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Posts about my HAM journey, life, and other randomness
New Radios
I have some new radios! I've been researching, and pricing, and looking, and... well... its hard to know what direction to go as a new ham. But, my son, who is a ham already, offered up some radios he's not using anymore, so now I have something to start with. Nothing...
CB Radios
I'm sure most folks who get into ham radio have had some sort of interaction with a CB radio at some point. If you're like me, they were probably always around. Whether it spent most of the time sitting in a box in the basement, or if it was actually mounted in your...
What I’ve learned so far
The short answer is it doesn't feel like much... I've spent a lot of time in the last 2 weeks on YouTube and some websites trying to do some learning. All I'm working with right now is 2 UV5R Baofengs, both with upgraded Nagoya whips that I've been playing with. I'm...
Brand New HAM
I guess a brief introduction is in order... My name is Jason. I recently took and passed my Technician and General exams, callsign KR4DYT. I've always had a passing interest in radios, but never had the time, nor the money to pursue it. I've had a few CB's over the...
First Hamfest
I went to my first hamfest this weekend, which was the Stone Mountain Hamfest, that advertises itself as being the largest hamfest in Georgia. Carrying the moniker of "largest in Georgia" may have built the event up in my mind to be something bigger than it really...
Hams in the wild
This weekend, my son's Trail Life troop was camping at Chattahoochee Bend State Park. Since the focus was going to be bike riding, and I don't have a bike, I decided to bring my kayaks, and my ham radio. I was going to do some fishing while they were riding, and work...