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A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
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 …
That is an MFJ-16010 random wire antenna tuner. I attached a green 12 gauge stranded copper wire to a screw on its chassis for grounding. I drove a 1/2″ diameter copper pipe a few feet into the ground, and secured the green wire to it with a clamp. This random wire experimentation has me exploring …
New Englanders have a knack for doing things the hard way. The trail up Mount Tecumseh, home of the Waterville Valley Ski Resort, is a prime example. I mean, which makes more sense for building a trail up a steep slope? Gentle switchbacks? Or carving a granite staircase straight up the side of the mountain? …