Got me in an antenna kinda mood…
…but the info void on transmission line transformers brings me down. Baluns & ununs stay voodoo for now.
KM1NDY
A Secret Little Adventure Ham Radio Blog
WX1MAR is now “Stroke Alpha Echo”
Congratulations Marc WX1MAR for passing your Amateur Extra exam today! You can now hang with us big kids on the *other* side of the bands! Great job!
Me & The Mysterious World of Ham Radio Satellites
Well it appears the only amateur radio satellite I’ve ever managed to contact may now be out of commission. Or taking a nap. Apparently AO-91’s battery is going down the tubes and the transmitter has been turned off. On the flip side, this screenshot is of the first satellite status report I ever submitted to …
Separate But Together- NAQP 2021
January’s SSB North American QSO Party made a great excuse to play radio and winter gear test in this Never-To-Be-Named outdoor paradise. You know, the one in Massachusetts where winter camping is allowed? (…I’ll never tell!) Plan (largely followed) was for WX1MAR and I to meet KB1REQ, hike 1.5 miles steeply downhill to the Adirondack …
Why Us Urban Hams Need To Learn CW & Other SDR Tales
Urban ham radio challenge — beat the signal-to-noise ratio. Or, when it comes to phone, what signal? Two little lonely qsos found on 40 meters. But morse code? Thriving! That paddle makes me feel so darn guilty…
…There’s Bears In ‘Dem Woods…
Nothing quite like wanting to believe that bears hibernate in the winter… especially when you found the perfect campsite!
About My Secret Little Radio Blog
[For KM1NDY photography go here.] Well, it turns out I am rather fond of posting snippets from my ham radio and other bit adventures… So I carved out my own little island of internet, and now you’ve gone and stumbled in… Hopefully I amuse you for a minute or two! I started in ham radio …