Edison Fong’s DBJ-1 ham antenna arrived in the mail today, 3 days before the estimated delivery, and I’m excited to finally start building a base station! I’ll be posting more on the construction and mounting once I go shopping for…
Author: Bradley Brown
Hiker, Hunter, Ham Operator, Gamer and Family Man
SKYWARN Spotter Training
The Skywarn training was very interesting. I think I learned more about the weather tonight than I did back in grade school and Freshman Earth Science. A fellow by the name of Chris Kimble, from the National Weather Service out…
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. Within the thread of comments, someone shared an article about the picture and its history, which included some history of…
A Radiogram!
I received a radiogram the other day from a gentleman in Ocala, FL, via another in Owls Head, ME, congratulating me on my new license. That was pretty cool of them! Radiograms often include a numbered code written in longhand,…
Hello world!
Obligatory first post, by rule it’s supposed to be called ‘Hello world!’ I’ve started a few blogs over the years, going as far back as LiveJournal and Blogger, but nothing ever stuck. I didn’t really have anything to talk about,…
Hiking Mount Major
Saturday the 21st was the second hike of the season with the Summit Seekers, a group of friends and friends of friends who enjoy a good walk in the woods. This was the first hike my wife Amy has joined…
The Wireless Society of Southern Maine
Tonight, Jordan and I were invited to join the Wireless Society of Southern Maine at their bunker in the CCEMA building. With two massive towers, another smaller tower, and a room full of radios, we were kids in a candy store. Lots…
Worldwide Amateur Radio Day
First week in as a new ham radio operator, and I jump in the deep end! I joined the Worldwide Amateur Radio Day net at lunchtime, from the DODROPIN node on EchoLink. It’s basically a worldwide conference call over VoIP…
uBitx HF Transceiver Kit
Back on February 28th, I found and purchased a multiband, multi-mode HF radio kit called the uBitx. I could have easily spent $1000 or more on a fancy high-end HF rig, but instead spent $109, and am helping a group…
KC1JMH
Since successful completion of my Technician exam on March 29th, I’ve been refreshing the FCC database hourly, eagerly awaiting my callsign so that I can finally get on the air. By Friday afternoon, as I pack up from work, I…