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Posts about my HAM journey, life, and other randomness
First Contact…. or QSO!
I made my first QSO this afternoon, pretty much by accident. All of the peripherals that I needed to get on the air came in the mail yesterday. I've been playing with the radios that my son gave me all afternoon. He also loaned me his SWR meter, so I was seeing how...
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...
Getting into HF
I've wanted to get into HF since the day I got my license. I wanted to take my time, learn a few things, and not make a hasty decision. I've been looking more seriously at HF radios for a couple of months now. I was hoping to put my hands on a couple of radio's and...
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...