Military wireless intercept organization is a massive, complex system. The Allies simply did a better job of getting all the parts to work together. Read more
Tag: hamradio
WW2 Solar Cycle 17 – HF Propagation
Signals corps and radio engineers learned a lot about radio propagation during WW2 solar cycle 17 – much of it the hard way. Read more
World War 2 Wireless Intercept – Reading the Mail
World War 2 Wireless Intercept is the story of the people and technologies that fought our first electronic war, and took signals intelligence to a whole new level. Read more
New HF Digital Modes Configuration
So, here’s my new HF digital modes configuration for my ham station. Works great on FT8 and FT4. Read more
My Flex 6300 Upgrade to Version 3
As my Flex Radio 6300 heads into its fifth year, I thought it was time for my Flex 6300 upgrade of the firmware and software to the latest version. Read more
Understanding Extraordinary Wave Propagation
Once and for all, let’s understand extraordinary wave propagation on HF. Why does it happen and what does it mean to us? Read more
Our Magnetic Field Effects Skywaves
Recently, I wrote about how our magnetic field effects skywaves polarization, turning everything elliptical. Let’s dig deeper. Read more
Christmas Gifts Review for 2022
Hope you had a Merry Christmas in 2022. Time for me to do a Christmas Gifts review. Read more
HF Skywave Polarization – Not What You Think
All shortwave signals arriving at your receiver have elliptical polarization. HF skywave polarization is simply not what you think it is. Read more
Radio Propagation Basics in 2022
I spent some time writing about radio propagation basics in 2022. Unlike electronic circuits, sending signals through the ionosphere is really complex. Read more