Category Archives: General

Happy New Year to all my fellow Hams. Here’s hoping for stellar conditions this year. My personal goal is to work towards some awards, get more active on the air and earn my Amateur Extra rating. What are your goals?

Here are a couple of my portable antenna systems. In the back of the below pic is my awesome 21′ tripod mast from HRO. I’ve used it for my Hamstick dipoles, G5RV jr. and longwire antennas. The mast is non-conductive … Continue reading →

I brought the kx3 in to work to see how the ionosphere is from the Bay Area, right next to a rather large body of water. So I walked out towards the marshland and threw my and end of my … Continue reading →

Just ordered a new power supply from PowerWerx. The one I have is ancient, probably not nearly as powerful as current tech. I saw the unit at Cleveland’s AES store. It’s tiny and has Anderson Power Pole connectors, so it’ll … Continue reading →

Last Saturday I decided to set up my G5RV Junior antenna and new radio in the backyard and try a mode I haven’t done lately: SSTV. It stands for Slow-Scan TV, and is a facsimile mode for transmitting images over … Continue reading →

Generaly speaking, I am a terrible scribe. There are countless events in my past that I wish I had written down, both for recollection and accuracy. This year I’ve decided to get more involved with Amateur Radio. I began in … Continue reading →