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A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
It is hard to believe that I am approaching seven years of ham radio. I started as a portable operator who liked to experiment with antennas and transceivers. This hobby is a source of tremendous joy and inspiration, leading me down paths I never knew existed. I consider myself a “hyperlocal traveler.” I take immense …
This continues a series of blog posts on David Rutledge’s text, “The Electronics of Radio”, that I am studying while building the NorCal 40B transceiver. This series of posts will not be a review of the book, nor is it a assembly manual. Rutledge presents a series of problems at the each chapter that aid …
We need to talk. It’s not you. It’s me. Look, its not like I am selfish or anything. But there are only six bands. And one of them is 160 meters for crying out loud! I can’t even get my antenna to tune up on 160, let alone make international contacts. And should I mention …
If you said paracord, you win! KM1NDY
This continues a series of blog posts on David Rutledge’s text, “The Electronics of Radio”, that I am studying while building the NorCal 40B transceiver. This series of posts will not be a review of the book, nor is it a assembly manual. Rutledge presents a series of problems at the each chapter that aid …
This continues a series of blog posts on David Rutledge’s text, “The Electronics of Radio”, that I am studying while building the NorCal 40B transceiver. This series of posts will not be a review of the book, nor is it a assembly manual. Rutledge presents a series of problems at the each chapter that aid …
This continues a series of blog posts on David Rutledge’s text, “The Electronics of Radio”, that I am studying while building the NorCal 40B transceiver. This series of posts will not be a review of the book, nor is it a assembly manual. Rutledge presents a series of problems at the each chapter that aid …
One hundred of my 849 SOTA points are accounted for by five years of hiking Black Dome and Blackhead Mountains in the Catskills. We often stop near the trailhead to take a picture of this blown over tree. That is AA1F and Nellie in 2021. I snapped a shot with Georgie hiding in the grass …
There is a saying we all have probably heard. If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. I learned to stop making real plans a long time ago. The fleeting nature of life is drilled into me. Another nuance to this exists though. Of course the ruined plan is catastrophic. However, the …
OVERVIEW After several years of helping coordinate club Field Day events, AA1F and I set off to tackle 2023’s ARRL Field Day by ourselves. We squeaked out 264 contacts, but still had a great time. By 2024, KX1Q was back on the air at our farm for Field Day in Upstate New York. This time, …