Year: 2009

Ahh, the lure of Field Day! That time of year when hams across the U.S. drag their gear out to God-knows-where and take part in an event that's part contest, part picnic, and part emergency […]

I suppose its a disease that you get from going to too many hamfests and not buying anything … W4OLG (SK) called it “hamitis,” and its a powerful ailment, more contagious to licensed Amateur ops […]

I had a chance to work a few dozen contacts on 6 meters during the recent VHF contest, and I had fun. I didn't spend a great deal of time in the shack, seems I […]

The band is changing again and the Colorado stations are dropping and there's a great path into north central Texas – EM12, EM02, etc. Not a lot of Texas stations working phone on six yet. […]

I've been doing some very casual operating during this weekend's VHF contest, making Q's on 6 meters. This morning the band has been open to Colorado, with a lot of stations in DM79. I worked […]

I've been slacking up on my CW lately, and I was embarrassed the other night when I was taking traffic at my flubs. I have been tuning around 40 CW this afternoon, but the band […]

My love affair with my Apple iPhone continues unabated … in fact, it has accelerated! I probably spend more time using my iPhone than any HF rig I've owned in the past 5 years. I […]

I'm speaking about my new Apple iPhone that I've owned now for about two weeks now. As far as utility goes, its the best bang for the buck of any electronic device in my shack. […]

Yesterday I had some time to kill and was decided to tune across my favorite part of 40, the old Novice band. There was a contest underway further down the band, but the usual 2 […]

I have my HW-16 warming up as I write, but I hear static crashes in the 'phones. We have rain moving in this afternoon, and we're under a Tornado Watch. I've been cleaning the shack […]