Driving into work today, I hit scan on my ham radio and picked up the American Lung Association’s Trek Across Maine, who are using amateur radio operators on the KQ1L repeater system (146.880 MHz) to coordinate check points and patrols…
Author: Bradley Brown
Hiker, Hunter, Ham Operator, Gamer and Family Man
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 ticks and mosquitos, with positive results. The Amazon listing for Sawyer Products SP649 Premium Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent Trigger Spray has…
My First QSL Card!
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…
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 the house and use a base radio inside, so I borrowed Jordan’s – tree house. He was a good sport,…
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 finally start building a base station! I’ll be posting more on the construction and mounting once I go shopping for…
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…