Commitment-Phobe: My New Ham Radio Mobile Installation
Just wait until I add a linear to this thing…
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The Four Year Ham-iversary.
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 …
CQ WW RTTY Contest (This Is Probably Frowned Upon…)
Anyone surprised the poor dude changed frequencies immediately? But I couldn’t help but share my excitement! First. RTTY. Contact. Ever. (I got a little better as the contest went…)
Monadnock. Again.
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 …
Who knew…
…this is where ham radio would lead me? Isn’t it just a communication hobby??
…And That’s How We Won Winter Field Day 2023
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 …
Just Another Lonely Spot…
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.
The Oscilloscope Diaries: One Man’s Trash Is Another Woman’s Broken Toggle Step Attenuator
With a reputation for putting out strong signals, a friend of mine came across an irresistible way to get me to tone it down…a Pasternack 0-82.5dB toggle step 1W attenuator. An ebay purchase from a dude who spelled ham “amatuer”. I pounced at the opportunity. So, while it was being trucked across the country, I …
Easy Step-By-Step DIY Arduino Morse Code Decoder For CW Ham Radio Operators
As I mentioned on here before, I have been studying both the arduino and electronic circuits. The 48th video in Paul McWhorter’s youtube series on arduinos interfaced with an LCD display. While following the tutorial and watching my inspirational messages such “Hello World” and “I like pizza” transfer from the desktop arduino IDE to the …
The Monadnocks Are (Fortunately Not Really) Killing Me Part 2: The Real Monadnock And SOTA Winter Bonus Points
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 …