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Posts about my HAM journey, life, and other randomness
ISS, SSTV, ARISS, LMNOP
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 are...
Yay for Yaesu!
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 into...
Mesh… meh…
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....
Elevation, Nets, and Trivia
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 me. I...
Drastic Improvement, Lessons Learned, and an 80 mile QSO!
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 following along,...
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...