	0.00	Con't TechNet Decibel Example #7 Decibels and Noise Power
070422tech-004	13.10	SINAD tests and how they work
070422tech-004	17.40	How a good IF Strip effects SINAD test results
070422tech-004	22.57	Praise for www.amateurradio.tv LIMARC TechNet audio streaming and index system
070422tech-004	27.33	Four definitions of the Q in a resonant circuit
070422tech-004	29.19	Harold Wheeler's research of electronically small antenna arrays
070422tech-004	33.07	Mel's preview of TechNet Decibel Example #8 The Qs of dBs
070422tech-004	34.48	How to test someone if they are having a stroke
070422tech-004	36.42	The risk of using small indoor dipoles at high wattage
070422tech-004	43.17	Discussion of Dick's rule - "Antenna resonates then radiates"
070422tech-004	48.40	What comprises a Radiating System
070422tech-004	50.10	Discussion - Dick's research on tank units
070422tech-004	58.01	How far does a radio signal really travel?

April 29, 2007 Show

070429tech-001	0.00	Background and purpose of the TechNet
070429tech-001	3.48	amateurradio.tv now has the TechNet in streaming audio
070429tech-001	6.03	Praise for William Beaty's article "Philosophy of Electrical Engineering"
070429tech-001	7.32	Ameritron 8877 amplifier meter face plate replacement easy to do?
070429tech-001	9.56	The dangers of opening up a meter box
070429tech-001	15.40	How Mel opens up a meter box
070429tech-001	20.30	Triboelectric series problems with a meter
070429tech-001	22.51	The importance of measuring correct meter movement
070429tech-001	25.07	Suggestions for using graphics software to make new meter face
070429tech-001	26.50	QST article on using WordPerfect software to make new meter face
070429tech-001	29.03	Digital interpretations of analog meters
070429tech-001	31.09	Praise for Triplet & Simpson Volt Ohm Milliamp Meter
070429tech-001	32.11	Dick's 30K full scale volt meter that has no resistive loading
070429tech-001	47.47	Low output wattage on 6m - revisited
070429tech-001	49.02	Possible plate tank circuit behavior on VHF
070429tech-002	0.00	Continued - Possible plate tank circuit behavior on VHF
070429tech-002	3.15	Is a 2:1 or yet a 20:1 SWR really that bad?
070429tech-002	9.41	Input SWR vs Output SWR
070429tech-002	11.03	What is a Load Pulling Test
070429tech-002	14.38	Is a 3:1 SWR on a solid state rig good?
070429tech-002	17.00	QST article on converting the Heathkit SD200 and the SD220 to 6m
070429tech-002	18.08	Praise for William I Orr's (W6SAI) book West Coast Design 22nd Edit on TX circuits
070429tech-002	22.26	Using old toaster parts (Nicrome) for shunt material
070429tech-002	27.01	Shunting devices that measure high current
070429tech-002	30.32	Mel's email Advice needed for an 80m elevated radial antenna
070429tech-002	35.00	Difference between a vertical half-wave dipole and an elevated ground radial
070429tech-002	39.01	How tree branches effect RF transmission
070429tech-002	41.06	How does an elevated inverted L perform
070429tech-002	42.45	Techniques for Mechanically Shortening Antennas
070429tech-002	43.55	How does mechanically shortening antennas effect the Q factor
070429tech-002	47.35	Harold Wheeler's chapter in the Antenna Engineering Handwork on effects of the Q factor
070429tech-002	51.00	Krauss' "Infinitesible Dipole" and an antenna's capture area
070429tech-002	53.50	Is the bending over of the top wire a top loading capacitor or is it zigzagging
070429tech-002	57.16	Voltage of the radial tips and how tree branches effect its impedance
070429tech-002	58.09	Slope of radials and its effects on impedance
070429tech-003	0.00	Continued - Slope of radials and its effects on impedance
070429tech-003	11.52	SPACE REPORT - Stephen Hawkings 0 gforce ride
070429tech-003	14.15	Discovery of an earth-like planet 20 light years away
070429tech-003	16.30	The effeciency of today's solar panels
070429tech-003	21.50	Climb and recovery of parabolic orbits
070429tech-003	22.10	ESO in Chile and Manfred Mornhinwig
070429tech-003	24.13	The dry, dead soil in the Paranel Mountains
070429tech-003	26.29	The value of solar energy
070429tech-003	32.21	Enter GILESE581C on google to find info on earth-like planets
070429tech-003	40.01	Dick's 10Ghz equipment discussion
070429tech-003	42.55	Dead battery vs new battery - which has more electrons?
070429tech-003	49.16	The relation of air pressure and dialectric strength
070429tech-003	53.00	Dick's patent on his wide element Yagi
070429tech-003	55.38	TechNet Decibel Example #8 Q and Decibels
070429tech-004	0.00	Continued - TechNet Decibel Example #8 Q and Decibels
070429tech-004	3.40	TechNet Decibel Example #9 Open loop voltage gain of an op amp in dBs
070429tech-004	12.45	Measuring S parameter vectors
070429tech-004	15.20	Dealing with ratios and dBs
070429tech-004	21.15	Dicks colleague George Flanagan and his high-voltage circuits
070429tech-004	25.30	Cont - TechNet Decibel Example #9 Open loop voltage gain of an op amp in dBs
070429tech-004	29.12	Dick: There are no dumb questions
070429tech-004	31.05	What really is a radio wave?
070429tech-004	36.10	IEEE lecture on James Maxwell on May 30, 2007
070429tech-004	38.45	amateurradio.tv now has the TechNet in streaming audio
070429tech-004	40.15	The magic of propagation

May 6, 2007 Show

070506tech-001	0.00	K1JT's new digital mode redefines moon bounce QSOs
070506tech-001	6.23	End fed antennas for HF and the effects on sloping them
070506tech-001	10.50	What happens when you resonate an antenna of the wrong length?
070506tech-001	13.15	Where to place an impedance matching device
070506tech-001	17.21	The purpose of a line isolator
070506tech-001	19.01	Where to place a balun device on an end fed antenna
070506tech-001	21.57	The purpose of installing a stub
070506tech-001	25.40	Is there a magic length for a stub?
070506tech-001	35.00	"Shocking" video on www.glubert.com high power line video
070506tech-001	53.57	Is it worth it to upgrade to a longer HT antenna?
070506tech-002	0.00	Con't Is it worth it to upgrade to a longer HT antenna?
070506tech-002	2.20	Icom IC218 problem with weak wire between BNC and TX board
070506tech-002	5.29	Mel suggests using solder wick for IC218-like repair
070506tech-002	7.18	Kenwood HF rig problem - no TX power below 24Mhz
070506tech-002	18.08	How relays work
070506tech-002	26.07	SPACE REPORT Photos of Jupiter's rings
070506tech-002	27.03	Earth-like planet found 10 light years away
070506tech-002	32.40	New Horizon satellite speed impressive
070506tech-002	33.10	The long time it takes to communicate with space satellites
070506tech-002	35.00	The advantages of raising ground plain radials
070506tech-002	38.35	Different results when placing the SWR at the antenna base vs. the at the rig
070506tech-003	0.00	Con't Different results when placing the SWR at the antenna base vs. the at the rig
070506tech-003	2.58	Expanding range using a meter to measure CW in the car
070506tech-003	5.29	Deep battery discharge article: www.eham.net/articles/16418
070506tech-003	10.00	Electric golf cart battery discharge
070506tech-003	14.19	Dynamic breaking by dropping magnets through metal pipes
070506tech-003	19.15	Discussion- current flow at the end of dipoles
070506tech-003	27.40	www.amateurradio.tv now has the TechNet in streaming audio
070506tech-003	30.16	Choosing the balance between antenna driven kilowatts and dB gain
070506tech-003	33.56	Refraction vs. super refraction
070506tech-003	36.15	Discussion - group delay distortion
070506tech-003	39.49	Monopole resistive components and reactive components
070506tech-003	46.51	WA1MBA.org K2RIW article on Yagi impedance matching
070506tech-003	58.51	Importance of a good antenna for QRP work
070506tech-004	0.00	Different ways a balun is used

May 20, 2007 Show

070520tech-001	3.55	N2EO's update on making a custom-made meter scale with Photoshop
070520tech-001	6.14	Transmitting on HF sets off Carbon Monoxide detector in home
070520tech-001	12.31	Line insulators and/or balun suggested for stopping the detector interference
070520tech-001	15.31	Guy-wire tower disasters
070520tech-002	0.00	Continued - Guy-wire tower disasters
070520tech-002	3.40	Dick's story of a 2 tower disaster
070520tech-002	5.23	Dick tells of the tallest tower ever erected
070520tech-002	8.35	SPACE REPORT - 6,000 lb consumable delivery sent to space station
070520tech-002	10.03	The importance of recycling consumables for long space travel
070520tech-002	17.55	How the earth successfully recycles everything
070520tech-002	19.29	Mel's email - Field Day preparation at Floyd Bennett Field
070520tech-002	22.51	The CCD Dipole - how its made and how it performs
070520tech-002	31.01	QRZ.com's ad of the CCD dipole
070520tech-002	35.15	Staten Island 40m 36 radial vertical antenna problem-never performs as well as dipole
070520tech-002	54.15	How to feed a 40m dipole with 70 ohm hardline
070520tech-002	57.15	All about working with Stinger connectors
070520tech-003	0.00	Continued - All about working with Stinger connectors
070520tech-003	2.55	How to mechanically connect 750 hardline to a dipole
070520tech-003	17.08	Making your own Heathkit-like Dummy Load
070520tech-003	18.51	How to build a Cantenna
070520tech-003	19.58	The MFJ-250 Dummy Load that uses transmission fluid
070520tech-003	24.01	Good Dummy Load article located on arrl.org Ham radio Magazine June 1979
070520tech-003	33.25	Fluke multimeter leads - where to buy?
070520tech-003	35.02	Popular electronic stores located on Long Island that has handicapped parking too
070520tech-003	38.10	Where to program a Motorola GP300
070520tech-003	46.11	amateurradio.tv now has the TechNet in streaming audio
070520tech-003	52.04	Air powered car discussion
070520tech-003	53.03	theaircar.com has info on the City-CAT car
070520tech-004	0.00	Continued - theaircar.com has info on the City-CAT car
070520tech-004	5.32	Overview of the battery-powered car from Tesla Motors
070520tech-004	9.10	Air compressed cars vs. battery powered cars
070520tech-004	11.45	Air tank explosion concerns

May 27, 2007 Show

070527tech-001	3.15	Amtron 99 10m vertical problem - ham needs better reception
070527tech-001	11.10	Amtron 99 10m vertical problem - QTH surrounded by warehouse
070527tech-001	13.53	Guidelines for installing guy wires
070527tech-001	16.52	Love/Hate reviews of the Ringo Ranger
070527tech-001	18.30	Adding ground plane radials to the Amtron 99 necessary?
070527tech-001	25.38	Specs of the Amtron 99
070527tech-001	28.40	Making a vertical out of 2 CB whip antennas
070527tech-001	33.01	Importance of good SWR and antenna height
070527tech-001	40.03	Ham problem - 11 element Yagi and need for better SWR
070527tech-001	42.04	History of Yagi research
070527tech-001	44.09	wa1mba.org has good article by K2RIW about getting 1:1 SWR on a Yagi
070527tech-001	49.49	Do you need a good SWR on your driver before adding the elements?
070527tech-001	52.01	Importance of following a Yagi designer's assembly instructions
070527tech-002	0.00	Dick's favorite Yagi designs
070527tech-002	1.03	Precautions of aluminum oxide forming on Yagi elements
070527tech-002	3.02	VHF vertical transmission, VHF horizontal transmission, and cross polarization
070527tech-002	7.11	HF vertical transmission, HF horizontal transmission, and cross polarization
070527tech-002	8.55	The role of Faraday Rotation
070527tech-002	12.45	Designs for building a 2m collapsible Yagi with a PVC pipe
070527tech-002	15.01	PVC pipe vs aluminum tubing for a Yagi's boom
070527tech-002	20.40	"High Performance Yagis" - good article in the ARRL Antenna Book 19th Edition
070527tech-002	26.47	CCDantennas.com discussion - revisited
070527tech-002	28.38	Examination of the CCD antenna
070527tech-002	31.01	Examination of the CCD antenna's gain
070527tech-002	35.41	Examination of the CCD antenna's SWR
070527tech-002	38.08	Examination of the CCD antenna's current
070527tech-002	42.40	Examination of the CCD antenna's performance
070527tech-002	44.01	Seabeck's Yagi side-lobe claims
070527tech-002	48.25	Examination of the StepIR antenna
070527tech-002	51.51	Stories how dipoles drastically outperform a verticals
070527tech-003	0.00	Con't - Stories how dipoles drastically outperform a verticals
070527tech-003	2.38	TAK-tenna.com antenna examined
070527tech-003	16.10	The Hertzian's dipole "Performance for the Buck"
070527tech-003	17.39	New attractions at Floyd Bennett Field
070527tech-003	19.00	Mel shares responses to his loop antenna
070527tech-003	21.00	Dick's experience with a 1Ghz dipole
070527tech-003	22.19	Dick: A simple dipole isn't that simple
070527tech-003	28.00	Voyager's transmissions from beyond Pluto
070527tech-003	30.10	Voyager's transmitter examined
070527tech-003	35.39	How a radio and TV wave travels through deep space
070527tech-003	40.15	Drake's equations for extraterrestrial life
070527tech-003	42.00	Why haven't we've been contacted yet by ETs?
070527tech-003	45.20	The large scale of the universe
070527tech-003	49.30	The practicality and effectiveness of SETI research
070527tech-003	56.46	Remote external antenna tuners - better than tuners in the shack?
070527tech-004	0.00	Con't - Remote external antenna tuners - better than tuners in the shack?
070527tech-004	3.05	Phasing Yagis and how to power divide
070527tech-004	9.55	How to feed a driven element
070527tech-004	16.03	The fundamentals of circular polarization
070527tech-004	27.27	Combining cables for proper time delay

June 3, 2007 Show

070603tech-001	1.24	Going into detail with Simplex
070603tech-001	2.40	Using repeaters vs using simplex
070603tech-001	4.45	About the Long Island 147.575 Simplex Club
070603tech-001	5.35	Simplex on the HF bands
070603tech-001	8.19	All about cross banding
070603tech-001	15.01	Operation a 10m repeater in the NYC metro area
070603tech-001	16.45	The history of 10m repeaters
070603tech-001	18.35	Background on remote bases
070603tech-001	25.15	Looking back at popular sunspot cycles
070603tech-001	27.55	Advantages of a SSB repeater
070603tech-001	29.02	Issues with SSB repeaters
070603tech-001	31.05	Frequency errors with SSB repeaters
070603tech-001	35.00	FCC regulations using broadband repeaters on the 20m band
070603tech-001	37.05	Why 6m is called the "magic" band
070603tech-001	38.05	How rain scatter was used on 10Ghz
070603tech-001	40.30	Problem - can't reach a lot of 900Mhz repeaters
070603tech-001	43.06	Mod issues of a commercial 800Mhz Kenwood rig to 900Mhz
070603tech-001	47.07	900 Mhz ham band vs the 1200Mhz ham band
070603tech-001	49.48	SPACE REPORT - Exoplanet article in Sky and Telescope Magazine
070603tech-001	51.56	New types of very large telescopes
070603tech-001	55.20	NASA plans to put permanent base on the moon
070603tech-001	57.05	Placing an amateur radio station the moon
070603tech-001	58.10	How a ham moon station will change the landscape of moonbouncing
070603tech-002	0.00	Con't - The future of moonbouncing
070603tech-002	7.07	The security of mounbounce transmissions vs. using the internet
070603tech-002	9.30	The odds of a moonbounce station attack
070603tech-002	10.50	Using the back side of the moon for astronomy equipment
070603tech-002	12.51	The status of the Space Elevator project
070603tech-002	14.02	Reflections by Mel and Dick
070603tech-002	18.08	The story of the man who tightroped across the WTC towers
070603tech-002	24.03	The importance of antenna height above the tree lines
070603tech-002	26.05	HF antenna height performance vs. VHF antenna height performance
070603tech-002	33.50	MELS EMAIL 01 - TAK-antenna skeptics
070603tech-002	37.50	Dick responds with Krause's article on the "Infinitessible Dipole"
070603tech-002	45.51	MELS EMAIL 02 What is the definition of a Linear Loading Dipole
070603tech-002	48.19	What effects the gain of an antenna?
070603tech-002	54.03	MELS EMAIL 03 Has Mel made a 40m version of his loop?
070603tech-002	56.50	40m loop performance vs Mel's 80m loop performance
070603tech-002	58.00	Using the heat test to measure your antenna's performance
070603tech-003	0.00	Cont - Using the heat test to measure your antenna's performance
070603tech-003	3.15	Is the TAK-antenna circular polarized?
070603tech-003	8.15	Can you stack the TAK-antenna?
070603tech-003	14.45	Can you phase the TAK-antenna?
070603tech-003	20.00	Getting the Yagi Phenomenon with the TAK-antenna
070603tech-003	25.50	Examining stacking with the Stepp-IR antenna
070603tech-003	29.30	Creative ways to position the TAK-antenna
070603tech-003	34.00	How will Mel's loop work transmitting outside?
070603tech-003	39.21	What will the performance of Mel's dipole on the tower vs. his loop outside
070603tech-003	47.02	The lack of loop information in the ARRL antenna book
070603tech-003	52.39	Mel defends his loop antenna design
070603tech-003	55.21	Barry N2MB discusses a canceling scenario using 2 vertical dipoles

