This week, Paul K2FX discusses basic repeater operation, including how to initiate a conversation (QSO), and why calling "mayday" is not a good way to see if anyone is on a frequency.
Like any self-respecting photog, the first thing I do prior to leaving on a shoot is format my compact flash card in camera. It's something I don't even think about anymore, it's just automatic. So, naturally the first thing I did upon receiving a new Transcend 16GB compact flash card from Amazon last night, I popped it in my Canon 20D to format it. The 20D showed it as a 7.4GB card, with space for 770 RAW images on the card. Uggg.
When I got to work this morning, I tried it in a 5D, and 1Ds Mark II. Even though it showed in both as a 7.4GB card, after formatting in both, it shows as 14.9GB. OK, so it's an issue with my 20D with firmware v2.0.3 unable to format cards larger than 8GB. Freegin Canon.
A Martin Luther King, Jr. Day tribute: Paul K2FX offers a well-researched presentation of
African American contributions to early Amateur and commercial radio.
After trying (and failing with a critical error) to install the software programs TextPad, MacDrive and even Adobe Acrobat v8 in Microsoft Windows 7, I found this suggestion in the "Important Messages" flag in the tray icons in the bottom right corner of the screen, which immediately fixed the install failure issue for me. Leave it to Microsoft to cause bad customer experience through a customer experience improvement program :)
An issue with the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) client in
Windows 7 beta is causing Explorer and some MSI-based installers to stop working
properly.
To solve this problem, follow these steps:
Click the Start button ,
click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as
administrator.
In the User Account Control window, verify that Program name is Windows Command Processor, and then click Yes.
In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type or paste the
following text at the prompt:
Introducing Madeline Rose Wren, born 1/5/2009 at 7:19pm. Delivery was easy for Mom, and the subsequent two-and-a-half days have been a cakewalk for Dad, thanks to family and friends! The above photo was snapped when she was only 12 hours old; Folks in the know say they have never seen a newborn so wide-eyed and checking out the world around them. All we know is that she's the love of our life and we're really looking forward to the rest of our lives with her!
Updates will be added as we have time in between feedings, changings, and sleeping, probably in the wee hours of the morning, like now. Thanks to everyone for the amazing well-wishes and support!
In this edition of the WA2MYG Memorial Newbie Net, Paul K2FX discusses
monitoring HF aeronautical stations. No special gear is needed other
than a dipole antenna and HF (High Frequency, 500KHz - 30MHz)
receiver. Active frequencies include New York Radio at 5.598 MHz USB
(upper sideband). A good reference website for aeronautical stations
is http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/ICAO_HF_Aeronautical_Stations
Like any self-respecting photog, the first thing I do prior to leaving on a shoot is format my compact flash card in camera. It's something I don't even think about anymore, it's just automatic. So, naturally the first thing I did upon receiving a new 
After trying (and failing with a critical error) to install the software programs TextPad, MacDrive and even Adobe Acrobat v8 in Microsoft Windows 7, I found this suggestion in the "Important Messages" flag in the tray icons in the bottom right corner of the screen, which immediately fixed the install failure issue for me. Leave it to Microsoft to cause bad customer experience through a customer experience improvement program :)
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