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…
Tag: radio
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…
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…
First Winter Hike
While I’ve done some early Spring hikes, this is the first Winter hike I’ve done since I was a teenager.…
Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day is a fun way to practice emergency preparedness. The Wireless Society of Southern Maine used it as…
uBitx Firmware and Speakers, and the Canada Winter Contest
Today, in keeping with my winter vacation goal of spending more time on my hobby and doing what makes me…
CQ Santa!
I finally took some time off. I haven’t taken time from work and truly disconnected for some time, and I’ve…