June 10, 2007 Show

070610tech-001	2.38	Speed of a radio wave
070610tech-001	6.04	How different wavelengths behave
070610tech-001	7.05	How empty space plays a role in light waves
070610tech-001	8.30	How does a wave get from point A to point B
070610tech-001	12.18	The puzzling aspect of Apollo 15's one way wave path from the moon
070610tech-001	14.15	Particle properties vs. wave properties
070610tech-001	16.05	Why magnetism is a mystery
070610tech-001	17.49	What is the speed of magnetism?
070610tech-001	19.00	The relationship between magnetism and radio waves
070610tech-001	21.10	Free space as a resistor
070610tech-001	23.11	Past techniques of measuring the speed of light
070610tech-001	27.37	Mel and Dick examine a black hole
070610tech-001	28.58	What is escape velocity?
070610tech-001	30.00	More questions about black holes
070610tech-001	35.11	Theories of what causes a gamma ray burst
070610tech-001	37.40	Gamma ray bursts in relation to cosmic rays
070610tech-001	38.55	Light waves vs. radio waves
070610tech-001	41.20	What is the medium substance that waves travel through
070610tech-001	47.00	What is the real color of our sky?
070610tech-001	49.13	Do neutron waves travel as fast as light?
070610tech-002	0.00	What are neutrinos and how do they travel?
070610tech-002	7.30	Does coiling up a coax effect it's performance?
070610tech-002	10.26	Are we allowed to communicate with the shuttle astronauts?
070610tech-002	17.20	SPACE REPORT with Paul WS2N - 75 ohm hardline article in QST June 2007 p.53
070610tech-002	18.31	The future of hardline in the wake of fiber optics
070610tech-002	20.11	Review of recent shuttle lift off
070610tech-002	22.11	Upcoming shuttle and space station projects
070610tech-002	28.32	nasa.gov website good source for NASA info
070610tech-002	30.09	Watching the earth and thunderstorms from space on NASA TV
070610tech-002	33.01	Email responses to Mel's loop antenna performance
070610tech-002	38.39	TAK-antenna variations
070610tech-002	41.31	Antenna article by John Krause - good information on effective, compact dipoles
070610tech-002	45.45	Efficient antenna radiation
070610tech-002	52.09	Nice TechNet feedback at HOSARC Ham fest
070610tech-002	57.15	Dick's most recent consulting project
070610tech-002	59.39	MEL'S EMAIL 01 - 3.8 Mhz, microhenrys, and coil formula question
070610tech-003	0.00	Cont. MEL'S EMAIL 01 - 3.8 Mhz, microhenrys, and coil formula question
070610tech-003	6.15	What role Pico farads play in the formula
070610tech-003	12.30	How calculators have different displays for formulas
070610tech-003	14.31	History of HP calculators in Europe and the US
070610tech-003	17.37	Dick praises the discontinued HP28S
070610tech-003	20.29	The HP28S vs other scientific calculators
070610tech-003	22.40	Reverse polish notation explained
070610tech-003	24.34	Using reverse polish notation with Mels 3.8 Mhz email question
070610tech-003	28.43	The HP28S vs other scientific calculators revisited
070610tech-003	43.15	Batteries that are used with scientific calculators
070610tech-003	47.25	How Lionel train whistle car works with transformers
070610tech-003	55.01	Making transformer measurements with a multimeter
070610tech-004	0.00	Con't Making transformer measurements with a multimeter
070610tech-004	3.01	Powering relays through a remote
070610tech-004	4.10	A look at Thomas Edison's lab and his philosophy
070610tech-004	7.20	Hpcalc.org good website for HP Calculator Emulators
070610tech-004	9.34	MEL'S EMAIL 02 Measuring Q
070610tech-004	11.07	Using Grid Dip Meters to measure Q
070610tech-004	15.15	What determines a Q of a coil?
070610tech-004	22.01	Measuring Q with a grid dip meter with two coils
070610tech-004	27.01	Dick and Mel explain the Q Formula
070610tech-004	30.19	The growth of dip meters into network analyzers
070610tech-004	38.22	Why the need for adjusting tunnel diodes
070610tech-004	43.09	MFJ sells a "poor man's" network analyzer
070610tech-004	47.05	The need for hands-on experience to build a foundation of knowledge
070610tech-004	53.40	LIMARC will be offering TechNet thru IRLP repeaters
070610tech-004	55.56	Echolink vs IRLP
070610tech-004	1.01.43	MRF889 150W combinable transistor
070610tech-004	1.03.59	ECTA amplifiers - why they are a good deal
070610tech-004	1.05.11	Snow flaking explained

June 17, 2007 Show

070617tech-001	0.00	Already in progress - MFJ antenna relays examined
070617tech-001	2.26	Advantages of have multiple transmission lines
070617tech-001	7.14	How reliable are antenna relays?
070617tech-001	14.32	210 Exoplanet now found
070617tech-001	16.12	Dick received his new "Antenna Engineering Handbook"
070617tech-001	18.14	How well is the performance using a 430Mhz-450Mhz Yagi for 454Mhz
070617tech-001	23.30	What to test when changing a beach municipality antenna's system
070617tech-002	0.00	Con't What to test when changing a beach municipality antenna's system
070617tech-002	7.45	Liability considerations when hams volunteer assistance
070617tech-002	17.45	The ins and outs of the Good Samaritan Law
070617tech-002	26.05	The fun in placing a video camera on top of your tower
070617tech-002	27.30	SPACE REPORT with Paul WS2N
070617tech-002	28.03	Recent repairs on the space station and shuttle
070617tech-002	31.45	Computer and power supply repairs on the shuttle
070617tech-002	35.00	Panel repairs on the space station
070617tech-002	38.00	Shuttle landing locations throughout the globe
070617tech-002	39.10	Upgrading The Rover intelligence through software upgrades
070617tech-002	43.05	The trouble with Opportunity's right front wheel
070617tech-002	45.45	Mel's tells about his camera atop his tower
070617tech-002	49.58	MELS EMAIL 01 - Praise for TechNet's explanation of the Q formula
070617tech-002	50.51	MELS EMAIL 02 - Which to use - a tower antenna or a simple loop?
070617tech-002	51.50	VHF antenna requirements vs. HF antenna requirements
070617tech-002	54.13	The importance of antenna adaptability
070617tech-002	56.09	Testing of Mel's loop antenna vs. his tower antenna
070617tech-003	0.00	Con't Test results of Mel's loop and the 80m tower antenna
070617tech-003	1.15	How polarization plays a role in antenna tests
070617tech-003	2.58	Mel's evaluation of the HF bands for field day
070617tech-003	6.09	Details for Field Day at Floyd Bennett Field Airport
070617tech-003	8.51	MELS EMAIL 03 Examining the specs of HF log periodic antennas
070617tech-003	13.20	Evaluating side lobes of log periodics
070617tech-003	15.31	Interpreting side lobe data
070617tech-003	18.10	Interpreting advertised antenna specs
070617tech-003	21.20	Mel's reads giant HF periodic antenna specs
070617tech-003	23.50	Drawbacks of spending a lot of money on a new hobby
070617tech-003	26.50	Why not many hams use HF log periodics
070617tech-003	31.15	Past TechNet topics can be found on amateurradio.tv
070617tech-003	32.06	MELS EMAIL 04 - What antenna to make to reach Antarctica on 40m
070617tech-003	38.19	Comparing the Antarctica antenna design to a suspension bridge
070617tech-003	41.50	MELS EMAIL 05 - Limitation of gain of Yagi antennas
070617tech-003	44.45	What's better on HF - vertical antennas or horizontal antennas?
070617tech-003	48.50	Examining the 4 Hygain 14AVQ vertical antennas placed in a phased array?
070617tech-003	53.28	Will Mel build a 40m loop antenna?
070617tech-003	56.40	Measuring dBi in relation to isotropic measurements
070617tech-004	0.00	Measuring dB gain using a four square antenna
070617tech-004	2.30	Electronic steering a four square antenna
070617tech-004	5.52	Successful contesting with a four square antenna
070617tech-004	9.50	Testing coils for dissipation
070617tech-004	13.30	How to test RF step attenuators without running RF through them
070617tech-004	15.11	Book - Reference Data for Radio Engineers - good source on attenuators
070617tech-004	23.23	MELS EMAIL 06 - Is it worth to take down WA9HUZ parabolic dishes?
070617tech-004	28.45	Why it's not practical to use a dish on 440Mhz
070617tech-004	29.50	Tips on screen patching a dish
070617tech-004	33.07	Examining different sizes of TVRO dishes
070617tech-004	36.15	Which performs better - parabolic dishes or Yagis?
070617tech-004	38.21	The performance of loop Yagis
070617tech-004	39.50	A look at Andrew amps, antennas, and cables
070617tech-004	43.30	The risk of taking down dishes off towers
070617tech-004	45.33	Examination of the W3AD blowtorch Yagi
070617tech-004	48.15	The research of Dr. Reed Fisher W2CQH
070617tech-004	51.15	Different ways of building Yagi power dividers
070617tech-004	57.01	The research of Dr. Reed Fisher W2CQH revisited
070617tech-005	0.00	Limitations of 70 ohm CATV hardline
070617tech-005	2.43	How to connect multiple antennas
070617tech-005	3.30	W2IMU Tech Notes - good source for EME info
070617tech-005	4.23	K2UYH website has info in getting to W2IMU Tech Notes
070617tech-005	6.22	wa1mba.org - good source on phased array info
070617tech-005	10.03	The durability of 1296Mhz Yagis

June 24, 2007 Show

070624tech-001	3.20	When two fan dipoles are placed near each other
070624tech-001	7.15	What happens when you shorten a dipole
070624tech-001	8.02	What happens when you lengthen a dipole
070624tech-001	10.21	Discussion on impedance matching and the use of baluns
070624tech-001	15.20	Is a 2:1 SWR really that bad?
070624tech-001	20.42	Using 400 ohm twin lead - what length do you use?
070624tech-001	23.02	Using 400 ohm twin lead - the pros and cons
070624tech-001	25.15	The effectiveness of using a stub as a variable capacitor
070624tech-001	30.00	How the design of the basic dipole challenges engineers
070624tech-001	32.00	What effects ohms in a closed loop?
070624tech-001	33.20	The importance of accurate scaling of antennas
070624tech-001	39.35	Examining M Square Loop performance
070624tech-001	42.31	Choosing circumference for an omni pattern
070624tech-001	45.10	W6SAI: "Horizontal polarization is better for Dxing"
070624tech-001	46.39	The Texas Longhorn antenna is examined
070624tech-001	48.31	Where does one find N connectors for 750 hardline?
070624tech-001	49.31	Popular HF mobile antennas used in the 1960's and 1970's
070624tech-001	53.04	Issues when stacking small antennas in close proximity
070624tech-001	56.10	Reviewing the Hula-hoop and Cloverleaf antennas
070624tech-002	2.18	The benefit of using a network analyzer
070624tech-002	4.53	The shortcomings of antenna modeling techniques
070624tech-002	6.58	Is grounding necessary for a marine antenna?
070624tech-002	9.01	The confusion over a balanced antenna's performance
070624tech-002	12.08	How a half-wave antenna is a balanced antenna
070624tech-002	18.01	Different ways to feed a half wave dipole
070624tech-002	22.19	April May 1972 QST good source for Henry amps and half wave plate circuit resonators
070624tech-002	32.31	2007 Field Day recap with Dick
070624tech-002	33.40	2007 Field Day recap with Mel
070624tech-002	36.22	Praise for Floyd Bennett Field for holding events
070624tech-002	42.41	All about heat sinks
070624tech-002	45.03	What is radiant heat?
070624tech-002	47.10	Review of the 2007 Yonker's Field Day
070624tech-002	48.31	Should your rig's fan push or pull the air away from its heat sink?
070624tech-002	54.35	SPACE REPORT- The recent landing of the shuttle at Edwards AFB
070624tech-003	0.00	SPACE REPORT cont Trips planned to orbit two asteroids by 2011
070624tech-003	4.13	How solar winds effect the space station's panels
070624tech-003	6.35	What role gyros play in the space station
070624tech-003	12.04	MELS EMAIL 01 - Quadrature hybrid phased arrays for HF
070624tech-003	16.10	Howe's "Stripline Techniques" and the "Antenna Engineering HB" good source for hybrids
070624tech-003	17.40	"Phased Array Techniques" 3 Vol set - good source info on hybrids
070624tech-003	18.00	Henry Keen's W2CTK "Hybrids and Couplers" another good for hybrids
070624tech-003	20.15	Dick's story when he worked with Henry Keen
070624tech-003	23.05	Phased array antenna techniques and steering - Krause's "Antennas" good source
070624tech-003	25.48	"Antenna Engineering Handbook" by RG Johnson and John Volakis good source for hybrids
070624tech-003	27.45	Mel recalls Henry Keen
070624tech-003	30.50	Different terms used for Quadrature hybrids
070624tech-003	37.02	The Wimshurst High Voltage Generator discussed
070624tech-003	42.33	MELS EMAIL 02 - Building a bowtie antenna for 80m - is it worth it?
070624tech-003	46.15	A look at older bowtie antenna models
070624tech-003	52.10	Using bamboo and galvanized wire to make bowtie antennas
070624tech-003	60.01	The use of galvanized wire in ham radio
070624tech-003	64.10	Bowtie antennas revisited
070624tech-003	69.45	KC2QIQ shares how he built a bowtie antenna for 20m, 40m, and 80m

July 1, 2007 Show

070701tech-001	0.00	Already in progress - Diagnosing Telephone RFI problems
070701tech-001	10.01	Ending interference to a smoke detector
070701tech-001	13.11	Why having an ALC circuit is important when running high power
070701tech-001	15.15	Mel and Dick examine the rig setup regarding the telephone RFI problem
070701tech-001	20.01	Mel and Dick offer solutions to the telephone RFI problem
070701tech-001	26.02	Where to buy telephone RFI filters
070701tech-001	35.30	hellodirect.com and Radios Shack good sources for RFI filters
070701tech-001	38.21	Dick tells of the "Three Vector Effect" - an undesired signal coming from 3 directions
070701tech-001	41.33	KE2EJ Eric explains how broadcast TV shows are programmed by remote computer
070701tech-001	45.20	KC2MPY Charlie: What's better - a j-pole at 25' or a beam at 15'? See reel 003 35.15
070701tech-001	50.55	The "12dB per degree" rule explained
070701tech-001	53.24	Dick explains "Bistatic Radar Gain Phenomenon" and "Creeping Wave Phenomenon"
070701tech-001	59.30	How DSL filters work
070701tech-002	0.00	How to tune a Yagi without touching all the other elements
070701tech-002	1.59	wa1mba.org "Yagi Impendance Matching" article good source for yagi tuning
070701tech-002	6.10	SPACE REPORT - Opportunity is now at the Victoria Crator
070701tech-002	10.31	Problems now with the oil getting Oportunity's wheel
070701tech-002	12.51	Victoria Crator landscape daunting
070701tech-002	15.58	marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov good source for Oportunity and Spirit updates
070701tech-002	16.55	Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to launch on 7/7/7 to the asteroid belt
070701tech-002	19.50	spaceweather.com good source for new earth asteroids
070701tech-002	24.10	Do we have to blow up near earth asteroids?
070701tech-002	27.05	NASA is not prepared for an emergency deployment to stop an asteroid
070701tech-002	39.30	Tungusta is last alledged large meteor to hit the earth
070701tech-002	45.40	400 tons of space natural debris falls on the earth each year
070701tech-002	46.09	Ther have been five major extintions recorded in earth's history
070701tech-002	50.30	amateurradio.tv now received good feedback for TechNet streaming audio
070701tech-002	52.38	Uses of Rubidium for keeping time
070701tech-002	57.11	An examination of unpredictable probablity
070701tech-003	0.00	We may be too reliant on the small number of past extinction events to predict future
070701tech-003	2.46	Dick going deeper into the Law of Probability i.e. stock market, roulette wheels, casinos
070701tech-003	11.45	Dick explains the "Central Limit Theorem"
070701tech-003	17.10	Techniques to prove oscillator accuracy
070701tech-003	18.02	Why pulsars aren't used for keeping time
070701tech-003	20.04	MELS EMAIL 01-Ways to determine the quality of used coax line
070701tech-003	30.15	Mel tells how to use an antenna analyzer to test the quality of coax
070701tech-003	35.15	KC2MPY Charlie: shares the result of his jpole/yagi question from reel 001 45.20
070701tech-003	39.01	KC2MPY Charlie explains how he built his plumber's delight Yagi
070701tech-003	39.53	How to care for copper antennas
070701tech-003	42.04	How copper oxide effects antenna performance
070701tech-003	45.00	Home Depot good source for cheap left-over copper tubing
070701tech-003	46.06	Why Dick likes to build antennas with aluminum tubing
070701tech-003	51.55	MELS EMAIL 02 - What can hams do on the 300Ghz band?
070701tech-003	57.11	The changing definition of the term "microwave band"
070701tech-003	57.40	Dick looks back at the work of Ed Tilton W1HDQ
070701tech-004	0.00	Misconceptions of microwave radio radiation
070701tech-004	2.10	Throughout history hams were given the higher frequencies and made use of them
070701tech-004	3.45	Solid State Power Amps (SSPAs) show great promise in the microwave band
070701tech-004	10.25	KE2EJ Eric tells of two examples of extreme RF exposure
070701tech-004	14.38	KE2EJ Eric gives the status of WCBS's antenna construction
070701tech-004	17.00	Multipath - US standards compared to European standards
070701tech-004	27.25	MELS EMAIL 03 - What is a W2FMI - MTU box?
070701tech-004	29.31	Different ways to feed a dipole
070701tech-004	33.40	Mel explains how to use the W2FMI-MTU box
070701tech-004	35.11	How impedance relates to antenna height
070701tech-004	36.11	The challenges of a new ham and what the new ham should do about it
070701tech-004	43.40	MELS EMAIL 04 - Are baluns necessary for dipoles? Can you make your own balun?
070701tech-004	49.10	ARRL's "Radio Amateurs Handbook" has good charts on reactance and inductance
070701tech-004	51.56	How to notch out 2Mhz on a 902Mhz band repeater
070701tech-005	0.00	Con't - How to notch out 2Mhz on a 902Mhz band repeater
070701tech-005	10.05	Ceramic filters - do they solve all of the problems?
070701tech-005	12.55	What is a Constant Impedance Filter?
070701tech-005	14.46	Mixer ports, oscillators, and padding are discussed
070701tech-005	16.45	Preview of next weeks email: 1/4 wave ground plane antennas

