Category Archives: General

I’m giving lots of thought to a portable kit which will be based around my Elecraft KX-3. The goal is to have a ready-to-go backpack with the radio, a battery, cabling, and some sort of field expedient antenna that I … Continue reading →

Okay, I know I previously posted that 2017 was reserved for this, but not much happened in these past 6 years, mostly due to the fact that we were at the bottom of a solar cycle, and not much at … Continue reading →

I’ve decided this coming year will be one in which I invest heavily, both from an operations and licensing standpoint. I’ve been thinking of how best to expand my radio horizons, and have come up with a pretty good list … Continue reading →

I came across a listing on FB for an FT-101EE recently, and decided to buy it. I think I became intrigued at the idea of investing in the past, where the FT101 reigned as king of the tube transceivers. The -EE … Continue reading →

Okay, I have a disclaimer to make before I start this discussion. When I took my Novice license test, back in the Dark Ages, I proudly passed my code portion with ease..then immediately forgot Morse and never used it again. … Continue reading →

One of the guys on IRC made a pretty nice analyzer… http://gridtoys.com/sa/sa.html

So I’ve been reading up on software defined radios and came across a couple guys who set up and ran their own private BTS (base station Transceiver Site, a.k.a cell site) at Burning Man. They basically were able to provide … Continue reading →

I had to journey to San Francisco in order to apply for a travel visa today. The plan was to apply for the visa and have the consulate fedex it to me, but as it turned out, the only available … Continue reading →

I just read about the island of Pitcairn, on the pacific. It’s the least populated island in the world, and was founded by mutineers including John Adams. It sounds like an incredible place to do a DXpedition to! Who’s with … Continue reading →