VHF Propagation measured by APRS Reading up on 2-meter or VHF propagation, I recently stumbled across a website that displays APRS propagation, overlayed on a… Continue reading “VHF Propagation measured by APRS”…
Learn Morse Code with Google! Pawing through news stories over supper, I came across a news article from Verge that says Google updated their keyboard… Continue reading “Learn Morse Code with Google!”…
Trek Across Maine Comms Driving into work today, I hit scan on my ham radio and picked up the American Lung Association’s Trek Across… Continue reading “Trek Across Maine Comms”…
Permethrin treated clothes fight ticks A hiking friend once suggested he might treat his clothes with permethrin. Now the CDC is studying its effects on… Continue reading “Permethrin treated clothes fight ticks”…
My First QSL Card! I received my first QSL card today, from Worldwide Amateur Radio Day. I made contact with the net controller during… Continue reading “My First QSL Card!”…
APRS Packet Radio on the Ed Fong Following up on my Ed Fong Antenna post, I don’t yet have a long enough cable to mount it to… Continue reading “APRS Packet Radio on the Ed Fong”…
Ed Fong Antenna Arrived, Updated Edison Fong’s DBJ-1 ham antenna arrived in the mail today, 3 days before the estimated delivery, and I’m excited to… Continue reading “Ed Fong Antenna Arrived, Updated”…
SKYWARN Spotter Training The Skywarn training was very interesting. I think I learned more about the weather tonight than I did back in… Continue reading “SKYWARN Spotter Training”…
Women in Radio History – The Gilbert Girl In the Ham Radio Operators group on Facebook, a fellow ham from Bellingham, Washington shared a poster he had found.… Continue reading “Women in Radio History – The Gilbert Girl”…
A Radiogram! I received a radiogram the other day from a gentleman in Ocala, FL, via another in Owls Head, ME, congratulating… Continue reading “A Radiogram!”…