My adventures in amateur radio
A hiking friend once suggested he might treat his clothes with permethrin. Now the CDC is studying its effects on ticks and mosquitos, with positive results. The Amazon listing for Sawyer Products SP649 Premium Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent Trigger Spray has…
I received my first QSL card today, from Worldwide Amateur Radio Day. I made contact with the net controller during my lunch break at work, and sent him a stamped return envelope, for the card. Please follow and like…
Following up on my Ed Fong Antenna post, I don’t yet have a long enough cable to mount it to the house and use a base radio inside, so I borrowed Jordan’s – tree house. He was a good sport,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…