July 8, 2007 Show

070708tech-001	2.20	TenTec Omni 7 double roofing filters - what happens when noise hits the DSP?
070708tech-001	8.15	Can the Joe Taylor, K1JT software handle voice EME transmissions?
070708tech-001	11.14	The characteristics of FM's "crashing effect"
070708tech-001	14.48	Mel explains what a roofing filter does
070708tech-001	19.50	Dick: Noise vs Noise
070708tech-001	25.50	How band pass filters (BPF) work with leakage
070708tech-001	27.10	The performance of a 30 Pole Filter
070708tech-001	34.09	The "Widrow Algorithm" and phased array antennas
070708tech-001	36.07	The two forms of DSP and how they work
070708tech-001	37.07	An explanation of what IF DSP is
070708tech-001	39.10	Sampling, bit size, and the demands on the microprocessor
070708tech-001	41.50	Explanation of Signal to Noise Ratio Discrimination
070708tech-001	44.16	The design challenges of band pass filters
070708tech-002	0.00	Con't The design challenges of band pass filters
070708tech-002	0.19	Mel and Dick explain how 16 bit sampling rate and DSP work together
070708tech-002	5.11	Success story from 070701-001 00:00 Telephone RFI problem issue
070708tech-002	8.08	The low quality of low quality non-amphanol right angle connectors
070708tech-002	9.15	Non-amphanol connectors and their performance on microwave bands
070708tech-002	10.58	The unfounded fear of insertion loss interference
070708tech-002	14.01	What is the maximum power a SO-239 can handle at 30Mhz?
070708tech-002	18.09	The limits of an SMA connector at high power at 15Ghz
070708tech-002	19.20	Different ways to remove enamel from copper wire
070708tech-002	23.23	Dick and Mel describe a fine grade wire with green melt able insulation
070708tech-002	24.30	Auto body paint thinner that can be used for enamel removal
070708tech-002	34.00	SPACE REPORT - Is there global warming on Mars?
070708tech-002	38.45	Is the solar constant constant?
070708tech-002	43.03	Dawn space launch delayed
070708tech-002	43.50	Examining the specs of the Dawn spacecraft
070708tech-002	47.30	Next shuttle launch STS118 Teacher in Space mission - NASA's second try
070708tech-002	51.29	Trivia Question by N2EO Who played one of the senior astronauts in "Deep Impact"
070708tech-002	57.35	Nova's "Science Now" on WLIW-TV good show on near earth asteroids
070708tech-002	58.53	MELS EMAIL 01 - "The QRP Special" antenna's 4:1 balun - why does it have it?
070708tech-003	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 01 - "The QRP Special" antenna's 4:1 balun - why does it have it?
070708tech-003	1.40	The role of a balun
070708tech-003	3.10	Different ways RF is fed into a dipole
070708tech-003	9.25	Why a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna near the ground is not the bet way to go.
070708tech-003	9.50	WB2HWW: Can you feed an inverted V at the correct angle with a 50 ohm cable?
070708tech-003	12.37	A reactance error will hurt a lot faster than resistance error
070708tech-003	18.55	How to calculate the reflection coefficient magnitude
070708tech-003	20.49	What capacitors hats do for a dipole
070708tech-003	28.15	Mel explains the workings of the "QRP Special" antenna
070708tech-003	32.31	Dick and Mel examine the miss match of the "QRP Special" antenna
070708tech-003	44.12	WB2HWW: What is an inverted V's radiating pattern?
070708tech-003	48.15	Comparing a turnstile antenna to 2 inverted Vs placed at 90 degrees
070708tech-003	51.30	What is polarization agility?
070708tech-003	54.50	Dick suggests ways to test the performance WB2HWW Howie's inverted V
070708tech-004	0.00	Con't Dick suggests ways to test the performance WB2HWW Howie's inverted V
070708tech-004	1.50	Scratching the surface of Polar Symmetry
070708tech-004	3.10	Advertising claims are questioned in "10m Delta Loop" ad
070708tech-004	4.42	MELS EMAIL 02 - Clarification re the Smith Chart 90 ohm resistance 160 capacitor
070708tech-004	12.46	Matched loss in a transmission line explained
070708tech-004	20.42	MELS EMAIL 03 - Isotron 40m antenna- How well is its bandwidth and VSWR?
070708tech-004	25.36	Does coax separate the forward signal and the reverse signal?
070708tech-004	28.00	Cont MELS EMAIL 03- Ham claims Isotron's low efficiency - Dick disagrees
070708tech-004	34.40	MELS EMAIL 04 - The myth of a bare wire dipole outperforming an insulated dipole
070708tech-004	41.00	MELS EMAIL 05 - How many radials do you need to get on the air?
070708tech-004	44.50	The difficulty comparing 2 or more antennas in 2 different locations and time
070708tech-004	49.22	N2EO, Rich, Open wire line with a tuner gives best results
070708tech-004	53.07	Rotation of Polarization and The Faraday Effect is regularly overlooked.
070708tech-004	55.00	Polarization steering is also often overlooked
070708tech-004	65.03	The most important parts of a transmitter

July 15, 2007 Show

070715tech-001	0.00	"ARRL Antenna Handbook" good source for a lot of 2m antenna designs
070715tech-001	5.00	An interesting look at 2m SSB
070715tech-001	6.00	Dick shares his experiences on 2M polarization
070715tech-001	11.19	Kenwood maybe discontinuing ham line
070715tech-001	13.05	Suggestions for buying a 2m rig that's user friendly
070715tech-001	16.15	Icom IC218 - a good value in handy talkies
070715tech-001	19.34	Mel gives his opinion of his Icom 718 HF rig
070715tech-001	22.50	WB2HWW, Howie, suggests using a friends rig to better evaluate rigs
070715tech-001	25.01	Dick suggests visiting field day sites to evaluate models
070715tech-001	29.20	Advantages of being rigs that are in need of repair
070715tech-001	30.25	Why Dick loves his old Kenwood TS711A 2m all-mode rig
070715tech-001	32.42	A simple dipole outperforms 80-90% of antennas used
070715tech-001	36.29	How to make a multiband fan dipole and how to test it
070715tech-001	40.35	How to take advantage of being in an apartment building to install an antenna
070715tech-001	46.01	The Space Elevator Project will be on WLIW "Nova Science Now" 8pm 7/19/2007
070715tech-001	46.02	The Space Elevator Project will be on WNET "Nova Science Now" 8pm 7/7/2007
070715tech-002	0.00	"Antennas and Propagation" Dec 2006 Issue New UHF dipole covered
070715tech-002	1.23	The 137 year history of the dipole keeps evolving
070715tech-002	1.49	"Antenna Engineering Handbook" 4th Edition known as the bible for antennas
070715tech-002	4.00	wa1mba.org good source for Yagi /antenna building
070715tech-002	8.44	SPACE REPORT -WS2N, Paul, Phoenix mission to Mars North Pole launch date 8/7/2007
070715tech-002	12.49	Phoenix mission details covered
070715tech-002	18.21	How the Star Wars gun sound was made using an antenna guy wire
070715tech-002	21.38	Every Wed. 8:30p NYIT is the "Astronomical Society of LI weekly meeting
070715tech-002	24.02	WS2N, Paul, suggests the History Channel on Tuesdays "The Universe"
070715tech-002	25.50	MELS EMAIL 01 - What is impedance and reactance?
070715tech-002	29.15	Dick gives examples explaining impedance and reactance
070715tech-002	36.42	MELS EMAIL 02 - 3 Reasons for grounding
070715tech-002	40.50	"Some baluning devices" chapter in "Microwave Theory and Techniques" good source
070715tech-002	40.50	"Microwave Theory and Techniques" 1982 Ruthroff good info on Baluns
070715tech-002	44.06	MELS EMAIL 03 - Burning sensation when keying mic on 14Mhz - what's happening
070715tech-002	47.10	Con't MELS EMAIL 03 How to correct a "hot-mic" and get to the source of problem
070715tech-002	50.30	Explanation of Artificial Ground devices
070715tech-002	52.09	2 ways to remove line RF
070715tech-002	56.55	Using ferrites, torroids, and changes in coax length to remove line RF
070715tech-003	0.00	Con't Using ferrites, torroids, and changes coax length to remove line RF
070715tech-003	1.20	MELS EMAIL 04 - Stainless steel ground rods and the spacing of ground rods
070715tech-003	2.45	Dick describes his shack's grounding system
070715tech-003	7.43	"Lightning Manual" by Polyphaser Co. (out of print) good source on lightning protection
070715tech-003	8.41	The difference between positive and negatively charged lightning bolts
070715tech-003	9.45	Dick: why not to use a stainless steel grounding rod
070715tech-003	11.30	Mel describes his shack's grounding system and his "porcupine" at his tower
070715tech-003	14.35	Solid state equipment more lightnign sensitve than older tube radios
070715tech-003	17.10	Lighting experiments that can be done with a Vandagraf generator
070715tech-003	21.10	N2MB, Barry and Mel share their experiences with lightning
070715tech-003	26.03	MELS EMAIL 05 - Do I need a 12:1 balun for a 600 ohm line / 50 ohm connector
070715tech-003	29.15	Antenna height plays a large part of the dipole's impedance
070715tech-003	30.15	Adjusting impedance by using a T connector or changing the coax length
070715tech-003	34.50	How to make a phoney capacitor
070715tech-003	36.07	Does an open ended piece of coax radiate?
070715tech-003	38.34	MELS EMAIL 06 - The Gieskieng antenna - what is it?
070715tech-003	42.00	Dick compares the Gieskieng antenna to an inverted V antenna
070715tech-003	47.19	ok1rr.com/view.php?cisloclanku=2004122514 details of the Gieskieng antenna
070715tech-003	55.09	Mel: Can separate generations of magnetic and electrical fields control phase shift?
070715tech-004	0.00	Cont Can separate generations of magnetic and electrical fields control phase shift?
070715tech-004	0.34	It's necessary to adhere to Maxwell's (and Clark's) equation.
070715tech-004	1.10	Dicks shares some of the best antenna ranges in the US
070715tech-004	4.10	The Gieskieng antenna revisited
070715tech-004	7.54	The CFA antenna - a risky antenna for performance
070715tech-004	15.05	Carolina Windom 80-10m with RG-58 & 1:1 balun - insertion loss high? Upgrade coax?
070715tech-004	21.35	The Gieskieng antenna - can you use a pipe at the center?
070715tech-004	24.11	Carolina Windom 80-10m discussion continued
070715tech-004	30.30	MELS EMAIL 07- Is it possible to control feed line radiation?
070715tech-004	35.11	Carolina Windom email revisited - will the balun control the RF from the coax?

July 22, 2007 Show

070722tech-001	3.20	MELS EMAIL 01 - K2JJ- Interesting 470 microhenry RF telephone filter schematic
070722tech-001	5.56	Lack of electronic supply stores around Brooklyn
070722tech-001	9.10	History and present locations of electronic supply suppliers
070722tech-001	14.49	The history of 2m and 400Mhz repeater splits
070722tech-001	18.50	Examination of cell phone frequency off-sets
070722tech-001	21.05	Power ratios of the large (Goldstone) dish
070722tech-001	27.00	The unique panel placement of the 300' NRAO radio telescope dish in West Virginia
070722tech-001	31.40	Optically connecting super telescopes to observe Exoplanet and comets
070722tech-001	38.00	Suggestions for installing an 8 gauge wire from a car battery to an IC-7000
070722tech-001	45.23	Windshield and silicone bathroom sealer good for wire and firewall sealer
070722tech-001	51.01	GE RTV108 sealer receives high marks for performance and where to buy it
070722tech-002	0.00	Cont- GE RTV108 sealer receives high marks for performance and where to buy it
070722tech-002	1.30	MELS EMAIL 02 - How long do guy wires last?
070722tech-002	1.40	Dick shares his experiences with using guy wire
070722tech-002	6.30	How to replace guy wires - and live
070722tech-002	8.15	Mel shares how he recently replaced his guy wires
070722tech-002	9.15	Specific ways of attaching guy wires, symbols, and turnbuckles
070722tech-002	12.00	The importance of guy clips
070722tech-002	14.41	Lethal guy wire stories
070722tech-002	16.40	Mel gives suggestions for coating guy wires
070722tech-002	22.10	The advantages of rust converting paint for towers
070722tech-002	24.30	The soaring prices of guy wires and rope
070722tech-002	34.40	Telephone pole guy wire and insulator construction discussion
070722tech-002	41.06	TechNet Success Story of crystal filters purchased for 10m
070722tech-002	45.32	MEL'S EMAIL 03 - All about RMS meters
070722tech-002	57.30	Radio Read Water Meters - can they cause interference?
070722tech-003	0.00	Con't - Radio Read Water Meters - can they cause interference?
070722tech-003	1.20	RMS meters revisited
070722tech-003	4.43	MEL'S EMAIL 04 - Why does an SWR meter change at differrent place on the coax?
070722tech-003	17.20	Mel and Dick summarize findings of the SWR meter changes
070722tech-003	25.02	Choosing coax cable impedances
070722tech-003	27.02	Resistive and reactive components of a cable
070722tech-003	36.44	Where to find 10 ohm coax cable
070722tech-003	38.21	Con't - Why does an SWR meter change at differrent place on the coax?
070722tech-003	40.31	Defining standing wave on the line
070722tech-003	43.30	The in-depth definition on VSWR
070722tech-003	46.00	Mel explains what really happens when you add on to an exisitng coax line
070722tech-003	49.10	Dick also explains what really happens when you add on to an exisitng coax line
070722tech-003	54.22	Mel relates adding to coax line to a Smith Chart discussion recorded on amateurradio.tv
070722tech-003	55.26	MEL'S EMAIL 05 - Making a vertical in a form of a cage antenna - resistance effected?
070722tech-004	0.00	Cont - MEL'S EMAIL 05 - Making a vertical in a form of a cage antenna - resistance effected?
070722tech-004	0.58	More cage antenna chart info in Antenna Engineering Handbook Chapter 4
070722tech-004	1.50	More cage antenna chart info in wa1mba.org K2RIW article on its homepage
070722tech-004	3.20	Mel and Dick relate the cage antenna email to a 160m antenna Mel read about
070722tech-004	16.50	Mel and Dick conclude that the 160m antenna had 4 wires to the ground
070722tech-004	22.05	"Loafer" antennas discussed

July 29, 2007 Show

070729tech-001	2.26	WA2KXE Walt: White noise interfering FM stations- could it be BPL or military?
070729tech-001	3.10	All about front-end overload
070729tech-001	9.01	WAKXE Walt: Could white noise be from LIPA
070729tech-001	10.51	Equipment to use to find sources of white noise
070729tech-001	13.51	NASA's signal level vs. the strength of Voyager's transmission signal strength
070729tech-001	18.02	Discussion of WLNG airplay, format and reception
070729tech-001	23.00	Modern-day equipment and the handling of front-end overload
070729tech-001	26.47	"Poor radio performance" is a relative statement
070729tech-001	34.15	SPACE REPORT , Paul WS2N: Boozing before shuttle lift-off
070729tech-001	40.41	Endeavor scheduled for 8/7 lift off and its mission objectives
070729tech-001	47.50	Solar power increase space station productivity
070729tech-001	50.40	Reviewing the Orion mission to the moon
070729tech-001	53.03	NASA's 600' lightning arresting towers to be constructed
070729tech-002	0.00	Con't NASA's 600' lightning arresting towers to be constructed
070729tech-002	0.45	"From Here to Infinity" on WLIW good show on expanding universe and big bang theory
070729tech-002	5.01	The future of Spirit and Opportunity
070729tech-002	7.53	The space elevator revised
070729tech-002	9.40	W2KRN webiste for good source of SPARK and ARC towers
070729tech-002	10.09	A look back at SPARK and ARC towers and the tallest structures on earth
070729tech-002	20.01	The origin of the Brooklyn Navy Yard radio towers
070729tech-002	31.20	The proper use of guy wire and wirerope
070729tech-002	38.31	MELS EMAIL 01 - Are there any effects of breaking up resonating guy wires?
070729tech-002	48.10	Mel shares his experiences with egg insulators and resonating guy wires
070729tech-002	50.58	Are SWR readings effected by transmission line length?
070729tech-002	56.15	How do you measure and adjust the tension of guy wire?
070729tech-002	57.30	Equipment used to measure guy wire tension
070729tech-003	0.00	Con't Equipment used to measure guy wire tension
070729tech-003	1.01	The physics involved in guy wire tension and rules to remember
070729tech-003	2.15	Dick tells of storys of tower accidents in the past
070729tech-003	7.50	Tower ratings and what they mean
070729tech-003	11.33	What is more dangerous - erecting a tower or taking it down?
070729tech-003	13.31	Tower safety equipment
070729tech-003	17.20	NAB Handbook tower construction/maintainance chapter excellent source on towers
070729tech-003	17.39	What it was like working on the WTC antenna towers
070729tech-003	30.26	MELS EMAIL 02 - The W7RAI Beam coupling technology breakthrough - hype?
070729tech-003	34.09	Critical issues when copying a Yagi design
070729tech-003	41.08	Evaluating the claims on the Force 12 Antenna website
070729tech-003	46.20	What is the maximum dB gain for Yagis?
070729tech-003	49.49	The misunderstanding of side lobes
070729tech-003	53.50	Sources to read about proper antenna technique testing
070729tech-003	58.59	MELS EMAIL 03 - Gain, antenna real estate, and capture area - how they all relate
070729tech-004	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 03 - Gain, antenna real estate, and capture area - how they all relate
070729tech-004	1.02	Gain vs. Area
070729tech-004	5.03	Looking back at the CCD antenna again. First discussed on 070520tech-002 22.51
070729tech-004	8.03	Different design approaches for a one wavelength antenna vs the CCD antenna
070729tech-004	10.37	Is a 300 ohm antenna more narrowband?
070729tech-004	16.02	MELS EMAIL 04 - Are there formulas to calculate percentage of RF current along a dipole?
070729tech-004	27.49	Antenna Engineering Handbook Ch.4 good source for reactive and resistance component charts.
070729tech-004	31.41	wa1mba.org also a good source for reactive and resistance component charts.
070729tech-004	31.41	Cont MELS EMAIL 04 - Are there formulas to calculate percentage of RF current along a dipole?
070729tech-004	34.55	Difference in using a degree-based calculator vs. a radius-based calculator
070729tech-004	41.40	Mel explains that on ham radio related question will be answered on the TechNet
070729tech-004	42.51	Cont MELS EMAIL 04 - Dick makes formula correction
070729tech-004	45.25	MELS EMAIL 05 - Will raising antenna 20' with 20' more coax significantly increase loss?

