KM1NDY
A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
“Late Shift” Parks-On-The-Air activation of K-6876, Castle Island, Boston Harbor. Yaesu FT-891 (100W), LDG-Z100 Plus autotuner, 40M EFHW antenna at 15 feet maximum height between two trees, 15AH Bioenno LiFePO4 battery. 112 Contacts. 1 Hour and 8 minutes. All on 40 meters. Walked home. What a great night. KM1NDY
This past weekend marked my fourth year as a licensed amateur radio operator. A SOTA activation of 2-pointer Mt. Kearsarge (W1/HA-010), complete with the 3-winter bonus point entitlement was in order. And of course, it counts as POTA entity K-2685 as well! The hike is reasonably easy. A bit over a mile up when you …
Take a look at this post to see what Mount Monadnock was like on New Year’s Eve. Contrarily, the weather was a balmy 30 to 40 degrees in the second week of February. The sun shined brightly. And we could see Boston. Honestly. Winter bonus points season for the Summits-On-The-Air program meant the 4-point peak …
Winter Field Day and I are somewhat tentative companions. Some of you may remember the blizzard (2022), the caboose (2021),or perhaps even the bone-chilling downpour of 2020. So when K1SU sent around an inquiry about plans for WFD 2023, I was mixed. I had already concluded that due to the hardiness factor needed to tackle …
Me, hitting the Reverse Beacon Network for Summits-On-The-Air of Overlook Mountain (W2/GC-112) in the Catskills of New York with a raging CW speed of 12 wpm at 6W.
Spontaneous winter hiking when you live in Boston is not really a thing. With the sun setting almost as soon as it rises and the nearest sizeable mountains minimally 2 hours away if the traffic is at all reasonable, its not easy to sleep in on a weekend, wake up, and decide over a leisurely …
AA1F and I met up with Nolan N2WU for a quick hike up Mount Norwottuck. Well, they were quick. I stayed at my usual turtle pace. Nolan activated CW with the KX2. AA1F set up his Yaesu FT891 and made QRO contacts And I operated 6 whole watts with the Yaesu FT817nd with CW and …
About a month ago, AA1F, Nellie (our dog), and I drove up to the northern terminus of the Wapack Trail to hike North Pack and Pack Monadnock. I convinced AA1F to leave the HF rig at home and we would use our trusty Yaesu FT-4X HTs with a homemade slim jim antenna and the Venus …
Blustery, spurty, drizzly, 50°F, chilly, overcast, rainy… SKYWARN Recognition Day 2022 in the Blue Hills Reservation with the Boston Amateur Radio Club operating as WX1BHO. Here are some images to enjoy! And yes, that last picture was poor Limey (my van) getting a jumpstart… What a wonderful day! KM1NDY
I am not feeling like a million bucks. I’ve been cooped up at home, avoiding people, and wishing I had an investment in Puffs facial tissue. Its just a little cold, and I still can remember when colds were just little colds like it was only a few years ago. But it is annoying me …