Tuesday, April 30, 2024 I’ve probably lost some points with my XYL today. The religious order whose infirmary she works was apparently sold a bill of goods — er, an emergency VHF/UHF Go Kit — […]
Thanksgiving night For the past 30 or 40 minutes, I’ve been listening to three hams talking together, with 2 of them trying to help a fellow with his audio. The ham had a Yaesu FT-2000 […]
My first experience with a cubical quad antenna came long before I earned my Amateur Radio license in 1987. The year was 1970-something and my best friend and I were big CB radio fanatics. We […]
We’ve had springtime weather here the last couple of days, with promising weather in the immediate forecast. Its great for getting out in the yard, but awful weather for erecting antennas — the best performing […]
One of the problems with having a lot of radio stuff is storing said stuff safely. I recruited my son to descend to our basement to assemble some storage shelves when we discovered that an […]
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 — Belated Merry Christmas wishes to my readers, and here’s hoping for a safe and joyous New Year! Just a quick entry to catch up on my ham radio musings and […]
Tuesday night, July 31, 2018 — Time for an update from the Zed Man, who has recently learned a lesson about just how quickly one’s quality of life can take a sudden — and unexpected […]
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, 10:30 a.m. — During my excavations of the space under my operating desk (in the hunt for a missing screw that actually wasn’t missing — another story), I uncovered several keys […]
Sunday, July 24, 2016, 6:55 p.m. — Happy to report one of my antenna issues is repaired and will be back in the air tomorrow; the other one is still a work in progress. RINGO? […]
Monday, June 27, 2016 — Well friends, my Field Day was a bust — unless the ARRL awards points for contacts with Murphy’s Law. Our local club’s plans for FD bombed out, and frankly, I […]
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