August 5, 2007 Show

070805tech-001	3.50	Mel's update on HF and 6M conditions
070805tech-001	5.51	Mel's early years in amateur radio
070805tech-001	8.14	Dick's first receiver - the Heathkit AR-3 and his rig add-ons
070805tech-001	10.12	Discussion of the rigs: 6W 6 tube, Drake 2B, and the Drake R4B
070805tech-001	13.10	Drake's legendary noise blanker
070805tech-001	16.41	How Dick made his own transformer
070805tech-001	18.14	The early days of 6M
070805tech-001	19.14	Why 6m is called the magic band
070805tech-001	24.01	Looking back at the Clegg Interceptor and other Clegg radios
070805tech-001	29.05	Looking back at old TV and ham power transformers
070805tech-002	0.00	Con't Looking back at old TV and ham power transformers
070805tech-002	0.45	Dick's transistor radio projects in the 1960's
070805tech-002	1.06	Looking back at the Clegg Venus 6m rig
070805tech-002	3.33	The Drake R4C and R4B examined
070805tech-002	7.15	How Dick got into ham radio and why he failed the code test
070805tech-002	11.03	Ham written tests: Then and Now
070805tech-002	14.33	History of the novice license
070805tech-002	16.35	Mel's early years in amateur radio and his unique ham diploma
070805tech-002	19.40	Romco's 2m transmitter history (circa 1943)
070805tech-002	22.55	A look at the Gonset and inside parts of a Goonie Box
070805tech-002	29.00	Long Island ham radio outlets in the 1960's
070805tech-002	30.02	Dick and Howie (WB2HWW) look at the old Swan rigs
070805tech-002	33.05	The impact Drake and Clegg had on the ham radio hobby
070805tech-002	40.14	The Zenith SW radio that got Mel hooked on amateur radio
070805tech-002	40.56	Mel remembers the Abbott UHF transceiver and the Johnson Viking 2
070805tech-002	42.04	Discussion on the Hammarlund HQ129
070805tech-002	44.35	Early military experiments with meteor scatter and the birth of packet
070805tech-002	47.30	Mel's early slow scan rigs
070805tech-002	49.00	Early days and the growth of RTTY and other teletype machines
070805tech-002	58.05	How Howie WB2HWW made an AM radio generate a carrier
070805tech-003	0.00	Faulty capacitor the real cause of "frozen" rotator
070805tech-003	2.39	Dick shares how he photographs stars behind his tower
070805tech-003	3.40	The 35W4 tube and early 5 tube radios
070805tech-003	5.09	TV tubes that influenced ham radio rigs
070805tech-003	6.54	Unique DuMont TV tubes
070805tech-003	8.12	Remembering doorknob capacitors
070805tech-003	9.54	GC Electronics products and high voltage arching
070805tech-003	11.00	DuMont and RCA TVs that Mel worked on in the 1940's
070805tech-003	15.01	Dumont and it's popular bar TV
070805tech-003	18.04	Ion traps that were used in cathode ray tubes
070805tech-003	21.50	The history of DuMont, WABC, and early oscilloscopes
070805tech-003	24.09	Mel meets Captain Video
070805tech-003	26.09	The need for live TV for good picture quality in the early years of TV
070805tech-003	28.10	The challenges of early kinescope recordings
070805tech-003	32.31	Andy (WA2CDL): CQ June 2007 article of 6m Whispering Gallery propagation
070805tech-003	34.00	The tilt of your yagi and the effects on the "Whispering Gallery"
070805tech-003	43.20	Introduction to Maximum Usable Frequency
070805tech-003	47.40	What is temperature and its relation to deionization?
070805tech-003	55.50	Maximum Usable Frequency and the atmospheric layers
070805tech-004	0.00	Con't Maximum Usable Frequency and the atmospheric layers
070805tech-004	1.09	Maximum Usable Frequency in relation to frequency used
070805tech-004	1.30	How Maximum Usable Frequency is calculated
070805tech-004	6.21	The behavior of the D layer throughout the day
070805tech-004	10.39	The relation of the D and E layers
070805tech-004	12.38	Tropo and Scatter stories from Dick
070805tech-004	15.57	The workings of a Maximum Usable Frequency chart by Mel
070805tech-004	22.41	The importance of using UTC time with Maximum Usable Frequency charts
070805tech-004	24.51	Using Long Path or Short Path with a Maximum Usable Frequency chart
070805tech-004	26.38	Dick and Mel Long Path or Short Path stories
070805tech-004	33.33	The absorption and reradiation of the Ionosphere
070805tech-004	39.25	Misunderstanding of dipole designs an isotropic antennas
070805tech-004	48.50	Elevated ham sticks that offer polarization flexibility
070805tech-004	55.15	MEL'S EMAIL #01 Pumping saltwater into ground under antenna system
070805tech-005	0.00	Con't MEL'S EMAIL #01: Pumping saltwater into ground under antenna system
070805tech-005	3.46	MEL'S EMAIL #02: Should imput impedance be calculated on a tapered vertical?
070805tech-005	7.20	Can you model a tapered antenna for a truncated cone?
070805tech-005	10.50	Shokurov and his complex antenna theories
070805tech-005	11.11	M Factor and multi-element antennas
070805tech-005	13.40	Length and Diameter ratio: Things to look out for
070805tech-005	16.03	Coupling coefficient: An important factor
070805tech-005	18.05	Dick's latest patented Yagi project

August 12, 2007 Show

070812tech-001	3.10	Tornado touches down in Brooklyn
070812tech-001	14.58	How do you protect rotators from lightning?
070812tech-001	19.35	Mel protects his tower by putting a thin metal porcupine at the top
070812tech-001	22.16	Multiple house outlets that pop out - not so dependable
070812tech-001	24.09	Stories of lethal lightning strikes
070812tech-001	31.51	How can a ham get a hold of 1.2Ghz ham gear? Japan?
070812tech-002	0.00	Con't How can a ham get a hold of 1.2Ghz ham gear? Japan?
070812tech-002	1.50	Rich N2EO: Catch 22 - no gear, no people, no people, lack of gear
070812tech-002	2.40	Dick reviews the popularity of each ham band
070812tech-002	5.05	Are there any 1.2 Ghz handy talkies presently being sold in the US?
070812tech-002	6.21	Equipment that is available on 1.2Ghz in Japan
070812tech-002	7.04	How do you get Japanese ham gear to the US?
070812tech-002	12.50	Possibility of contacting a Japanese ham to get equipment
070812tech-002	17.58	SPACE REPORT w/ Paul WS2N Shuttle's damaged foam tile problem
070812tech-002	20.30	Update on Teacher in Space mission
070812tech-002	24.04	Update on the 300 foot truss installation
070812tech-002	28.04	Phoenix mission to Mars - no delays on schedule
070812tech-002	29.01	The agenda for the shuttle's 100 foot arm
070812tech-002	30.13	Details for the STS 125 Hubble repair mission
070812tech-002	35.40	How can a ham get a hold of 1.2Ghz ham gear? Japan? Revisited
070812tech-002	36.05	Japan Amateur Radio League good source for making relationships for 1.2Ghz gear.
070812tech-002	36.41	Introduction to D-Star
070812tech-002	41.09	Why APCO-25 isn't used
070812tech-002	43.03	D-Star is not blind-friendly
070812tech-002	44.58	D-Star promotion is more driven by civil defense rather than hams
070812tech-002	47.15	All about D-Star compatibility
070812tech-002	48.45	Why a high price tag for D-Star?
070812tech-002	49.59	Analog is leaving - digital audio is coming in
070812tech-002	50.20	How barcodes became the norm
070812tech-002	55.14	2nd harmonics now a problem in the new 700Mhz band?
070812tech-002	58.39	Update on the auctioned -off 700Mhz frequencies
070812tech-003	0.00	Revisited - 2nd harmonics now a problem in the new 700Mhz band?
070812tech-003	6.30	The high cost to upgrade rigs to D-Star
070812tech-003	7.00	QST Sept. 2007 has in review and depth promotion on D-Star
070812tech-003	10.12	MELS EMAIL 01 - Maximum Usable Frequency revisited and explained in more detail
070812tech-003	16.40	Wikipedia's definition of Maximum Usable Frequency
070812tech-003	22.31	Websites have good real-time Maximum Usable Frequency maps
070812tech-003	24.30	On HF, rig power plays little role in the ionosphere
070812tech-003	31.50	Background on atmospheric layer research
070812tech-003	33.45	MELS EMAIL 02 -What is the NEC-WIN antenna software?
070812tech-003	36.45	Dec. 2006 IEEE Journal (Antenna and Propagation section) on a full octave dipole
070812tech-003	37.40	Mel explains the NEC-WIN software in detail
070812tech-003	43.58	Is NEC-WIN software available from Paragon Technology?
070812tech-003	46.15	ARRL Antenna Handbook good source for a CD-ROM of antenna design software
070812tech-003	50.00	What modeling software RF engineers are using - or not using like Dick
070812tech-003	53.45	The ARRL Antenna Handbook is found in a lot engineer's offices
070812tech-003	58.11	MELS EMAIL 03 Is a tuner actually tuning the antenna?
070812tech-004	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 03 Is a tuner actually tuning the antenna?
070812tech-004	1.05	Dick: The tuner is really tuning the radiating system
070812tech-004	7.30	Reference to a Smith Chart that related to a tuner and a plotting a circle
070812tech-004	12.58	Can a tuner, which is not connected to the antenna, tune the antenna
070812tech-004	14.50	What does the plotted circle on the Smith Chart tell you?
070812tech-004	18.16	Books from the ARRL, Krause, Theodore Mareno, will back up the Smith Chart results
070812tech-004	24.30	Dick:Tuners a made to be used at near 100% efficiency
070812tech-004	28.10	Howie WB2HWW: Tuners can also be used as a low-pass filter
070812tech-004	33.09	Dick: A multiband antenna can greatly benefit from a tuner.
070812tech-004	34.35	How good a tuners that a built into the rig?
070812tech-004	37.10	Pigeons sitting on dipole wire- very rare.
070812tech-004	44.34	MELS EMAIL 04- How can a ham verify the advertised claims of antenna gain figures?
070812tech-004	50.30	The history of false advertising claims by antenna manufacturers
070812tech-004	58.00	Mel remembers when Carl Mosley confronted antenna manufacturers for false advertising
070812tech-005	0.00	Dick remembers the worst case of antenna manufacturing advertising
070812tech-005	1.14	Alan Katz and Dr. Dick Turin's mission for accurately testing antennas
070812tech-005	3.25	W1GHZ website good source for antenna gain information
070812tech-005	4.55	How the EIA method of measuring gain influenced today's testing procedures
070812tech-005	7.26	Dick: You are always in a reflective environment when testing HF antennas
070812tech-005	11.58	Mel: Don't knit pick with antenna gain numbers
070812tech-005	19.50	Dick and Mel explain LIMARC's TechNet's mission and purpose.

August 19, 2007 Show

070819tech-001	0.00	Already in progress - Managing the efficiency of yagi side lobes
070819tech-001	1.10	What a 3D Yagi patter looks like
070819tech-001	2.10	Possibility of a huge difference between azimuth patterns and elevating patterns
070819tech-001	7.50	How to reach Dick by email
070819tech-001	10.36	Tune your antenna first then consider ground reflection in your software
070819tech-001	21.39	On 900Mhz band, signals are DFQ at night but unreadable during the day-why?
070819tech-001	26.01	An example of super-refraction
070819tech-001	29.28	An example of sub-refraction
070819tech-001	32.00	Dick: The higher the frequency, the less Faraday effect, especially in the 900Mhz band
070819tech-001	35.35	Super refraction is more prominent in winter than it is in summer
070819tech-001	36.34	600W 900Mhz Elta amplifiers are being sold on Ebay at extremely low prices
070819tech-001	41.02	Bob, K2TV: MetroCor is reorganizing the 900Mhz to optimize ham repeaters performance
070819tech-001	45.06	The FCC rules and regulations regarding transmitting on the 900Mhz band
070819tech-001	48.41	WA5VJB.com: good source for purchasing 900Mhz yagis
070819tech-001	51.10	Dave, KC2RPE, Can I put something below or above an attic HF antenna to increase performance?
070819tech-002	0.00	Con't Can I put something below or above an attic HF antenna to increase performance?
070819tech-002	7.32	lessemf.com source for RF shielding products
070819tech-002	8.00	Do I shield a wire antenna magnetically or electrically?
070819tech-002	13.02	Isotron antenna the answer to KC2RPE's attic HF wire antenna problem?
070819tech-002	14.50	Explanation of the Inverse Square Law
070819tech-002	20.50	Pop out wall outlet receptacles- are they outlawed?
070819tech-002	26.06	The dangers of having your house "Speed wired"
070819tech-002	33.55	Paul W2PNI explains the dangers of the "Dim/Bright" problem and its hazards
070819tech-002	36.45	Stories of houses catching on fire due to aluminum wiring
070819tech-002	42.10	Laws may be passed to require government building to have high efficiency light bulbs
070819tech-002	47.29	SPACE REPORT Shuttle mission cut short due to Hurricane Dean
070819tech-002	51.40	Paul WS2N, a unique way to apply glue to damaged shuttle tiles
070819tech-002	57.05	Shuttle astronaut had glove layering problems
070819tech-003	0.00	Con't Shuttle astronaut had glove layering problems
070819tech-003	1.32	The different air pressure settings inside the shuttle
070819tech-003	4.41	All about space suits and custom-made gloves
070819tech-003	14.01	MELS EMAIL 01- At the full legal limit, the SWR suddenly goes up-is it the cable?
070819tech-003	19.29	What is dissimilar metal?
070819tech-003	23.45	How voltage can an RG8 cable handle?
070819tech-003	27.20	MELS EMAIL 02 - I want to make a full-wave outside loop, but I have to compress it
070819tech-003	37.19	A half wave loop almost has the same performance of a full wave loop
070819tech-003	39.15	ARRL Antenna Handbook CH.4 info how t predict resistance and impedance of a antenna
070819tech-003	40.58	All antennas have some sort of null
070819tech-003	43.40	What happens if Mel moves his 4 towers closer and wraps the wire around them twice?
070819tech-003	48.10	Howie WB2HWW: QST July 2007 good article of balloon antennas on field day
070819tech-003	52.10	Howie WB2HWW remembers his first attempt in making a dipole - and working
070819tech-003	54.41	Dick: Soil is a volume metric resistor
070819tech-004	0.00	Polarimitry may change when antenna design changes
070819tech-004	1.40	Many FM broadcasters use stacked loop antennas
070819tech-004	6.21	Pushing your son on a swing- good example of resonance and co-phase energy absorption
070819tech-004	13.30	How to properly compare two antennas
070819tech-004	14.30	The importance of understanding Faraday Rotation
070819tech-004	18.50	Advantages of using an inverted V antenna
070819tech-004	19.45	You must test your antennas a lot of times to judge it correctly
070819tech-004	21.30	Can I make a dualbander out of a single whip?
070819tech-004	27.50	Adding traps to a dipole makes it into a multiband antenna
070819tech-004	33.01	Examples of microwave multiband antennas
070819tech-004	34.15	Can you have 2 transmitters transmitting at the same time to the same antenna?
070819tech-004	35.02	Guidelines for proper TechNet email questions about equipment and the reasons why
070819tech-004	40.04	Howie WB2HWW: Making legit comments about products is appropriate
070819tech-004	43.09	Dick responses about endorsing products and services on the TechNet
070819tech-004	45.20	Mel responses about endorsing products and services on the TechNet

