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Staying the Course: W9IMS Stages its Second Special Event of the Month, Celebrating the Indy 500
By Brian D. Smith, W9IND It’s back to the track for amateur radio station W9IMS. Less than 2 weeks after concluding their first special event of the year, members of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club will take to the airwaves from now through Sunday, May 24, to commemorate the legendary Indianapolis 500.  If […]


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Alfredo’s XHDATA D-808 External Ferrite Antenna Mod
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alfredo (EA4IMN), who writes: Hi Thomas, Greetings from EA4IMN. I recently purchased an XHDATA D-808, and got puzzled by the absence of an external jack for the LW/MW antenna. Inspired by previous work, I set to add this feature to my unit. My journey was overall straightforward, but not […]