The Cheapo Evolve III Maestro PC Now Runs Linux Mint…
I figured if I was going to destroy a perfectly good computer…it might as well be a $60 one…
KM1NDY
A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
Where Are The Ladies Of Ham Radio?!
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 …
And That’s How Ham Radio Turned Into Robotics…
This little Arduino is a hoot! I mentioned before that I have been following along with Paul McWhorter’s YouTube Arduino lesson series (here). I am now 40 videos into the 68 lesson series, and I think they are phenomenal! That combined with the fact that I am also halfway through the University of Colorado’s ECEN …
Operating With WX1BHO For SKYWARN Recognition Day 2022 from the Blue Hills Observatory in Milton Massachusetts
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
10000 Miles, 100 Watts, 10 Meter Contest
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 …
The Bare Mountain SOTA Remix – A New CW Tale Of The Little Bump
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 …
Highs, Lows, Hots, (mostly) Colds…The Dangerous Allure Of Portable Ham Radio Contesting (ARRL Sweepstakes SSB 2022)
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 …
ArduiNOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! How The Microcontroller Is Ruining My Life…
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 …
How To Set Up Digital Modes Operation (Including FT8 / WSJT-X) For Yaesu FT-818/817 Using Digirig Interface
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 …
My Nerves Are Fried! Forty QSOs For The ARRL November Sweepstakes…CW!
I won’t win any awards. But this is definitely a personal record!