An edited version of this this was published as an article in the Cherokee Amateur Radio Society April newsletter. The Magic of Vintage Ham Radio I still remember the first time I saw a Collins S-Line radio. It sat there in an old Marine radio operator’s shack, gleaming like a piece of functional art. That […]
Read More..>>
Comments(0) I have been doing a good bit of POTA chasing over the last year or so, all except about 3 contacts on CW. I had a goal to reach the 400 unique parks award by the end of the year. Well, I just make it, on December 31st! Now I want to do more activation’s, […]
Read More..>> Comments(2) August 2, 2023 0200Z: I was trying to copy the German RTTY Weather station on 10.1008 MHz and came across what looks like a jammer signal from 10.100 MHz to 10.120 MHz. Here is a short video. It is now 0225Z and it is still going strong. Anyone know what this is ? DE N4RFC […]
Read More..>> Comments(2) I had a visitor this morning, Tropical Storm Zeta. Zeta did a tree trimming job on my trees in the front yard. I bet you can guess what I will be doing for the next couple of days! No damage to the house or the antenna farm, so from that aspect I am lucky.
Read More..>>Several years ago I purchased a SDR QRP transceiver, the RS-HFIQ, from HobbyPCB. It is a 5 watt SDR radio that covered 80-10 meters. The radio required a PC, a Sound Card, and a couple of USB ports to function. Once assembled and hooked to the PC the system was fully functional on SSB but […]
Read More..>> Comments(2)