“Oops” – a reminder of how awesome VARA is
A snowy day, and I’m farting around with my gadgets, putting off the inevitable task of snow blowing heavy wet…
Category: Radio
An Unexpected 12v Power Source
One of my favorite YouTube channels is Temporarily Offline Ham Radio by Steve K9MG. He does a lot of great…
Merry Christmas from the Brown Family
My wife and 6-year old son were building a gingerbread house and I jokingly suggested putting an antenna on it.…
Images From Space: Alexi Leonov Event (updated)
Last evening, I heard a fellow in Kennebunk asking for a radio signal check. He and his 11 year-old son…
New “birds” in the sky
Listening to the Maine 12-County net on the KQ1L linked repeater system this morning, our ARRL section manager read off…
WS1EC UHF Repeater
The Wireless Society of Southern Maine held another work detail for the UHF repeater we’re putting up for the Cumberland…
Images from the International Space Station
There’s been a flurry of rumors and discussion that the International Space Station would be transmitting pictures to Earth using…
My first HF contact!
I don’t make it to the mailboxes as often as I should, the HOA having moved them from down the…
The FCC is Back in Business, UPDATED
From a bulletin posted by the ARRL: “The ARRL VEC now is awaiting word that it can transmit the some…
Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day is a fun way to practice emergency preparedness. The Wireless Society of Southern Maine used it as…