August 27, 2007 Show

070827tech-001	0.00	Computer hard drive and memory defragmentation problem - show edited
070827tech-001	0.01	Measuring resonance with a 1/4 wave of twin lead (topic ends short)
070827tech-001	3.34	Mel explains his grid drip usage
070827tech-001	6.05	Dick's Heathkit grid dip meter and how he used it
070827tech-001	6.44	Grid dip meters and amateur television
070827tech-001	11.45	NYC area amateur television in the 1970's
070827tech-001	13.20	The advantages and disadvantages of slow-scan television
070827tech-001	15.55	How the troposphere effects amateur television
070827tech-001	21.54	Mel's early experiences with amateur television
070827tech-002	0.00	Dick is surprised not more hams have made loops
070827tech-002	0.30	Factors that change when you change the specs of a loop antenna
070827tech-002	1.58	Mel: What bands the loop will work on
070827tech-002	3.30	Mel: Loop shield may be a key factor in its performance
070827tech-002	4.00	Dick examines the workings of a loop in detail
070827tech-002	9.25	Discussion on an antenna-scope (topic ends short)
070827tech-002	11.49	A video freeze frame of a lightning bolt shows fuzziness-why?
070827tech-002	13.45	The properties of lightning
070827tech-002	16.20	Where lightning is found in our solar system
070827tech-002	17.17	What is required for lightning to occur?
070827tech-002	21.50	Triboelectric effect discussed
070827tech-002	23.00	Vandagraf generators and other vintage high voltage equipment

September 10, 2007 Show

070910tech-001	2.50	Are there any advantages of grounding a copper roof vent pipe?
070910tech-001	5.30	Precautions to take before thunderstorms
070910tech-001	8.40	Does wire grounding effect the antenna's performance?
070910tech-001	13.30	Is it possible to put two Astron power supplies in series to power an ELPA amplifiers?
070910tech-001	14.45	The different parts of a power supply and how they work
070910tech-001	18.20	How new power supplies differ from older power supplies
070910tech-001	22.39	Why are power supplies isolated
070910tech-001	28.31	The Collins KWS-1 blower repair explanation
070910tech-001	33.05	Recap of complicity of the power supply/ELPA amplifier question
070910tech-001	37.01	Power supply isolation and feedback
070910tech-001	39.09	Power supply switching circuits
070910tech-001	42.07	High current battery / power supply accidents
070910tech-001	47.38	Explanation of the details of switching power supplies and their transformers
070910tech-001	51.01	What is a boost/buck power supply?
070910tech-001	53.50	How to test a power supply if it is floating capable?
070910tech-001	55.08	What is a full transformer-like power supply?
070910tech-001	56.13	Dec 1999 QST article good info on power supplies
070910tech-001	57.50	Precautions for switching power supplies.
070910tech-002	0.00	Con't Precautions for switching power supplies.
070910tech-002	1.01	What happens in a power supply's short circuit?
070910tech-002	2.07	Dick uses the example of 2 power supplies are put in series
070910tech-002	3.52	Issues with power supplies 60 cycle direct transformers
070910tech-002	6.25	Amp and voltage issues with 900Mhz ELPA amplifiers
070910tech-002	12.05	Dick's experiences with using ELPA amps
070910tech-002	12.48	Different ways to make a attenuator for high power ELPA amps
070910tech-002	14.09	Using a regulator with two power supplies
070910tech-002	18.10	An example of two power supplies in a series going into a load
070910tech-002	20.20	Mel and Dick share experiences with multiple power supplies
070910tech-002	25.01	The fate of Lander Electronics of Melville NY
070910tech-002	27.51	Looking back at the Boonton product line
070910tech-002	32.05	Review of the KCRC memorial event in Brooklyn
070910tech-002	33.30	Back to more Boonton products
070910tech-002	34.14	Coney Island and Manhattan Beach historic land being sold to developers
070910tech-002	35.50	Chemicals used for restoring Coney Island amusement park structures
070910tech-002	39.01	Coney Island 's real estate future
070910tech-002	44.00	Dick shares how he tried to use The Parachute Jump as a 10Ghz reflector
070910tech-002	47.50	The poor condition of Coney Island's boardwalk and surrounding areas
070910tech-002	54.55	The potential of the 900Mhz band and where to get ELPA amps
070910tech-003	0.00	Cont The potential of the 900Mhz band and where to get ELPA amps
070910tech-003	4.00	Looking inside the ELPA amplifier
070910tech-003	4.23	Google search KD5FZX for a good website on ELPA amp conversions
070910tech-003	7.01	Drive and attenuation of the ELPA amplifier
070910tech-003	9.45	The ELPA amp's transistors and power dividers
070910tech-003	15.52	ELPA's self-protected circuitry
070910tech-003	16.55	A needed correction on the KD5FZX conversion web page
070910tech-003	19.02	How linear is the ELPA amp?
070910tech-003	21.20	Comparing the ELPA amp to a Mirage amp
070910tech-003	24.31	Manhattan Beach's real estate future revisited
070910tech-003	31.00	Looking back at the Lindsay snow storm
070910tech-003	46.18	Looking back at the troubled Brighton Beach Line
070910tech-003	50.03	NYC subways vs storms
070910tech-003	56.30	Lots of low road clearances throughout Brooklyn
070910tech-004	0.00	Cont Lots of low road clearances throughout Brooklyn
070910tech-004	3.39	The weird commuters on the Brooklyn subway lines
070910tech-004	10.29	Stringent training for subway rail employee to prevent death
070910tech-004	14.01	Dick tells of his favorite microscope
070910tech-004	15.49	The difficulty working with micro miniature components even with a microscope
070910tech-004	21.00	Discussion on different types of microscopes
070910tech-004	27.50	Discussion on different types of thermo-imaging cameras
070910tech-004	34.20	Finding cancer with thermo-imaging cameras
070910tech-004	37.05	The awesome smelling system of the dog
070910tech-004	41.13	Dick loves his key finding remote device "The Keyringer"
070910tech-004	43.35	What is the Left-Hand Rule and the Right-Hand Rule?
070910tech-004	44.08	Applying the Left-Hand Rule and the Right-Hand Rule to current,magnetic fields, and motion
070910tech-004	50.01	Simple generators and car alternators

September 16, 2007 Show

070916tech-001	3.25	How close can you place your VHF antenna next to a TV roof antenna?
070916tech-001	7.40	Examples of possible front end overload due to closely mounted antennas
070916tech-001	10.55	WA1MBA.org K1RIW article good source for construction and feeding of the driven element
070916tech-001	16.26	WB8WJU website related to grid and plate capacitance and neutralization of amp tubes
070916tech-001	22.45	Mel recommends W6SAL Bill Orr authored a good book on tube electrode capacitors
070916tech-001	27.25	W4AKO on the Marconi Net 3.872 Mhz cited the incredible sunspot cycle of 1958
070916tech-001	33.20	Using white light polar observing to safely see sunspots through telescopes
070916tech-001	35.10	What happens when the effects of solar flares hit the earth thus effecting the Faraday Effect
070916tech-001	42.10	Mel recalls the sunspot cycle of 1958
070916tech-001	46.45	Dick recalls the sunspot cycle of 1958
070916tech-001	50.11	Dick explains what an unconditional stable amplifier is
070916tech-001	54.05	Website amateuradio.tv has Technet show archives available in streaming audio
070916tech-001	56.05	SPACE REPORT with Paul WS2N Foam tile problems on past shuttle missions
070916tech-002	0.00	Cont SPACE REPORT with Paul WS2N Foam tile problems on past shuttle missions
070916tech-002	1.37	Scheduled shuttled missions including the James Webb Telescope
070916tech-002	6.15	Dawn Space craft launching at the end of September 2007
070916tech-002	8.39	James Webb Telescope will not be able to be repaired once up in space
070916tech-002	11.05	James Webb Telescope discussed in detail
070916tech-002	21.07	James Webb Telescope vs the Hubble telescope
070916tech-002	24.25	Looking deeper into a gamma burst
070916tech-002	29.40	How loud is the Sun?
070916tech-002	31.50	Can you harvest sound? Sound as a source of energy.
070916tech-002	36.00	Can a repair space ship be sent out of earth's orbit to the James Webb Telescope?
070916tech-002	46.05	James Webb Telescope vs the Hubble telescope revisited
070916tech-002	50.02	Biological life can be found almost anywhere
070916tech-002	52.29	Is there possible biological life on Jupiter's moons?
070916tech-003	0.00	Con't Is there possible biological life on Jupiter's moons?
070916tech-003	0.50	Setting maximum sizes for the Shuttle Bay based on railroad cars
070916tech-003	4.03	MELS EMAIL 01 Are glass insulators the only good insulators to use?
070916tech-003	5.53	Other high quality insulators available. Plexiglas, polycarbonate
070916tech-003	12.45	All about rectangular waveguides and why they're rectangular
070916tech-003	20.01	Can you reduce the SWR by making the waveguide horn longer?
070916tech-003	22.09	1950 McGraw Hill book Principles of Waveguide Transmission by George Southworth
070916tech-003	22.45	W1GHZ website good source for horn designs and patterns
070916tech-003	25.05	Issues that effect dish performance
070916tech-003	30.20	How to build a transmitting loop out of copper pipe and how to tune it
070916tech-003	35.10	High marks for Principles of Waveguide Transmission by George Southworth
070916tech-003	38.32	MELS EMAIL 02 Yagis vs. Quads on 6m - which is better?
070916tech-003	44.51	Dick challenges Doug DeMores article on Quad side lobe performance
070916tech-003	52.44	K5RMG website good source for side lobe performance
070916tech-003	54.20	MELS EMAIL 03 - Dick is introduced to the JE Lindsay article Sept 1967 IEEE Ant and Prop
070916tech-003	59.40	MELS EMAIL 04 - Can increasing a yagi boom 1.8x of a quad will equal a Quads forward gain
070916tech-004	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 04 - Increasing a yagi boom 1.8x of a quad will equal a Quads forward gain
070916tech-004	7.05	Dick evaluates different military antenna ranges and their real purposes
070916tech-004	9.10	Dick and Mel review the references and researchers from the yagi boom email 04
070916tech-004	23.09	Can an amplifier neutralization circuit harm the amplifier tube?
070916tech-004	31.03	What figures to look for in acceptable neutralization
070916tech-004	37.15	The proper procedure to perform neutralization
070916tech-004	42.39	Discussion on S Perimeters and transistors
070916tech-004	45.18	Precautions to take when working with amp tubes, grids and plates

September 24, 2007 Show

070924tech-001	0.00	Already in progess-WB2CUK Bill: Unidentified QRM on 75m
070924tech-001	0.59	Mel explains the QRM in detail
070924tech-001	12.45	Mel plays an example of the QRM
070924tech-001	14.50	Other ham plays their reception of the QRM
070924tech-001	19.30	Dick and other hams offer suggestions of the QRMs origin
070924tech-001	33.44	W2TTT Gordon and Dick discuss how notch filters may effect BPL QRM
070924tech-001	37.00	W2PNJ Bob: Is a Twin Sloper grounding rod and wire down a truck trunk effect SWR?
070924tech-001	41.55	Using a boost/buck power supply with the Twin Sloper
070924tech-002	0.00	Comparing the design of the Alpha Delta DXA to other wire antennas
070924tech-002	0.30	Mel describes what a pipe wire antenna is.
070924tech-002	4.11	More discussion on Alpha Delta's Twin Sloper
070924tech-002	6.37	How do protect a mast-mounted pre-amp?
070924tech-002	13.31	Lack of differential keying and pre-amp damage
070924tech-002	17.46	RF chokes and pre-amps
070924tech-002	19.38	WO2N Bernie: gives good review of the Alpha Delta DXA Twin Sloper
070924tech-002	22.09	WB2HWW Howie Offers others ways to protect pre-amps
070924tech-002	26.45	QST Oct 07 p.60 Hand-On Radio- good source on using stubs for protection
070924tech-002	28.20	W2JPW Lou reviews the schematics of his amp then Dick discusses shunt inductors & diodes
070924tech-002	32.45	WB2HWW Howie explains why shunts are very effect
070924tech-002	39.25	Mel refers to a TechNet Smith Chart discussion on amateurradio.tv 061001tech-002
070924tech-002	40.50	W2JPW Lou tells new info regarding his schematic revisited
070924tech-002	45.25	Why dealers don't want to sell commercial antennas to hams
070924tech-002	49.01	N2EO:Can I put a transformer in the fuse box to change the voltage line from 212 to 230v?
070924tech-002	54.06	Mel shares his experiences with 220v transformers
070924tech-003	0.00	Transmitting tubes and filament voltage: A critical relationship
070924tech-003	4.37	WA2CDL Andy: Diodes and the problems they create under abnormal conditions
070924tech-003	10.46	What has more power- Push/pull tubes or parallel tube amps
070924tech-003	13.56	Dick's parallel Kilowatt amplifier article in QST
070924tech-003	17.05	The pros and cons of using push/pull amplifiers
070924tech-003	19.15	Tangent and Co-Tangent shorted stubs
070924tech-003	21.00	How calculators behave with tangent problems
070924tech-003	22.00	2 pieces of coax each 1/8 a wavelength problem discussed with Dick
070924tech-003	24.10	Why push/pull amps aren't used anymore
070924tech-003	26.05	Drifting in the amplifier is due to the tube itself
070924tech-003	29.55	Examination of the formula for the length of a stub in degrees
070924tech-003	31.55	Capacitive reactance of an open stub
070924tech-003	33.12	The history of push/pull amps including Williamson, Marantz, and Dynaco
070924tech-003	38.21	Mel explains the operation of the Johnson push/pull amps of World War II
070924tech-003	42.41	Old techniques that handles microwave circuits
070924tech-003	46.10	The evolution that lead to the Collins Pi Network
070924tech-003	48.11	Dick recalls when Howdy Doody held up a piece of coax on screen
070924tech-003	51.10	Looking back at the Johnson Viking amps V1, V2, and V3
070924tech-003	53.49	Dick examines the push/pull technology of Motorola's MRF899
070924tech-003	56.19	Quadrature hybrids used in amplifiers
070924tech-004	0.00	Motorola MRF899 distortion and gain
070924tech-004	6.01	ST Microelectronics product line looked at
070924tech-004	9.01	The challenge of using solid state equipment of the X-Band
070924tech-004	12.22	Example of high-power X band equipment
070924tech-004	13.10	Dick: Why fight for 50 Ohms?
070924tech-004	15.33	The importance of test points in designing and prototyping
070924tech-004	17.51	Different types of high-power Quadrature Hybrids
070924tech-004	29.28	New developments in Couplers
070924tech-004	40.01	MELS EMAIL 01:What protection devices are out there for rotor control boxes?
070924tech-004	44.49	What's an MOV and what does it do?
070924tech-004	50.14	The state of high voltage transistors
070924tech-004	57.15	The awesome technology that's packed into a cell phone.

September 30, 2007 Show

070930tech-001	2.00	WS2N, Paul: Is it possible to home brew an amp probe?
070930tech-001	6.30	Why fluorescent lights make a lot of noise
070930tech-001	7.36	What to look for when using an amp probe
070930tech-001	9.03	How WS2N Paul devised a wire finder in his house using an AM radio
070930tech-001	16.05	What factors can the cause the AM radio to achieve better reception?
070930tech-001	19.11	What a volt pen is and how to use it
070930tech-002	0.00	Con't What a volt pen is and how to use it
070930tech-002	2.00	WB2HWW Howie describes a device he used to hear phone lines and taps using a 1Kc tone
070930tech-002	3.35	Dick recalls the Radio Shack Signal Squirter
070930tech-002	5.45	Pros and cons of compact florescent lights
070930tech-002	8.30	Mel recalls the Fluke 801 AC/DC probe for oscilloscopes
070930tech-002	9.57	Switching regulators in amplifiers
070930tech-002	13.16	Switching supplies on transmitters
070930tech-002	17.46	Electronic filters and switching regulators
070930tech-002	19.19	Rich N2EO gives update on his Ameritron amp tube project
070930tech-002	23.30	Examining the Q of the circuit coils
070930tech-002	32.15	SPACE REPORT with WS2N Paul Dawn Space Mission Overview
070930tech-002	45.46	STS-120 preview and the docking plans with the ISS
070930tech-002	52.20	What is the final size going to be for the ISS
070930tech-002	52.53	Will NASA deorbit all the pieces of the ISS?
070930tech-002	54.47	Calculating the weight of Mir and the ISS
070930tech-002	56.51	Looking at ISS's history
070930tech-003	0.00	Con't Looking at ISS's history
070930tech-003	2.15	MELS EMAIL 01- What is the background of the Montauk Radar Station
070930tech-003	5.15	Dick's personal experiences with the Montauk Radar Station
070930tech-003	9.37	The workings of Otis AFB radar system
070930tech-003	11.38	FCC shutdown of CA repeaters due to interfering with Air Force radars
070930tech-003	15.11	CA 70cm repeaters may move to 900Mhz or 1290 Mhz band
070930tech-003	17.20	Reasons why the 902Mhz band could be very popular
070930tech-003	19.20	Dick's professional involvement with the 902Mhz band
070930tech-003	21.16	How resilient are RF tags to interference?
070930tech-003	24.01	The popularity of the 10Ghz band
070930tech-003	25.47	Montauk Radar System discussion revisited
070930tech-003	27.24	MELS EMAIL 02 -A ham needs a 150W dummy load for 432Mhz- any suggestions?
070930tech-003	29.16	Dick offers cheaper solutions to the 150W dummy load email
070930tech-003	32.50	Where to find cheap dummy loads
070930tech-003	37.02	Looking at the Bird 500W dummy load
070930tech-003	41.50	MELS EMAIL 03 - 5/4th wavelength dipole-how much better is it than a 1./2 wave dipole?
070930tech-003	44.51	Dick: An antenna is not just an antenna but it is also a radiating system
070930tech-003	49.14	Mel recalls double extended zep antennas
070930tech-003	51.59	Using a Smith Chart to determining whether to use an L, T, or P network
070930tech-003	57.00	Dick urges everyone who homebrews to learn the Smith Chart
070930tech-004	0.00	Dick encourages people to use amateurradio.tv to listen to your favorite topics
070930tech-004	3.09	Dick and Mel discuss Smith Chart computer software
070930tech-004	5.21	There a magic distances when multiple stubs a used on a line
070930tech-004	13.06	Mel recalls how he uses Smith Charts without a computer
070930tech-004	14.19	Dick: QST OCT 07 p. 60 good source for reading about using stub tuners and Smith Charts
070930tech-004	20.02	Discussing high power transistor efficiency
070930tech-004	28.15	MELS EMAIL 04- Are crystal filters worth buying?
070930tech-004	31.00	Mel recalls how he built his filters
070930tech-004	36.40	Looking at software designed radios
070930tech-004	41.02	Mel: I like natural sounding Collins vs DSP
070930tech-004	47.44	KC2QIQ, Glen shares the specs of the Motorola MRF-9100 LR3
070930tech-004	51.50	Problems with Rowhaus in military rigs
070930tech-004	55.50	MELS EMAIL 05 - Is my 6m 8874 (x2) amplifier's design the same as K2RIW's KW amp?
070930tech-004	58.04	K1FO website good source for examining parallel KW amplifier
070930tech-004	59.31	Neutralization question re: N2EO Rich's amplifier
070930tech-004	61.02	MELS EMAIL 06 - Is there an ALC in a parallel KW amplifier?

