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RH1N0 operating 40m phone during CQP 2007

RH1N0 operating CW during the CQP 2007

Welcome to the home of "The Rhino".
Free stuff (Jan 28 2013)

1913 Call Sign Assignments - a little bit of history, enjoy.

Note: Please read the following product warning

This site is oriented toward amateur radio. I have many interests and this site reflects those interests that I have managed to document and organize into a semblance of sanity.

Major Areas of Interest: Contesting   DX    Emergency Radio   Antenna Design   CQP Software

Modes of operation: CW(Morse Code)    Phone    PSK31    FM    General Modes

Do you suffer from "the knack"? - Dilbert on YouTube.

Recent News

• CQP 2010 - Joe Murphy redux
• Started an open source project for QSO Party Server software based upon Google AppEngine. Will be used for 2010 California QSO Party.
• Started a new page for CQP Software about the log checking software, web server and future software projects to support the California QSO Party - February 17, 2009
• The awards for the California QSO Party will be initially handed out at the Contest Dinner during the International DX Conference in Visalia April 17-19, 2009 - February 17, 2009
• Log Checking for the California QSO Party has started - February 14, 2009
• SS PH from N6AJR and TBD November 18/19 2008 - November 4, 2008
• SS CW is over. 259 Q's, 72 mults and 37,814 points @ N6AJR - November 4,2008
• This weekend ARRL Field Day 2008 (More after the event) - June 26, 2008
• CQ WPX SSB 2008 - Very, very briefly on the air - March 30, 2008
• OK, now I have really gone and done it, I have just become the Chairman for CQP 2008 and beyond! -March 17, 2008
• Join Us on the Airwaves - Music Video by The Ham Band on youTube - March 17, 2008
• My new call sign plates are in. Only took 7 months. They have that ugly space: N6 RNO. - Feb 9, 2008
• K7AGE Video - Build a Bluetooth headset for your radio    Website
  • Jabra A210 @ atbatt.com
• SARES EC and AEC's form new repeater group SARES-RG and take over AMT repeater. - Nov 26, 2007
• N6RNO in SS 2007 Phone is done.
• N6RNO in SS 2007 CW is done - 80Q/54M/8640P
• CQP 2007 is over. Check out my story at Tehama

The QSL Card

"Rhino" QSL Card - Checks for Tehama, N6IJ and home QTH

My Clubs

• Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club GVARC
• Northern California Contest Club NCCC
• Sunnyvale ARES SARES
• Monterey Bay Area Radio Association MBARA home of the N6IJ Station

Contests

• CQP 2008 Tehama is over
  • CQP 2007 - N6RNO at Tehama
• ARRL November Sweepstakes Rules
  • 2008 CW just -1655 days
  • 2008 Phone just -1641 days
  • N6RNO in SSCW 2007
  • N6RNO in SSPhone 2007

Other Information

• My Stealth Horizontal Loop
• Current Contests

My Software

Various websites for my software suppliers.

Free

• Ham Radio Deluxe
  • DigitalMaster 780 Digital Modes (RTTY, PSK, CW etc.) for HRD
• N1MM Logger Contest Logger
• Audacity Sound file manipulation

$$$$

• [1] HT Programming
• Microsoft Too much ham radio software forces use of their OS.
• Novell Supplier of Suse Linux (my favorite distro)
• DreamHost Web hosting at a bargain price (This Site)

• The QSL Shop QSL Printers for "The Rhino"

My Hardware

Various websites for my hardware suppliers.

• HRO
• ICOM My radios
• LDG Electronics Auto-Tuners
• MFJ Enterprises Always inspect this stuff before using the 1st time
• Radio Works Wire Antennae's and current baluns
• West Mountain Radio RigBlaster and Andersen PowerPoles
• Yaesu HT's and Mobiles for my XYL (KI6HFS)
• WinKeyer

Misc

• Find your QTH or Grid Square using Google Maps
• AM Tech Day at SLAC
• Amateur Radio Jargon by AC6V
• Coax, Wire, Rope, ICE filters from Radioware
• DX Engineering

• The proper way to solder a PL-259

• Learn Morse Code Right

• B&W Baker and Williamson Antennas for the military

• FAR Circuits is exclusively a manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards for electronic projects that are used by the Amateur Radio and electronic hobby enthusiast. We supply boards in any quantity, but are geared toward low volume and individual circuit board users. We have been in business for over 35 years, and have boards in stock for most of the Ham projects published in QST, QEX, ARRL Handbook, the old Ham Radio, 73's, Amateur Radio Today, CQ, WIFB Designer Notebooks, Popular Electronics, QRPp, QRP Notebook, Communications Quarterly, Electronics Now, and others.

• DAN'S SMALL PARTS AND KITS

• Yaesu FL-7000 Site

• SparkFun Small Electronic projects and parts

• Secure View Surveillance Camera RFI

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• Jackson Harbor Press Some small project kits of interest to HAM Radio

• Resistor Color Code Chart One of the many, there are flashier versions out there.

• Solar Data from WM7D

• Unified Micro Voice/CW Keyer, USB CW/PTT interface, band decoder and more

• PDA Interface cables

• Fermi's Paradox Where are all the aliens?