Welcome to July, everyone! Time sure seems to fly, doesn't it? BEAUTIFUL summer day here - 80 degrees with a nice breeze and clear blue skies. Once again, thanks for all the great feedback on the June issue (and prior issues) of The Logger's Bark, the newsletter & magazine of W7DK, The Radio Club of Tacoma! You can read about the club at www.W7DK.org and if you're ever in Tacoma, WA on a Saturday, the club holds open house almost every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and all are welcome. Full details at the link. This month it's a pretty HUGE magazine at 131 pages! In this month's July 2025 issue of The Logger's Bark magazine: All about the AB577 "Rocket Launcher" portable radio tower NEW! "Sherlock" - a new monthly column all about SLEUTHING for radio amateurs! Sea-Pac 2025 ARRL Northwestern Convention & Ham Fest wrap-up National & International DOG DAY special event - K2D ! Hands-on review: SI4732 Mini Pocket-size SDR Receiver All about JS8Call - ragchew using the technology behind FT8 The most insane DXpedition ever: BS7H, Scarborough Reef TONS of photos from the just-finished W7DK Field Day event U.S. National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekened ARRL & World Amateur Radio News W7DK's FIRST EVER DX "Logger's Certificate" - C21TS in Baitsi, Nauru!! Audio (thanks to @K2WH) from the 2002 DPRK North Korea DXpedition!! Hands-on building a Calculator Kit with resistance function 50 Years Ago This Month: Yaesu FT-101E NEW SDR: The TR1-EP DIY SDR! Open source - build your own! @KO7T and his POTA activations in France and Switzerland! 13-Colonies SPECIAL EVENT Cool Old Rig: Heathkit SB-104 complete station Cool Old Rig: Heathkit HR-20 from the W7OS Museum Cool Old Rig: Regency ATC-1 HF converter for your car, circa 1954 SteppIR Leaving the Amateur Radio Market Review: Putikeeg Model 20 Straight Key (it's amazing!) Ham Tech 101: Morse Code for CW Mode! And a whole bunch more - photos, tips, tricks, blurbs, puzzles, all about amateur radio and NEVER any ads! Download the July2025 issue of The Logger's Bark with the links below: THE BARK THIS MONTH IS HUGE... so there are THREE links you may choose: 1. FULL SIZE uncompressed - BEST quality: https://static.qrz.com/w7dk/July2025-QRZ.pdf 2. COMPRESSED for slower connections: https://static.qrz.com/w7dk/July2025-QRZ-compressed.pdf 3. 20-meg version in GRAYSCALE (not in color) for slowest connections: https://static.qrz.com/w7dk/July2025-QRZ-grayscale.pdf IMPORTANT: Be sure to actually download it to read - if you merely use Preview mode, the external links won't work! Also, to open a link, "Right Click" > "Open in New Tab". The software I use unfortunately doesn't support "targeted links"... unless you right click, you will leave the document. Dave W7UUU Editor/Publisher [image below is static - the links won't work - download with the link above]
Wowsers, Dave, another hit out-of-the-park! Thanks for all your hard work. Another great issue! Signed: Gary, WG7X Secretary, Radio Club of Tacoma
Looks great Dave. 131 pages! I am glad I bought my coffee and pound cake for tomorrow mornings read! Ronnie NZ4X
Bonjour et merci beaucoup La canicule (40°C) sur la France , j'ai de la lecture, car il m'est impossible de rester dans ma piece radio , donc je vais pouvoir lire The heatwave (40°C) in France means I have some reading to do, as I can't stay in my shak radio, so I'll be able to read. Best regards to you 73's
Good job and of course always what an ham operator wants to read. The specials with QRP rigs, which arent often in the focus, are brilliant last time and now. Further to spread the news about the open-source software, like JS8call, is so necessary. The whole thing is a gold nugget in the ham-scene.
Thanks again for the issue, the content is absolutely great I love the pictures of y'all enjoying Field day. The QST is nowhere near as good as what you guys make. I Actuly want to pay for a get the issues your club as put on and get them on hard copy they are just that good. I hope everyone enjoys the 13 colonies event
Another GREAT issue of the Logger's Bark. I really look forward to every issue. SOOOO much interesting material in every issue. The 'ham-standard' of club newsletters. Keep up the fantastic work !
Wow Dave! This is the first time I looked through one of these -- what a work of art! I have to say, I couldn't help but notice that you tried really hard to represent the ladies. I found that touching. Great work overall, very impressive. Mindy
Thanks Mindy - I appreciate the kind words. Yes, I make a focused effort every month to represent the members in the broadest sense possible. I take 99% of the photos I use (and I write virtually all of the technical articles) so I'm very immersed in the publication at all levels. You can peruse the other issues here: https://w7dk.org/2012-04-11-16-51-17 The Editor job is a 2-year comittment - my first issue was January 2024 and my final will be December 2025. But "word on the street" is the next Editor has been lined up and will make every effort to continue The Bark in the same fashion. Dave W7UUU
Dave nice issue. The projects that your club members are doing are amazing. Would it be possible for a future issue to do an in depth description of the clubs 'Power Company setup' used during field day and how about in another issue have Max describe his home brew Drone. Both of these items are fascinating and I'm sure that other hams would be interested in these items. Mike WB8VLC Salem, Or.
