ARRL
Field Day marks my return to radio-activity
Sunday, June 28, 2015, 2 p.m. — Just wrapped up my 1 Delta Field Day operation, and let me say that I’ve had the most fun I’ve had in a very long time on ham […]
radio
classic radio
The Great Plate Debate (or How I Learned to Antagonize the Clerk’s Office) …
Sunday, May 24, 2015 — OK, OK, I don’t have a new bug to write about, or the scintillating tales of my CW expeditions across 80 and 40 meters, but it is (at the very […]
computers
Sometimes even ‘cheap’ has a price tag not measured in $$$ …
Tuesday morning — I’m still enjoying my SDR4+ by Cross Country Wireless … its quite a receiver, and it really has me thinking of getting a Flex radio … I nearly bought a Flex 1500, […]
computers
Software defined receiver hits it out of the ballpark …
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 — I’ll have to admit it — I’m really surprised and enthusiastic about my latest ham radio acquisition — a Cross Country Wireless SDR4+. I’m monitoring 75 meters right now with […]
computers
Is ham radio’s “DIY-ness” becoming a thing of the past? ….
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 — I think a lot of hams I know are “tinkerers” … they enjoy getting something done on their own, like making their own antennas, cables, etc. I can’t tell you […]
ebay
Proof there’s no exact answer to the question “How many handhelds should a ham own?”
Sunday, June 22, 2014 — One of the newer hams in my area gave me a laugh recently when he told me, “I never knew ham radio was such an addictive hobby.” He went on […]
classic radio
Some thoughts from one of QCWA’s younger members
Saturday afternoon — I joined the QCWA earlier this year –actually, I’m a couple of years past the minimum 25 years as a licensed Amateur Radio operator, but that’s OK. I’ve paid my fees and […]
classic radio
Sometimes nostalgia & an “11-meter accent” push aside technical facts and specifications
Saturday, May 24, 2014 — This is a late-night before-I-go-to-bed entry, so bear with me. First a confession — my start in radio in 1970 was with the 11-meter Citizen Band. This was in the […]
radio
Radio is radio, and racing is racing. And Kentucky Speedway is NOT a walk in the park, apparently!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 — You wouldn’t know it from talking to me (i.e., my accent and speech pattern filled with “ums” and “uhs”), but for eight years now I’ve done some broadcast radio. It […]
ham radio
FCC renewal done for this decade … a trip too in the Wayback Machine …
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — If you are involved in traffic handling (or listen to traffic nets), you undoubtedly have heard license renewal “friendly reminders” from N1IQI (and others) that your Amateur Radio license expires […]