Some time in the late 1800's, a date which I memorized for a 9th grade history exam and then promptly forgot, an aspiring young scientist, Gullegmo (?) Marconi, built what is believed to be the first practical apparatus for the transmission and reception of radio signals. It was a crude device, using a spark gap transmitter to send continuous wave (CW) emissions, yet it was with this rig, primitive by today's standards, that he was able to transmit the world's first transoceanic message:
"Hi, I'd like to order a large stuffed crust pepperoni pizza."
And with that, radio as we know it today was born.
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Welcome to my semi-useful page on amateur radio. I'm Tom Morris, call sign KG4CYX, and I'll be your guide today... please keep all fingers on your mouse. :o)
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My "shack": Currently nonexistent.
Here's a radio that now tops my Christmas wish list... The Icom T81A
Links:
Ham University - A great program for studying the FCC license exam questions and learning the Morse code.
View live APRS data from North America (Warning: Industrial strength Java)
The American Radio Relay League homepage
The South Florida FM Association
Fractal antennas rock!
The QRZ Ham Radio Supersite... everything but the kitchen sink!
eham.net. Another ham radio supersite.. with great equipment reviews and classifieds sections
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