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Mike Waters

SW Missouri

https://www.linkedin.com/in/comtechresearch

Engineer/Technologist (multiple fields), Linux LAMP server admin, self-employed. www.w0btu.com www.linkedin.com/in/comtechresearch

No relation (that I know of) to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. ;-)

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Top Questions
15 votes

What is the cause of this unusually long period of terrible HF band conditions?

hf propagation space-weather ionosphere sunspots asked Jul 23 '17 at 22:58
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14 votes

WWV, WWVH, and WWVL may be shut down. Are there any alternatives?

transceiver equipment testing calibration wwv asked Sep 1 '18 at 17:38
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11 votes

How did hams manage to tune their antennas before VSWR meters?

antenna-system impedance-matching swr-meter testing history asked Aug 14 '18 at 23:18
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9 votes

What types of materials increase the inductance of a coil when inserted inside it?

antenna-tuner inductor asked May 21 '19 at 20:35
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7 votes

Water cooling a GS-35B in lieu of air cooling?

diy electronics amplifier asked Dec 16 '18 at 1:57
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7 votes

What are the official Baofeng websites in the USA?

united-states baofeng asked Mar 22 '19 at 19:44
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5 votes

Is Field Day a contest?

united-states contest field-day asked Jun 24 '19 at 22:08
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5 votes

What could possibly cause a “melting” reaction between vinyl and plastic?

reaction-mechanism asked Aug 25 '18 at 0:19
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5 votes

Very odd and wide 30m signal. What is it?

software-defined-radio hf signal-identification asked Feb 14 '17 at 1:34
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5 votes

How often are we required to send our callsign?

united-states legal callsign station-identification asked Aug 19 '17 at 23:10
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Top Answers
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What is the purpose of these “partially filled in” locomotive wheels?
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23
Should I solder stranded wires when connecting them to a plug?
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21
Rats biting off fuel line ( again and again and again )!
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19
How to convey to the people around me that I want to disengage myself from constant giving?
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17
Are Baofeng radios illegal in the U.S?
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17
How did hams manage to tune their antennas before VSWR meters?
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How can I safely terminate my contract before its end date?
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11
How to programmatically distinguish European from non European call sign?
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11
Why are the inside diameters of some pipe larger than the stated size?
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10
Why would a device require at least 10m of wire between its outlet and the service panel?
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9
How to clean up profanity on airwaves
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9
In-house repeater?
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9
How did the terms like QRZ, QTH, and other forms of ham shorthand evolve?
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8
What do old unit abbreviations like “mfd” and “kc” mean, and where did they come from?
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8
Do dead weight 'components' exist?
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8
Can an SSB transmitter be used to transmit PSK?
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7
Why is this requirement in 60m in the US?
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7
Looking for a book that contained a circuit for receiving (literally) underground amateur radio transmissions
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6
Voltage sources in parallel?
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6
How do Field Day participants protect from lightning?
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6
Will an iron chimney work well as an antenna?
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6
Why are germanium diodes specified in amateur radio designs?
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5
Soldering PL-259.. with a torch?
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5
How does an E-Z-O Antenna work and why does it appear in Wikipedia's article on quad antennas?
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5
Why does “Ethics and Operating Procedures” suggest tuning on a dummy load?
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5
What does CI-V stand for?
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5
Can anyone tell me how to make a 35 m long wire antenna work on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres?
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5
Wire antenna slightly too long
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5
How to keep the brain in an excited state?
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Why are amplifiers not used in solar panels?
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