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Posts about my HAM journey, life, and other randomness
My Starlink
Fair warning.... like so many other blogs, this post contains some affiliate links. I don't post to make money... I would include links to products I like whether I get anything back or not, but I figure if I can make a few cents, or get a free month, then why not? I...
First half of 2026
It's July 4. Half of 2026 is over. I haven't done as much as I had planned with radio... you know... life gets in the way. Back in April, after a short illness, we had a death in the family. This has meant that we have spent more time away from home, taking care of...
March Update
I've been neglectful of 2 things this year... 2m radio, and this blog. I've had a pretty good couple of months on the radio since my last post. I've had very little interest in 2m radio. Perhaps if I were in a club, I'd be a little more interested, but right now it's...
I’m making contacts now!!
In my last post, I explained how I was frustrated with my lack of success making HF phone contacts and moved to digital. I thought that digital would be easy to hook up to make sure my equipment worked, and I was wrong. It took me a while, but I finally figured out...
First week in HF… all digital!
After waiting 15 days, my new G90 finally delivered. I've been using it for a week, and what an interesting week it has been. I have a lot to write about. I've had lots of successes, and a few failures, and I've learned a lot in just a week. I'll have to break it down...
My Starlink
Fair warning.... like so many other blogs, this post contains some affiliate links. I don't post to make money... I would include links to products I like whether I get anything back or not, but I figure if I can make a few cents, or get a free month, then why not? I...
First half of 2026
It's July 4. Half of 2026 is over. I haven't done as much as I had planned with radio... you know... life gets in the way. Back in April, after a short illness, we had a death in the family. This has meant that we have spent more time away from home, taking care of...