Hanging in there
The last dose of steroids is in, and I’m happy to report that so far,…
Ham Radio
35 of 36 will just have to do
I have finished installing the radial field for my new ham radio antenna (a Hustler…
Good wood warms you twice
I keep thinking about that old saying, and wondering if making an online transfer to…
Field Day, 2021
For the uninitiated, ARRL Field Day is an annual operating event where we hams are…
Look Who’s Back in Amateur Radio Gear
The HeathKit we all knew “back in the day” is long gone. But the new…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 35: Busy, busy, busy
Bonus points if you get the cultural reference I’ve been going at what passes for…
Sunday Reading
Reading time has been in short supply this week. I have not picked up a…
Fighting the demon RFI
St. George had an easier task. Since I’ve finally gotten my HF radio setup in…
Hooking up
Sorry about the black blobs, but OPSEC. No, that kind of hooking up. Y’all got…
Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 6
Cushcraft A6270-13S. The little round white guy is a broadcast TV antenna. It’s a bit…
How I spent Saturday evening
While the new ham shack isn’t feature complete and won’t be for some time yet,…
What I did on my summer vacation
Trust me when I say the picture on the left has no bearing to what…
Need a cable?
In particular, do you need a programming cable for a hand-held 2-way radio? I’ve found…
Lunacy
Ham radio is no longer welcome in California emergencies. California. Need we say more? Edit,…
What do you call it?
What do you call it when there is simply nothing that moves you to write?…
Antenna coupling
Figure 1, Figuring out where the damn antennas are going to go. Radios require antennas,…
It’s all about the voltage drop
Most people, if they have half a brain, will check what wire size is needed…
RF Exposure–not a good thing in high doses
Amateur Radio RF Exposure Calculator. Whether the rules require you to perform these calculations or…
Toss a bunch out on their ear
And the rest (mostly) get religion. After a series of election losses for ARRL incumbents,…
Some budget cutting is a bad idea
Cutting the budget to fund the WWV family of radio time service stations is definitely…
Internet Censorship–Brother, can you spare a mimeo machine?
(Via SurvivalBlog) As you may guess, I”m catching up on reading some of my blogroll….
A bit old, but a good take on the ARRL BOD issue
Since I’m not a big fan of the NFL at this juncture, I’m kind of…
Ham radio projects
Like so many ham radio clubs, the club where I’m a member has been struggling…
Who said you can’t fight City Hall (or the ARRL)?
It seems that when enough people protest loudly enough and threaten to not renew enough…
And so we get this missive from the ARRL’s President on the Board of Director’s imbroglio
Rick Roderick, K5UR, has been kind enough to notice that the natives are restless. Or,…
More on the ARRL and the Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct
It’s weird how things work. I had looked earlier this week for more information on…
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and my future relationship to it
After a number of bad experiences where the politics of an organization have interfered with…
Will Amateur Radio become extinct?
It’s an interesting question that has been thrashed around the table more than a few…
Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 1
The weather is getting back to spring, and it’s time to launch into some spring…
For the electronics geek in you
If there is no electronics geek in you, you may as well skip this post….