October 7, 2007 Show

071007tech-001	2.28	WB2CVC Bill gives update on mystery QRM mentioned on 070924-001 0.00
071007tech-001	4.01	What is cumulative leakage in relation to BPL
071007tech-001	6.07	Why a telephone poll repair takes a long time to complete
071007tech-001	8.10	Who to call when a local pole needs repair
071007tech-001	13.38	Discussion on transmitting that causes QRM on a near TV and computer speakers
071007tech-001	22.30	Is it safe to transmit 40w when the antenna is 3 feet away from another person
071007tech-001	28.07	The eye vs the brain re: RF exposure
071007tech-001	29.05	The HAC requirement for cell phones
071007tech-001	31.49	Does window glass or windows screens block RF?
071007tech-001	33.45	The history of ANSI's C95 report
071007tech-001	36.58	The use of Airborne Instrument Labs radiation hazard monitors in B1 bombers
071007tech-001	38.07	Dick recalls an emergency regarding a waveguide RF exposure incident
071007tech-001	41.01	An example of RF exposure causing sterility
071007tech-001	44.00	Background on the 2450Mhz RF energy used in microwave ovens
071007tech-001	49.05	Examining the radio spectrum in relation to RF exposure to the body
071007tech-001	53.50	Bayville LI lawsuit re: unfounded information on RF exposure
071007tech-002	0.00	Con't Bayville LI lawsuit re: unfounded information on RF exposure
071007tech-002	5.10	History of the Bayville / Oyster Bay LI area
071007tech-002	6.31	The use of RF for heart treatments
071007tech-002	10.06	A shocking statement Dick heard at an IEEE meeting
071007tech-002	12.51	The shortcomings of antenna theory not taught in engineering schools
071007tech-002	19.07	The lack of electronic shop classes in NYC area schools
071007tech-002	23.13	What does Brookhaven National Labs do these days?
071007tech-002	33.31	MELS EMAIL 01 In NYC you can be shocked by a manhole cover or sidewalk
071007tech-002	37.01	The new challenges of Con Ed
071007tech-002	41.05	Examination of cell phone reports and their lawsuits
071007tech-002	49.48	Problems with apartment leases and cell phone towers on their roofs
071007tech-003	0.00	Situations of the over-reaction to RF exposure
071007tech-003	1.05	RF exposure in the workplace years ago
071007tech-003	4.57	Older instruments that tested RF exposure in the workplace
071007tech-003	7.50	Looking back at the 1963 Zenith TV recall and its public reaction
071007tech-003	13.37	How the TV radiation scare started
071007tech-003	15.30	Dumpster Diving treasures
071007tech-003	27.40	Ham Irwin Dressner and his research on oil burner efficiency
071007tech-003	24.14	Dick and Mel look back at taking their first ham tests
071007tech-003	34.10	MELS EMAIL 02 Ham: Please go into detail of Mel's loop construction
071007tech-003	37.40	The overload of email re: Yagi vs Quads and a discussion of how to test them
071007tech-003	44.10	KC2QIQ, Glen HF beam rotator enables vertical and horizontal polarization with results
071007tech-003	51.13	Mel explains how many times he has to adjust his loop for good reception
071007tech-003	56.00	How Mel operates his loop to handle QRM
071007tech-004	0.00	Con't How Mel operates his loop to handle QRM
071007tech-004	11.13	Dick explains that a lot of revisions go into his articles
071007tech-004	14.03	MELS EMAIL 03 My tuner's chassis is made out of plastic - is it adequately shielded?
071007tech-004	23.00	MELS EMAIL 04 What line should I use for a 500 foot run?
071007tech-004	29.04	Reference Data for Radio Engineers Transmission Line Chapter good source for line info
071007tech-004	33.09	Shielding, spacing and the number of wires used discussion

October 14, 2007 Show

071014tech-001	0.00	N2EO Rich: Copper coil getting warm any concern to be worried?
071014tech-001	11.01	The power spred between the transmitter and the receiver
071014tech-001	15.11	Mel shares his opinion when his coils get hot
071014tech-001	16.15	Orientation on silver plating
071014tech-001	20.30	Could a tank circuit run cooler if it was silver plated?
071014tech-001	23.45	Triboelectric effect discussed
071014tech-001	26.02	Silver Plating revisited
071014tech-001	31.40	Misunderstandings of copper oxide
071014tech-001	33.41	N2EO Rich's copper coil question revisited
071014tech-001	41.14	WS2N Paul Detection of wire noise update
071014tech-001	43.30	Jenny Distributors tone testers for sale - see reel 002 14:32
071014tech-001	47.41	W2PWJ Bob: Smoke detector goes off when transmitting- will using large ferrites help?
071014tech-001	55.35	How to make ferrite beads work effectively
071014tech-002	0.00	Mel suggests using AC filters re: W2PWJ's smoke detector problem
071014tech-002	4.39	The two purposes why appliances have filters
071014tech-002	7.05	Mel shares his success stories in finding filters I discarded items
071014tech-002	10.51	The legality of putting old filters in new equipment
071014tech-002	14.32	N2MB: ANES good source for Tone-Tester #240
071014tech-002	14.44	Progressive Electronics tone-testers are being sold by Jenney Dist. 800 422 6191
071014tech-002	17.40	Feeding off-center fed dipoles
071014tech-002	21.36	WA1MBA.org K2RIW article on dipole impedance
071014tech-002	25.40	Mysteries unanswered when signals are sent through "nothing" from moon to earth
071014tech-002	28.21	How listening, music and morse code could be all interrelated
071014tech-002	37.18	SPACE REPORT WITH WS2N Dawn space mission update
071014tech-002	40.10	Heat shields on the James Webb Telescope
071014tech-002	45.49	It's tough to take a photo of the ISS
071014tech-002	55.00	Mel gives the history of the fall of Brooklyn's silver plating industry
071014tech-003	0.00	Toxic waste disposal
071014tech-003	1.12	The art and science of studying morse code
071014tech-003	9.02	Incredible morse code feats witnessed
071014tech-003	14.39	Music and emotional response
071014tech-003	18.45	Dick explains how he tunes antennas using the principles of musical tones
071014tech-003	24.29	Mel's recent rotor wedge problem
071014tech-003	28.03	Dick explains what wind balancing rotators is
071014tech-003	37.10	Radioworks's Carolina Windom antenna examined
071014tech-003	39.40	Using an RFID tag as an antenna range device
071014tech-003	42.03	MELS EMAIL 01- Can a 40m dipole be put up vertically or make it an inverted V?
071014tech-003	47.15	Phasing 2 40m dipoles and other antennas
071014tech-003	52.01	Four square antennas are discussed
071014tech-003	54.50	N2EO says a good source for wire antennas is book Low Band Dxing by ON4UN thru ARRL
071014tech-003	57.59	MELS EMAIL 02 - Advertisement for GAP antenna - true or is it hype?
071014tech-004	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 02 - Advertisement for GAP antenna - true or is it hype?
071014tech-004	8.00	Looking at the GAP's shunt inductors
071014tech-004	15.51	Why GAP's local noise is similar to signal to noise ratio
071014tech-004	21.09	The efficiency of GAP antennas
071014tech-004	23.50	Mel refers to a QST article regarding the background of the GAP antenna
071014tech-004	27.37	MELS EMAIL 03 - Funny looking HF mobile antenna with a ring and 4 spokes-what is it?
071014tech-004	33.02	Judging the gain of a mobile antenna consists of a large number of factors
071014tech-004	39.00	How the SATIMO instrument works by measuring antenna performance
071014tech-004	47.03	Dick explains the making of a sleeve-fed monopole/bazooka fed monopole
071014tech-004	52.05	The shielding of a sleeve fed monopole
071014tech-004	55.22	The Cellwave company and its history
071014tech-004	58.12	The bandwidth of the sleeve fed monopole

October 21, 2007 Show

071021tech-001	2.50	WB2QGZ Bill: What brand grease do you use for a Yeasu G400 rotor?
071021tech-001	6.11	Granger gets high marks for grease selection
071021tech-001	9.10	Mel speaks highly of Lubraplate and how to properly apply it
071021tech-001	12.45	Prop pitch rotors and their maintenance
071021tech-001	18.01	KC2QMJ Steven: A drive/Q/bandwidth question regarding the Kenwood TS-520
071021tech-001	27.01	Using pi-network with the TS-520's drive and plates
071021tech-001	33.59	Kenwood 830 compared to the Kenwood TS-520
071021tech-001	41.00	K2QMJ Steven: How doe butterfly capacitors work?
071021tech-001	44.10	How does the 955 tube circuit work?
071021tech-001	47.35	A grid dip meter conversion from tube to solid state
071021tech-001	49.09	Tubes that are used in grid dip meters and ham rigs
071021tech-001	53.00	Comparing low voltage oscillators
071021tech-001	55.02	General Radio 857 schematic and others can be found at bama.sbc.edu
071021tech-001	57.11	The Drake R4C's legendary noise blanker
071021tech-002	0.00	Con't The Drake R4C's legendary noise blanker
071021tech-002	0.49	Homebrew solid state replacements circuits
071021tech-002	6.28	Circa 1940 converters and the tubes used in them
071021tech-002	9.48	Explanation of noise figure and noise power density
071021tech-002	15.16	The astronomy lectures with Joe Taylor that Dick attended
071021tech-002	17.39	Doing moon bounce with an HT at the Aricebo Radar Installation
071021tech-002	18.50	Discussing GasFETs and how the use of filters effect their performance
071021tech-002	30.35	Achieving preamplifier stability
071021tech-002	34.30	Dick: Sign of the times: Elmering through TechNets
071021tech-002	37.53	WB2HWW Howie How much is the noise figure raised when a power transistor is involved?
071021tech-002	38.25	The inside story of power transistors
071021tech-002	42.00	amateurradio.tv has indexed/audio streaming TechNets available now
071021tech-002	43.32	Dick summarizes the microwave conference he attended in Philadelphia
071021tech-002	51.05	Observations of the Aricebo Radar Installation
071021tech-002	55.05	Mels shares his visit to Aricebo's control room
071021tech-003	0.00	An overview of modern GasFET transistors
071021tech-003	3.41	IF shifts and their relation to the Doppler effect
071021tech-003	10.01	Dick shares an example of a radiomentry experiment
071021tech-003	18.05	Recent SETI and Exoplanet detection research
071021tech-003	23.40	MELS EMAIL 01 Good articles on elevated monopoles in QST 1/95 Ham radio Mag. 5/83
071021tech-003	31.20	Most antennas are derived from the dipole design
071021tech-003	38.21	Open feed line and its resonance
071021tech-003	45.13	Antenna networking comparing series and parallel
071021tech-003	51.38	What happens to the J Factor when the dipole isn't equal on both sides
071021tech-004	0.00	Con't What happens to the J Factor when the dipole isn't equal on both sides
071021tech-004	1.03	Wavelength to diameter ratio-does it effect the impedance at the feed point?
071021tech-004	3.45	Wavelength/Diameter graphs can be found in the 1961 Antenna Engineering HB 3.3 & 3.4
071021tech-004	9.31	Wavelength/Diameter graphs can also be downloaded at WA1MBA.org bottom home page
071021tech-004	12.26	How to easily make a fat dipole for 80m
071021tech-004	16.29	The slow moving resistive component of dipoles
071021tech-004	19.45	The radiation efficiency of using different gauge dipole wire
071021tech-004	23.40	Antenna modeling and Kraus's Infinitessible dipole theory reexamined
071021tech-004	41.05	Boom length vs gain of a yagi
071021tech-004	45.35	K9LNS website good source of info on SteppIR antenna arrays
071021tech-004	49.10	Advertisement- yagis to half size but getting good performance with high pot loading-hype?

October 28, 2007 Show

071028tech-001	2.30	KC2MDP Steve: Converting a crystal Motorola APCOR radio to use in the ham bands-possible?
071028tech-001	8.50	Possible website of schematics for Motorola radios on bama.sbc.edu
071028tech-001	13.55	WB2CDL Andy gives background on APCOR radios
071028tech-001	17.07	N2EO looking for computer control software for the TenTec Orion 2
071028tech-001	19.40	SPACE REPORT w/ WS2N Paul Women now commanding the ISS
071028tech-001	23.45	Doubling the size of the ISS on drawing board
071028tech-001	27.00	A2WKV George Is there an HT with Bluetooth technology on the market?
071028tech-001	27.20	W2TTT Gordon shared Yeasu Bluetooth product line and ARRL website article on Bluetooth
071028tech-001	32.01	Bluetooth possible solution to RF exposure problem?
071028tech-001	35.19	KE2QR Fred Suggests internet's Yahoo group i.e.. Yeasu FTM1 has info on Bluetooth technology
071028tech-001	36.10	W2TTT Gordon: Is Bluetooth really that safe? Dick: Yes
071028tech-001	40.53	N2APG Dave A new comet can be seen with binoculars- info on heavens-above.com
071028tech-001	49.29	NASA's New Mars Recovery Mission - Pros and Cons
071028tech-002	0.00	Mel: Why don't more hams use speaker mics to avoid RF exposure?
071028tech-002	6.21	Review of the recent LIMARC hamfest
071028tech-002	9.50	The GAP antenna and zigzagging of coax line
071028tech-002	10.20	Electronic lengths vs physical lengths of a dipole
071028tech-002	19.50	The GAP antenna and zigzagging of coax line revisited
071028tech-002	27.30	Dick examines photos of different GAP antennas
071028tech-002	34.10	Test results if an antenna is laid on the ground
071028tech-002	36.03	The Herbie Snake Antenna-how it's made and how it works
071028tech-002	38.01	The surprising efficiency of a cell phone antenna
071028tech-002	39.50	Do I need a balun if I use a 300 ohm twin lead?
071028tech-002	41.09	Ways to get your feed line through a house window
071028tech-002	45.50	How to make a balun for a 300 ohm twin lead
071028tech-002	47.58	N2EO Rich gives high marks for DX Engineering baluns
071028tech-002	50.49	Dick gives high marks for the ARRL Antenna Book and CD
071028tech-002	54.58	How Dick ran his feed line through his window with a piece of fiberboard
071028tech-002	56.05	How Paul WS2N fed his lines into his house
071028tech-003	0.00	How Mel uses AC foam to get feed line through his window
071028tech-003	2.15	KC2BYB Dan: Not enough room for G5RV, made a slanted inverted V, but no luck on 40m
071028tech-003	11.02	Mels shares his experiment with different dipole antennas heights
071028tech-003	15.00	Dick: Vertical antenna's height off the ground plays a large role in performance
071028tech-003	19.25	Using multiple antennas to handle Faraday Rotation
071028tech-003	29.26	Is there software that monitors QTH and antenna surroundings
071028tech-003	33.58	WA2CDL Andy and Dick evaluate the GAP Titan antenna
071028tech-003	40.33	Looking at the GAP Titan zigzag design
071028tech-003	51.51	MELS EMAIL 01- How do you properly attach an antenna to a rotor
071028tech-003	52.33	Understanding what factors cause slippage
071028tech-003	55.39	Understanding wind balancing and use of a weathervane
071028tech-003	57.52	Mel shares his experience in drilling through a rotor for modification
071028tech-004	0.00	Con't Mel shares his experience in drilling through a rotor for modification
071028tech-004	7.04	MELS EMAIL 02- Are there any products that reduce light pollution for the astronomer?
071028tech-004	21.31	Different type of street light glass used to battle light pollution
071028tech-004	23.49	The advantages for using the proper telescope
071028tech-004	26.05	Possible UFOs that Dick saw through his binoculars while looking at his antenna tower
071028tech-004	28.56	Mel: The 1965 Kecksburg PA UFO incident may be reopened
071028tech-004	33.49	MELS EMAIL 03- Does insulated wire effect a quad Yagi's tuning?
071028tech-004	38.50	How inductance changes due to the different types of covered wire
071028tech-004	46.05	MELS EMAIL 04- Explain how to determine the Q and frequency of crystal filters
071028tech-004	47.50	Mel suggests crystal article in QST by W1FC Doug Seymour
071028tech-004	50.01	Dick and Mel go deeper in the making of crystal filters
071028tech-004	61.05	Timewave DSP unit vs. crystal filters

