by KR4DYT | Jul 20, 2025 | My ham experience
So many letters for so many different things… Before I obtained my ham radio license, I tried capturing SSTV images from the ISS. Just in case you’re not familiar, the ISS is the International Space Station, and SSTV is Slow Scan Television. SSTV images...
by KR4DYT | Jul 16, 2025 | My ham experience
Last week I ordered a new Yaesu FTM-150RASP. It delivered on the 14th, but I was away from home for a couple of days, so I had to be an adult and show some patience. This morning (2 days after delivery) I finally got to to come home and open it. I’m not really...
by KR4DYT | Jul 7, 2025 | CB / Non Ham Radio
A couple of weeks ago, the dual band Chinese radio that my son gave me decided to quit on me. I can hear just fine on it, but I can no longer transmit. This is a little ironic, since a few weeks ago I had an antenna issue that allowed me to transmit, but not receive....
by KR4DYT | Jun 19, 2025 | My ham experience
Last night, after my last post, I was scanning and heard the Hall County ARES net checking in. This was on the W4ABP repeater on top of Wauka Mountain in north Georgia. Its the same repeater that I had talked through earlier in the day that’s 80 miles away from...
by KR4DYT | Jun 18, 2025 | My ham experience
I have a tripod from a photography back drop kit that I got from a yard sale years ago. Over the years I’ve used it for a lot of different things, mostly holding lights, or setting up for photo/video. Today, it became an antenna mast. If you’ve been...
