PICKET FENCING on 2 METERS

by Pete, NEØT Have you been in your car on the air and noticed the so-called “picket fencing” where the signal seems to turn on and off quickly as though you are hearing it through the staves of a picket fence which you are driving next to?  If you slow the car you will find that…

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STANDING WAVES

by Pete, NEØT We are familiar with waves.  We see them in water.  Drop a stone in and a wave travels outward from the spot.  This is called a “traveling wave”.  If another wave in the water travels back toward the spot, the two waves will add to set up what’s called a Standing Wave.  You can…

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Ted Cross, NØIAK

Ted was originally from Barrow-in-Furness, UK and had dual citizenship. He was living in Fort Collins and working at Hewlett-Packard when he passed away. Ted was active with the CRA’s repeater maintenance crew.

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Norm Clark, W9IUR

Norm was a member of the PCRC for ten years, and a member of the PCRC VE team since it’s inception in 1995. He was also involved in ARES and emergency communications over these years.

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James Tingle, KIØQI

James was a PCRC member and also Weather Net reporting station, and owned the Bayou Salado Trading Post in Hartsel with his wife Evelyn Whatley. Some remembrances of James Tingle KIØQI: Wes Wilson KØHBZ. James participated regularly on the Colorado Amateur Radio Weather Net, and based on the household livestock, he would frequently close with…

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