Today’s Whimsy
A DXer, Freda McBates, Set sail from United States. To a rock, quite obscure, Where the pile-ups were sure, And logged thousands with warm “88s!”
Denton’s Corner #18
Whimsy appears at the end of the article. The POTA Saga Continues You meet the nicest people at ham club. And sometimes you pick up useful and interesting information. For example, Ted pointed out that national historic trails count as parks, and that the Parks On The Air (POTA) map marker pins are often not
Connector Dressing
At the club meeting, I ran out of those little tubes of blue connector dressing. Since we are not meeting for a while, I don’t have an easy way to distribute more of them quickly. But my call, W7DB, is good on QRZ.com, and if you are in Layton and want to pick one up
My “On the Cheap Solar Generator”
Joe Giraudo – N7JEH I enjoy puttering in my shop. I am also a cheapskate. With the onset of the 2026 wildland fire season, Rock Mountain Power announced that planned preventative power outages could be anticipated during high wind conditions to reduce power line induced wildland fires. This got me to think about what are
Call For Articles
What have you been doing that the club might want to know about? Send a Word document, preferably with pictures, to d****n(at)tutanota(dot)com. Got a great POTA setup? Just worked Antarctica on 80? Putting up a new antenna? Got a new toy? Let’s let the club hear about it.
Denton’s Corner #17
Denton’s Corner Whimsy is at the end of the article. Fun With Ferrites At one of our meetings, Joe pointed out that coaxial cable really has three conductors: the inner conductor, the inner surface of the shield, and the outer surface of the shield. This can lead to problems with unwanted currents as the coax
Denton’s Corner #16
A Bit of Whimsy You may be an old timer ifYour joints are slow and stiff,You remember Heath,Have two false teeth,And are happily radio-active.(If you’re not an old timer, just give it a while.) Thoughts on Winlink for EmComms Sometimes I listen to the Beehive Utah Net, which meets daily on 7272 KHz at 12:30
Denton’s Corner #15
A Small Dose of Whimsy There was a DXer named PhilWho craved a test of his skill.He made a stacked rhombic beamTo fulfill his big dreamOf DX from Seville to Brazil. The Discovery of Direct View Storage Technology You’ve probably all seen a conventional analog oscilloscope display, where an electron beam traces out a wave
Denton’s Corner #14
Today’s Whimsy My usual mental fountain of limericks is on vacation in Bora Bora at the moment, so here is a bit of whimsy from the May, 1944 QST. QST had a sense of humor. Who knew? The Radar ManIf you should see upon the streetA man equipped with dipole feetAnd a family of curves