KM1NDY
A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
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 …
These are waters I do not swim in on this blog. But there was an international news story today that got under my skin. A despicable example of gender apartheid where women (girls) are being systemically denied access to any formal education whatsoever. Coincidentally, amateur radio’s national association sends out this month’s issue of its …
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 …
That is Mount Norwottuck that that lady is looking at in the distance. We are on top of Bare Mountain (W1/CR-014), a tiny but steep half mile climb. AA1F and I have been trying for so many ten point mountains that we forget how much we like climbing our local hills. Bare Mountain is one …
It starts off innocently with Field Day. C’mon, just do a little GOTA, you will be fine… Here, I’ll walk you through it. Just say the call sign when I tell you to. C’mon. Just do it. Don’t be shy. Get-On-The-Air. You know, GOTA. We are all doing it. Everyone’s doing it. That’s right, just …
AA1F took one look at the TV tray full of wires, computers, circuit boards, the giant face of Paul McWhorter talking out Arduino lesson 29, and my body tangled in a blanket awkwardly positioned amongst rearranged couch cushions, shook his head, and quietly went up to bed. It wasn’t the first time… Ok, for all …
I have ever so slowly been moving away from exclusively phone to other non-verbal modes on Summits-On-The-Air activations. My last peak, a short little walk up Joe English Hill, I brought the digimodes-only Venus DR-4020 transceiver with a 3 ah LiFePO Bioenno battery, and the once extraordinarily cheap (as in $60!) Evolve III Maestro PC …
I won’t win any awards. But this is definitely a personal record!