November 4, 2007 Show

071104tech-001	2.00	N2EO Rich Problem with the Ameritron transformer relay, filament, possible tube hot-spots
071104tech-001	8.25	Mel and Dick go into detail about relays and resistors
071104tech-001	15.58	Double Pole vs. Single Pole relays
071104tech-001	19.42	Dick gives high marks for Digikey, Allied, and Mauser for electronic parts
071104tech-001	21.51	Relays, contacts, and in-rush current examined
071104tech-001	31.06	Is it safe to transmit 10w through a mag mount in the living room?
071104tech-001	34.15	N2NYW Ed Receiver S-Meter discrepancy between two rigs receiving the same repeater
071104tech-001	44.38	WB2CUK Bill Remedy offered for N2EO Ameritron problem
071104tech-001	45.40	WB2CUK Bill shares how his Klegg FM27B works
071104tech-001	47.26	W2IGH Hugo amateurradio.tv has all TechNets on streaming audio from Sept 2006
071104tech-001	48.56	W2IGH Hugo Has been using a 400 Ohm ladder line with a G5RV w/good results-opinions?
071104tech-001	55.13	What happens when you raise the height of a G5RV
071104tech-001	56.31	amateurradio.tv has all TechNets on streaming audio from Sept 2006
071104tech-002	0.14	W2IGH Hugo G5RV balun was not changed, now using an MFJ9418 tuner - revisited
071104tech-002	1.11	Four things to check when using a tuner
071104tech-002	5.01	SPACE REPORT w/Paul WS2N Repairing of the ISS solar panels update
071104tech-002	9.50	Future shuttle/ISS mission plans on ariss-eu.org/columbus.htm
071104tech-002	14.10	145.430 Kings Park repeater good source for transmitted NASA info
071104tech-002	16.11	The coverage of NASA Select TV
071104tech-002	17.37	Mel: We could not have the NYC Marathon without amateur radio
071104tech-002	18.50	Mel and Dick review the 2007 NYC Marathon
071104tech-002	23.10	Dick's articles can be found on K5RMG (Roadrunners Microwave Group) website
071104tech-002	28.35	MELS EMAIL 01-Is propagation better as you near the equator?
071104tech-002	33.40	Dick: What really moves a radio signal in free space?
071104tech-002	35.26	ISS solar panel repair revisited
071104tech-002	51.39	The possibilities of harvesting solar power on earth
071104tech-002	52.58	ISS solar panel repair revisited
071104tech-003	0.00	Renewable energy vs. oil
071104tech-003	1.29	Transequitorial propagation discussed
071104tech-003	3.00	MELS EMAIL 02- Evaluation of Collins filters
071104tech-003	9.50	Dick evaluates test filters and noise blankers that were/are on the market
071104tech-003	11.30	WS2N Paul Cable box clock was not reset correctly for daylight savings time
071104tech-003	15.05	KC2JGH John Want to replace the ladder line to coax on the Vangorden Shorty antenna
071104tech-003	20.00	MELS EMAIL 03 - The GAP antenna and the impedance matching equation
071104tech-003	21.50	Google: "dipole broadbanding techniques" good source for impedance matching within the dipole
071104tech-003	22.20	Dec 2006 IEEE Antenna and Propagation Proceedings - good article on dipole bandwidth
071104tech-003	23.10	Dick explains the Generic Technique
071104tech-003	26.10	MELS EMAIL 4- Is a vertical antenna with an elevated feed line better than one with a loading coil?
071104tech-003	33.39	Factors that cause polarization
071104tech-003	35.45	MELS EMAIL O5- Can I use the stub concept to shorten radials?
071104tech-003	41.10	Laying down ground plain radials
071104tech-003	48.02	What's needed to change an antenna's pattern
071104tech-003	52.04	Different ways hams can test their antennas
071104tech-003	55.01	MELS EMAIL 06 - How small of an antenna can I use for 432Mhz moonbounce?
071104tech-004	0.00	MELS EMAIL 06 - How small of an antenna can I use for 432Mhz moonbounce? Revisited
071104tech-004	3.50	What's easier - 2m moonbounce or 70cm moonbounce?
071104tech-004	6.21	K2UIH-432 And Above-EME News - good source for moonbounce info
071104tech-004	10.00	How to improve your moonbounce experience
071104tech-004	15.20	What time of day is best for moonbouncing?
071104tech-004	18.32	MELS EMAIL 07- Is LORAN C still operating?
071104tech-004	25.24	MELS EMAIL 08- Is there any fiber optics interest in ham radio?
071104tech-004	30.16	MELS EMAIL 09- Discuss the DSP system by the Watkins & Johnson Company
071104tech-004	33.14	The exciting future of SDR (Software Defined Radio) and the Elecraft K3
071104tech-004	41.12	Are there any towns that are totally WiFi?
071104tech-004	46.00	WiFi yagis designs and WiFi encryption
071104tech-004	51.09	Mel give very high marks for the Elecraft K3

November 11, 2007 Show

071111tech-001	2.00	K2MU Tony Signal distortion caused by polar ionosphere
071111tech-001	3.54	The VE8AT beacon at the North Pole and its frequency
071111tech-001	5.00	To get Doppler shift does there have to be real velocity?
071111tech-001	9.21	All about Serrodyne Modulation
071111tech-001	14.05	"The Radar Handbook" by Merrill Skolnick good source for Serrodyne Modulation
071111tech-001	15.29	What creates Doppler and how it behaves when radar is used
071111tech-001	17.39	Dick shares his aircraft scatter experiment
071111tech-001	26.16	Doppler shift and auroral back scatter
071111tech-001	30.15	Different types of scatter
071111tech-001	31.28	LIMARC's Swap and Shop Net is on Thursday Nights
071111tech-001	35.41	W2PNJ Bob: Is Belden 8257 better than Belden 8214?
071111tech-001	42.25	Mel praises the quality of the Belden 9914 for feedline
071111tech-001	45.27	Dick's favorite cables to use with rotators is RG9 and RG214
071111tech-001	48.05	W2OSR several transmission cable types are discussed
071111tech-002	0.00	Continued W2OSR several transmission cable types are discussed
071111tech-002	6.28	KC2BYV Dan wants to make a G5RV vertical - is that a good idea?
071111tech-002	7.03	Dick and Mel share opinions on vertical dipoles
071111tech-002	16.42	Bazooka fed dipole explained
071111tech-002	18.31	KC2OES Fred Has RCA AR8505 tube receiver- is it worth it to replace 5 of the 6 tubes?
071111tech-002	22.54	The RCA AR8505 has two screw terminals in the back-are they for a twin lead?
071111tech-002	24.31	Mel: How to properly test tubes
071111tech-002	25.56	Mel explains "The Great Key Night"
071111tech-002	31.09	Are the 5AGU series of fuses still available?
071111tech-002	37.15	SPACE REPORT PAUL WS2N: Cassini mission update
071111tech-002	41.08	STS-120 returns, Paul corrects facts he gave last week
071111tech-002	46.08	What's on the Russian space drawing board
071111tech-002	47.45	NOVA "Cassini Project" show highly praised
071111tech-002	49.35	What are the long-term goals for the ISS?
071111tech-002	56.00	The benefits of space science and research
071111tech-003	0.00	Cont The benefits of space science and research
071111tech-003	1.01	NOVA "Cassini Project" Show good source for Doppler examples
071111tech-003	6.55	Challenges of Apollo 13 and Apollo 15
071111tech-003	9.14	Apollo moon landing trivia
071111tech-003	19.56	MELS EMAIL 01: Found a square antenna in silent keys garage-what kind is it?
071111tech-003	20.35	Mel goes into detail of the Cushcraft Square Pole product line
071111tech-003	22.45	Loop, Hula-hoop, and Halo antennas discussed
071111tech-003	31.02	MELS EMAIL 02: "RFD599" is a part of my receiver - what is it?
071111tech-003	32.03	Moon landing trivia revisited: Plaque on the Moon
071111tech-003	39.45	MELS EMAIL 03: Can I use my 20m antenna to work on 40m?
071111tech-003	46.40	The correct definition of the term "resonate"
071111tech-003	49.30	Remote tuning at the antenna with a tuner from LDG Electronics
071111tech-004	0.00	Alternatives to tuning a wire antenna
071111tech-004	2.55	MELS EMAIL 04: The effects of tilting a vertical dipole to a horizontal dipole
071111tech-004	9.38	MELS EMAIL 05: What's better- a sloping dipole or an inverted V
071111tech-004	13.25	MELS EMAIL 06: No room for 80m ground plains, will a 40m ground plain suffice
071111tech-004	18.00	Changing antenna wavelengths and the necessity of a ground plain
071111tech-004	19.00	The importance of testing your antenna on air with other hams
071111tech-004	20.30	MELS EMAIL 07: Receiving with a vertical and a dipole- why do they perform the same?
071111tech-004	21.30	How a lot of factors like Faraday rotation effect radio waves between two hams at the same time.
071111tech-004	33.09	The WOW signal of 1977 examined
071111tech-004	34.35	How adding a clip lead to your rig effects the S/N ratio
071111tech-004	49.20	The WOW signal examined of 1977 revisited

November 18, 2007 Show

071118tech-001	1.55	Cutting the middle of a 80m loop to a square dipole-will the performance change?
071118tech-001	5.01	Mel explains the workings of his 80m loop and other antennas
071118tech-001	12.20	Dick gives different ways to alter the makeup of the antenna
071118tech-001	17.30	WJ2B Ron shares results of feeding an 80m triangular loop with coax
071118tech-001	20.01	KC2RXV Ken Using 2 HTs with the same antenna, one receives better than the other-why?
071118tech-001	23.05	Dick: Andy WA2CDL good source to test your rig at LIMARC Ham fests
071118tech-001	26.28	Mel: The problem with interchanging HT antennas
071118tech-001	29.02	The challenges of interchanging antennas with the Yeasu VX7 quad band HT
071118tech-001	32.00	After market HT antennas or OEM rubber duck-which will perform better?
071118tech-001	37.07	High marks for Diamond HT antennas
071118tech-001	39.11	The necessity of checking the HTs' attenuators when comparing HTs
071118tech-001	42.37	Intermodulation distortion drops 30dBs when a 10dB step attenuators is used
071118tech-001	44.29	Building a 902Mhz repeater - need advices on cavity filters and antennas to use
071118tech-001	51.49	The importance of working with METROCOR when setting up a repeater
071118tech-001	54.33	TV monitors available for an ICOM rig?
071118tech-001	58.27	Hot wheel's "Speed gun" can be used as a crude 10Ghz HT
071118tech-002	0.00	Dick: Drawback of using a Hot wheel speed gun to be used as a 10Ghz HT
071118tech-002	4.49	How Dick does QRP on 10Ghz
071118tech-002	10.09	A 10Ghz test that can be shared among hams
071118tech-002	10.45	SPACE REPORT WITH WS2N Paul Update on the ISS's Harmony node
071118tech-002	14.13	The upcoming Constellation Program- what is it?
071118tech-002	19.02	Moon bases to be put on the moon in near future
071118tech-002	20.46	New Moon rover designs
071118tech-002	22.09	The shuttle's versatile robotic arm
071118tech-002	28.12	4th year anniversary coming up for Spirit and Opportunity
071118tech-002	29.17	Which has better performance- a pure vertical 1/2 wave dipole or a vertical polarized loop?
071118tech-002	35.06	N2MB Barry shares his experience with his vertical 1/2 wave
071118tech-002	40.05	Barry and Dick discuss plans for possible future antenna project
071118tech-002	53.34	Mel describes the K3LR antenna
071118tech-002	54.39	Dick and Barry vertical dipole planning revisited
071118tech-003	0.00	Cont Dick and Barry vertical dipole planning revisited
071118tech-003	0.45	Examining the 7J4ALL/JR3 antenna design and its possibilities
071118tech-003	2.24	MELS EMAIL 01-Trying a 40m vertical dipole at different angles, but works best at 60 degrees-why?
071118tech-003	5.30	The myths about placing a vertical dipole adjacent to a tower
071118tech-003	9.42	Scenarios of angle of radiation and antenna lobes
071118tech-003	13.03	Discussion on ground mirroring and mirror images
071118tech-003	19.41	CQ Magazine by K3LR p.6 good source on phasing systems
071118tech-003	24.09	K3LR Four square phasing examined
071118tech-003	28.10	Past and future AMSAT satellites and their types of orbit
071118tech-003	33.51	AMSATS's Eagle Phase 3 and 4 satellite project objectives
071118tech-003	35.00	MELS EMAIL 02- SSB sounds "mushy" on Collins R-390-what's wrong?
071118tech-003	44.45	Mels gives in depth history of Collins SSB rigs
071118tech-003	49.03	Mel continues with Rockwell's take over of Collins
071118tech-003	54.41	The high demand for Collins mechanical filters
071118tech-003	56.58	The Collins 651-S-1 receiver discussed
071118tech-004	0.00	Cont The Collins 651-S-1 receiver discussed
071118tech-004	1.19	Collins move into solid state rig design
071118tech-004	6.55	MELS EMAIL 03- My manual antenna tuner gets hot- is that normal?
071118tech-004	10.16	Mel: The use of a field strength meter
071118tech-004	16.28	MELS EMAIL 04- Why does my linear amp say " tune quickly at a low level"
071118tech-004	18.19	Peak level, PEP, and normal levels discussed
071118tech-004	22.02	The ideal way to set up a rig with a two-tone test
071118tech-004	27.11	The ratio of PEP ratings explained in detail
071118tech-004	30.45	Mel talks about his collection of Collins receivers
071118tech-004	33.48	MELS EMAIL 05- Remedies for non-balanced antennas
071118tech-004	40.35	End fed antennas and the challenges of having different wavelengths

November 25, 2007 Show

071125tech-001	1.45	The use of a 1/2 wave coax balun
071125tech-001	7.50	How Mel uses ladder line at his shack
071125tech-001	11.30	MFJ and DX Engineering good source for balun boxes
071125tech-001	15.45	W2JPW Information on Dstar requested
071125tech-001	17.44	How to obtain IEEE article hardcopies without having to join the IEEE
071125tech-001	20.00	The state of DStar revisited
071125tech-001	23.14	Do aging power supplies make noise? If so, does the noise interfere with HF?
071125tech-001	28.13	Are all switching power supplies noise-free?
071125tech-001	29.25	XQ2FHD website and QST article (Dec 99 and Dec 00) good article for switching power supplies
071125tech-001	36.36	Ferrite cores- How can I get the most out of them?
071125tech-001	39.03	How to make use of a sniffer antenna
071125tech-001	43.40	Interference cause by your rig transmitting
071125tech-001	45.50	WB2WW give in depth information on Dstar
071125tech-001	47.20	The capabilities of 1.2 Ghz and 902MHz ham bands, the equipment and how to find them on EBay
071125tech-002	0.00	Cont The capabilities of 1.2 Ghz and 902MHz ham bands, the equipment and how to find them on EBay
071125tech-002	3.02	SPACE REPORT with Paul WS2N Scientific America Dec 07 good article on GLEST
071125tech-002	5.11	Harmony module, Spirit, and Oportunity update
071125tech-002	11.09	Putting a base on the Moon's South Pole
071125tech-002	16.49	Mel experiments with his 40m dipole at different positions and posts his results
071125tech-002	34.02	Dick shares hi upcoming inverted v project
071125tech-002	37.20	Are there any differences in the performance between a horizontal dipole and a vertical dipole?
071125tech-002	59.30	utarc.org (U of Tenn amateur radio club) good info on a launching an amateur radio balloon
071125tech-003	0.00	Cont utarc.org balloon set to go to 40K feet on 10Mhz and 144.390
071125tech-003	4.30	More questions regarding Mel's pine tree antenna structure
071125tech-003	7.10	Does Mars have water? How can we get an astronaut there?
071125tech-003	12.06	The moon's expanding orbit and the ice on the moon's surface
071125tech-003	27.50	Discovery Channel show Mars Rising good source for addressing challenges to go to Mars
071125tech-003	33.09	The problem with recycling human consumables on the way to Mars
071125tech-003	36.55	The need for a new propulsion system to get to Mars in less time
071125tech-003	42.50	The accelerated pace of technology
071125tech-003	50.00	MELS EMAIL 01- Email feedback
071125tech-003	55.58	MELS EMAIL 02- Factors that cause TV interference and a look at harmonics
071125tech-004	0.00	The high pass filter agreement between the FCC and TV manufacturers
071125tech-004	3.10	Mel explains the transmission line notch filter and the T-Connector stub filter
071125tech-004	8.05	TV interference, the blaming of hams, and possible solutions
071125tech-004	18.00	The designs of high pass and low pass filters
071125tech-004	29.04	MELS EMAIL 03- How can you tell the efficiency of a 40m vertical
071125tech-004	33.14	Mel and Dick discuss antenna efficiency
071125tech-004	39.35	RT and RR of antenna efficiency
071125tech-004	48.47	Testing a 14Mhz counter poise when connected on an automobile
071125tech-004	51.15	Does air have loss?

