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A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
AA1F and I are not overthinkers. The idea hit us on Wednesday night that we would like to camp out on Saturday night for the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Ops Challenge. Getting a campsite on Labor Day Weekend only a few days in advance is not an easy feat. Essentially, we just went ahead at …
We realized pretty quickly that a 30-point Summits-On-The-Air day by utilizing the autoroads of some prominent Vermont ski resorts was probably fantasy. So it did not seem too unrealistic when we finally decided to simply drive up the toll road of Mount Mansfield and hike the mile ridgeline trail from the parking area (elevation 3850′) …
I get excited about 10M. Even on WSPR mode, I do not see much 10M love from my 40M EFHW qth antenna. So, that’s my midwest U.S. 10M unicorn sketched on the WSPRnet.org map above that just showed up overnight. Compared to everyone else at the same time in the world listening and propagating their …
So, you are looking at my latest ham radio acquisition, the WSPR Desktop Transmitter Model 80to10 by ZachTek. As always, I buy all of my own items and do not accept solicitations for product reviews. In fact, I really only talk about the things I own that I like on this blog for the most …
I am adventure-oriented. I make adventures out of everything. Even my walk to work is an adventure (trust me!) So whenever I get free time, it will be a de facto adventure. What constitutes an adventure? First off, I need to establish a goal. You see, I need to have a reason for going on …
Someone posted a question on a forum “why focus on getting kids interested in the amateur radio hobby when you can focus on adults?” I have often wondered this myself. The respondent was somewhat dismissive, in keeping with what I’ve encountered when musing on the same thoughts. Middleagers, midlife crisis-ers, empty-nesters, recent divorcees…you know, people …
Putting all the different modes and bands together…I think I got it tonight!
I have been struggling with FT8, well, pretty much since the moment I heard about FT8. I am excited to say those days ended tonight. The Icom IC-705 could not be easier to use with WSJT-X. And in fact, this little radio keeps impressing me more and more. Like just a few mornings ago when …
We are hooked. When Skip KB1CNB announces that the BCRA is going to have a foxhunt, our only question is “where?” Marc AA1F and I dragged Jeff AC1JR along with us for our third amateur radio direction finding event. The weather was exquisitely cooperative! We met AC1JR at the Massasoit State Park where he was …
The pronunciation of Moosilauke is debatable. Some say “lock”. Some say “lock-key”. I prefer the former. But no matter what you call it, Mount Moosilauke at 4802 feet tall and the 10th highest peak in New Hampshire is big! And the Carriage Trail, beginning at the end of a washed out road leading to the …