SKYWARN Recognition Day SKYWARN Recognition Day turned out to be some good low-key fun. It wasn’t a contest, per se. It was an… Continue reading “SKYWARN Recognition Day”…
Update on the uBitx Kit Back in February of 2018, I purchased a radio kit from HFSignals.com called the uBitx or micro Bitx, to affordably… Continue reading “Update on the uBitx Kit”…
My first Net Control! Tonight was nuts – and I loved it! I’ve been listening to amateur radio nets since before I was a… Continue reading “My first Net Control!”…
Rebuilding the Hamtop I’ve been meaning to write an article on how I set up my Hamtop; my Linux laptop with free amateur… Continue reading “Rebuilding the Hamtop”…
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend or ILLW was a lot of fun. The goal is to try and make… Continue reading “International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend”…
Red Cross Shelter Exercise Once I joined the Wireless Society of Southern Maine, I quickly learned that there was more to amateur radio than… Continue reading “Red Cross Shelter Exercise”…
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”…
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!”…