December 2, 2007 Show

071202tech-001	1.30	Ways you can listen in on the Space Shuttle
071202tech-001	1.50	145.430 and cable's NASA Select Channel good sources for shuttle broadcasts
071202tech-001	10.25	Listening to the Japanese satellite polar orbiting the moon on 2Ghz
071202tech-001	15.05	WA1MBA web site microwave reflector has info on the Japanese satellite
071202tech-001	18.00	W2TTT Gordon shares his plans of how to pick up the Japanese satellite
071202tech-001	26.30	W2OSR Bob examines the Cobra HF antenna
071202tech-001	33.18	Ways to properly miniaturize your antenna
071202tech-001	36.09	Granite State Antennas website good source for antenna info
071202tech-001	39.30	Is it effective to use return loss when measuring an antenna?
071202tech-001	43.47	Dick: Reflective Power (SWR) and antenna gain are almost always unrelated
071202tech-001	51.09	Mel: How antenna modeling software does a poor job in factoring in soil conditions
071202tech-002	0.00	Cont Mel: How antenna modeling software does a poor job in factoring in soil conditions
071202tech-002	2.28	KC2OCS Fred PD transmits near his QTH and causes interference - Any suggestions?
071202tech-002	4.18	Overload and band pass filters
071202tech-002	9.01	Dick explains what a Coaxial Stub Tuner is and what multiple filters do
071202tech-002	18.39	WB2CQT Larry The role of a helical filter
071202tech-002	21.42	Is it better to measure an antenna at the antenna or at the rig?
071202tech-002	28.01	Ham band filters and their high costs
071202tech-002	29.49	Coaxial Cavity Filters may be the answer for home brewers
071202tech-002	30.50	Tracking filters and their names
071202tech-002	36.30	The usefulness of an attenuator, how it works and its misunderstandings
071202tech-002	48.19	Dick shares his SSB 432Mhz DX experiment to a fellow ham in the Carolinas
071202tech-002	54.50	Building your own rig vs. building your own antenna
071202tech-002	56.02	Dick: High altitude always brings in better signals
071202tech-003	2.32	Mels shares cavity filters and transceiver tests in the early days of repeaters
071202tech-003	6.15	WA2CDL Andy The FCC ruling on 2nd harmonic levels
071202tech-003	12.50	Town near Taiwan scared of unfounded cell tower RF
071202tech-003	15.51	BPL interference to amateur radio
071202tech-003	22.02	WB2BXO Frank The FCC, BPL, and mobile measurements
071202tech-003	30.04	Frank has problem with HF tuning and his SWR meter
071202tech-003	40.00	Properly using the Bird Watt Meter
071202tech-003	44.30	MELS EMAIL 01 - Please explain in more detail radiation resistance and heighten wavelength
071202tech-003	48.30	Dick explains the design of the Sleeve Dipole
071202tech-003	54.15	WB2HWW Howie explains how he used ham sticks as a loaded dipole on HF
071202tech-003	56.45	Sloping dipole experiments
071202tech-004	0.00	MELS EMAIL 02 - Listener thanks Technet for resolving his TVI problem
071202tech-004	1.26	MELS EMAIL 03- Can I use a Collins 31L amp with a new rig and how do I hook up the ALC?
071202tech-004	2.19	Precautions with ALCs
071202tech-004	5.02	ALC and drivers that are built into rigs
071202tech-004	7.49	Mel goes into detail re: the legendary Collins 31L amp circuits
071202tech-004	15.01	MELS EMAIL 04- The westcoast HETLV vertical- do you know anything about them
071202tech-004	26.20	MELS EMAIL 05- Please give an example pf a changing a constanets of the 468 frequency formula
071202tech-004	29.30	Dick gives a different approach to the 468Mhz formula
071202tech-004	38.20	Dick: RF energy is blind and a discussion on inductance, capacitance, and resonance
071202tech-004	43.38	MELS EMAIL 06- How can I convert 75 ohm hard line to 50 ohms
071202tech-004	48.42	Mel suggested using a single stub tuner to the impedance form 75 ohms to 50 ohms
071202tech-004	51.05	Mel and Dick agree to use a Smith Chart for the impedance conversion

December 9, 2007 Show

071209tech-001	3.19	WS2N Paul Has questions on a spinning magnet coil sensor taken from his car
071209tech-001	8.00	Dick asks Paul for details and description of the magnet and coil
071209tech-001	11.01	Paul has puzzling questions regarding the magnet
071209tech-001	12.19	Examining how the voltage get the coil and how the spring and rod operates
071209tech-001	23.58	The different way a piece of steel can be magnetized
071209tech-001	26.17	Redial vs Actual magnetism
071209tech-001	28.50	Outrunner vs. Inrunner motors
071209tech-001	31.39	Dick asks Paul for details and description of the magnet and coil revisited
071209tech-001	36.31	Behavior of magnetic fields around different magnets
071209tech-001	55.05	Printed circuit motors and their coils
071209tech-001	59.20	Radio control model airplanes, their motors and motor magnets
071209tech-002	0.00	Cont Radio control model airplanes, their motors and motor magnets
071209tech-002	0.30	The latest in rare earth magnets
071209tech-002	13.49	The low noise factor of new brushless DC motors
071209tech-002	19.58	SPACE REPORT WS2N Paul Shuttle put on hold due to faulty hydrogen fuel sensors
071209tech-002	33.00	SMITH CHART LESSON #9 Stopping antenna mismatches with stubs
071209tech-002	35.31	How magnets are magnetized
071209tech-002	36.40	The magnetic fields of MRIs and their dangers
071209tech-002	49.15	Poor working conditions for trades people around the world
071209tech-002	57.09	Cont SMITH CHART LESSON #9 Stub antenna matching
071209tech-003	0.00	Cont SMITH CHART LESSON #9 Stub antenna matching
071209tech-003	16.00	Dick summarizes the progress in SMITH CHART LESSON #9
071209tech-003	21.47	Dick explains the Pico farad per foot in SMITH CHART LESSON #9
071209tech-003	25.49	Review of SMITH CHART LESSON #9
071209tech-003	34.29	Stub tuning vs terroid and baluns (SMITH CHART LESSON #9)
071209tech-003	37.13	Making a 75 ohm dummy load (SMITH CHART LESSON #9)
071209tech-003	47.29	MELS EMAIL 01 What is the construction of a Full wave triangle antenna system
071209tech-004	0.00	MELS EMAIL 02 Modifying headphones for a hearing impaired ham
071209tech-004	7.02	The power of 16 ohm headphones
071209tech-004	12.26	The Baxandal Circuit and what it does
071209tech-004	14.51	MELS EMAIL 03 A ham's SuperPro 600's S-Meter reads higher than his newer gear - why?
071209tech-004	16.55	S-Meters are far from accurate
071209tech-004	20.30	Short history of the S-Meter
071209tech-004	22.48	Dick: The microvolt is the real measurable unit in S-Meters
071209tech-004	30.00	The demise of HP's Instrumentation Division
071209tech-004	39.09	Revisited SMITH CHART LESSON #9 impedance matching
071209tech-004	41.47	MELS EMAIL 04 Does the loading coil of a horizontal dipole have to be placed in the middle?

December 16, 2007 Show

071216tech-001	2.40	Was the Yeasu 1000D designed to transmit on the CB band?
071216tech-001	6.05	Advantages of having a ham radio license
071216tech-001	11.30	US's unique 900Mhz band
071216tech-001	13.29	A testimony of an ex-CBer
071216tech-001	17.15	CB vs Ham Radio
071216tech-001	26.00	WS2N Paul automobile sensor discussion revisited from 071209tech-001 03.19
071216tech-001	35.17	Paul and Dick examine the sensor's magnetic field
071216tech-001	37.09	Paul explains the markings on his sensor
071216tech-001	49.34	QST Jan 2008 has article on Smith Charts and the proper stacking of yagis
071216tech-001	51.26	Yagi phasing examined
071216tech-001	58.00	W2TTT Gordon, looking back at 220Mhz ham transverters
071216tech-002	0.00	Cont W2TTT Gordon, looking back at 220Mhz ham transverters
071216tech-002	2.40	WA2CDL Andy: QST Jan 2008 article "World Above 50Mhz" article good source for yagi stacking
071216tech-002	15.05	Dick elaborates on the QST Jan 2008 article "World Above 50Mhz" article
071216tech-002	22.06	Does increase of power effect the antenna effective captive area?
071216tech-002	30.11	Mel shares his experience of stacking and angle of radiation
071216tech-002	40.02	How feedline termination of the 2nd yagi effects a 2 stacked yagi array
071216tech-002	42.21	What is the ideal stacking distance?
071216tech-002	48.41	Does stacking 2 yagis improve low angle performance?
071216tech-002	52.36	In a stacked arrangement, is there a decrease in front to back ratio?
071216tech-002	56.54	If both yagis can rotate, can that improve performance and efficiency during contesting?
071216tech-003	0.00	Cont If both yagis can rotate, can that improve performance and efficiency during contesting?
071216tech-003	1.30	WA2CDL Andy: SteppIR antenna can instantly make a forward beam into a reverse beam.
071216tech-003	3.39	Does stacking cause a null above 30 degrees?
071216tech-003	7.50	Are stacking kits worth the investment?
071216tech-003	10.04	Dick explains the Law of Diminishing Return
071216tech-003	17.00	Rules to follow if you're making a beam with more than three elements
071216tech-003	19.35	Dick names websites as good sources for yagi information
071216tech-003	20.02	SPACE REPORT WS2N Paul Preview of STS122 that is on hold until January
071216tech-003	28.00	Discussion on gamma ray telescopes and other telescopes
071216tech-003	35.19	Update on Shuttle hydrogen engine sensors and the Hubble Telescope
071216tech-003	42.55	Why does Hailey's Comet's tail last so long?
071216tech-003	50.45	Are comets the only moving space objects that are made of ice?
071216tech-003	54.09	Global warming- natural or man-made?
071216tech-003	55.20	MELS EMAIL 01- Ham thanks TechNet for info discussed on modifying headphones
071216tech-003	56.40	MELS EMAIL 02- Gunplexers - W1GHZ website good source for gunplexer information
071216tech-004	0.00	Cont MELS EMAIL 02- Gunplexers - W1GHZ website good source for gunplexer information
071216tech-004	2.01	Fresnel plates and lenses
071216tech-004	9.07	MELS EMAIL 03 - Explain more about how to make directional couplers from Mel's lecture
071216tech-004	21.45	Dick: ARRL Handbook has good chapter on directional coupler designs
071216tech-004	34.03	Mel shares the early days of his 1W repeater and his colleague George WB3FRY
071216tech-004	39.40	MELS EMAIL 04 - Please explain logarithmic equations for signals
071216tech-004	47.22	Mel gives detail history of the decibel
071216tech-004	54.38	Rules of TechNet emails

December 23, 2007 Show

071223tech-001	2.42	K2QIW: Should I buy a first production rig or wait? Does the price drop later on?
071223tech-001	14.01	Yaesu FT1000 and the Yaesu FT9000 production run quality
071223tech-001	18.31	Dick: The advantages of buying older rigs
071223tech-001	27.40	No-lead government soldering initiative update
071223tech-001	31.20	Opinions on feeding full wave loop baluns
071223tech-001	35.50	Mel shares his experience with loops on 40m and 80m
071223tech-001	36.45	All about Mel's Johnson KW Matchbox
071223tech-001	40.02	Faraday rotation and the ionosphere
071223tech-001	44.45	Benefits of an open wire line
071223tech-001	46.51	Joe and Glen describes how his 160m loop is designs
071223tech-001	54.41	The strong front end of Motorola's HTs
071223tech-001	62.41	Jan 2008 QST article "Above 50Mhz" revisited
071223tech-001	64.04	Andy (WA2CDL): preview of Diodes and Square Law discussion suggested
071223tech-002	0.00	Andy (WA2CDL): preview of Diodes and Square Law discussion suggested
071223tech-002	1.25	KC2RGW Chris: What would be the performance feeding the long side of an isoceles triangle loop?
071223tech-002	9.45	Debate on horizontal dipole low band performance vs vertical dipoles low band performance
071223tech-002	14.17	TechNets available for download on amateurradio.tv as far back as 9/06
071223tech-002	15.34	Ground wave factors, take off angles, and polarization conclusions
071223tech-002	27.15	The passing of LIMARC'S Norm K2YEW and Van Field W2OQI
071223tech-002	30.10	The most common power ratios are 2:1, 4:1 and 10:1
071223tech-002	35.39	N2EO high marks Ten Tec production standards
071223tech-002	36.27	N2MB: Excellent band openings on 70cm band
071223tech-002	38.13	Mel: positive email re: TechNet coverage of the origins of CB radio (071216tech-001 2.40)
071223tech-002	39.11	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: The history of the dB
071223tech-002	42.09	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: How the term decibel came to be
071223tech-002	45.49	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: How multiples and percentages of the decibel were established
071223tech-003	0.00	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: How to compare dBs in ham radio and consumer electronics
071223tech-003	8.50	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: Dick uses dB comparisions with larger figures
071223tech-003	13.53	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: How to compensate dB on an analog scale
071223tech-003	16.17	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: dBs recorded on a volt, ohm, and milliamp meter
071223tech-003	21.20	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: Strange markings found on a bandpass filter roll off points
071223tech-003	25.21	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: dB gains
071223tech-003	36.37	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: Measuring dBs with a sound wave meter
071223tech-003	43.10	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: Human hearing, dBs, and hearing safety
071223tech-003	50.05	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01: Mel and Dick summarize the dB discussion
071223tech-003	57.36	MELS EMAIL 01: What is the difference between a full wave dipole and a rhombic antenna
071223tech-004	0.00	Con't MELS EMAIL 01: What is the difference between a full wave dipole and a rhombic antenna
071223tech-004	2.01	2m moonbounce examples using rhombic antennas
071223tech-004	5.51	Differences between a rhombic and a dipole revisited
071223tech-004	18.43	MELS EMAIL 02: Do radio frequencies exist above 300Ghz?
071223tech-004	27.00	Dick and Mel review the bands above 300Ghz
071223tech-004	34.41	What's more harmful - the sun's rays or RF from a cell phone?

December 30, 2007 Show

071230tech-001	2.36	KC2QIW Jeff: How do I use an automatic antenna tuner with my G5RV?
071230tech-001	13.50	KA2EJ Eric: The limitations of the G5RV-like any antenna
071230tech-001	15.40	KA2EJ Eric: Shares how he loaded the mast on top of the WTC
071230tech-001	17.41	Stories of using automatic antenna tuners on low and high power mode
071230tech-001	26.10	Mel shares how he improvised his W8CR Easy Tuner System
071230tech-001	32.02	Which is better- automatic or manual antenna tuners?
071230tech-001	33.16	Mel shares how he improvised his W8CR Easy Tuner System revisited
071230tech-001	39.21	W2OSR Bob: Changing the height of his 17m dipole and its effect on inductance
071230tech-001	49.31	The 135 year history of the dipole why it is still important
071230tech-001	52.50	Experiments hams can try with transmitting and receiving antennas
071230tech-002	0.00	Con't Experiments hams can try with transmitting and receiving antennas
071230tech-002	12.33	Glen: What's the best method to measure antenna polarization?
071230tech-002	16.04	The ionosphere and its effect on polarization
071230tech-002	26.30	Q: If more people listen to a station, does the quality of the signal decrease?
071230tech-002	35.02	Taking power from large overhead power lines-legal?
071230tech-002	53.01	Opinions on Theft of Signal and some examples
071230tech-003	0.00	The difference between theft of radio signal and theft of goods and services
071230tech-003	6.55	The Communications Act of 1996 and its effect on experimenters
071230tech-003	8.55	The Communications Act of 1996 vs the Communications Act of 1934
071230tech-003	11.54	The telephone Blue Box situation of the 1970s
071230tech-003	14.38	The spam problem on the internet
071230tech-003	20.40	W2TTT Gordon Explains the structure of BARA's TechNet
071230tech-003	23.02	Discussing W2TTT's high hit rate on QRZ.com
071230tech-003	31.15	W2PNJ Paul explains a large installation project of 118 atomic clock in a school with a 4w TX
071230tech-003	33.05	Latest projects on Dicks microwave reflector group (WA1MBA) using band openings
071230tech-003	35.00	Dick: Why VHF/UHF reflection is interesting
071230tech-003	38.00	Some extreme examples of shielding from RF
071230tech-003	42.31	Atomic clocks and their accuracy
071230tech-003	48.03	How national power grid phasing works and clock setting
071230tech-003	55.23	Scenarios LILCO's interruptions of power phasing
071230tech-004	0.00	Con't Scenarios LILCO's interruptions of power phasing
071230tech-004	7.19	MELS EMAIL 01: Listeners need more teaching on dB discussion of 071223tech-002, 003
071230tech-004	8.20	MELS DB DISCUSSION 01 revisited review from 071223-003 47.09 to 004 0.00
071230tech-004	10.01	Intro to Examinational Mathematics
071230tech-004	22.01	MELS EMAIL 02: Who invented the wet noodle antenna?