The ham radio blog of Sterling Mann, NØSSC. Sterling is dedicated to improving ham radio by promoting it to younger generations.
context: Kyle AA0Z invited me to a roundtable discussion on his youtube channel] this evening, and it stirred up some discord and stoked the ongoing controversy grinding old-school contesters gears since his W1DED interview, the K5ZD N6MJ KL9A contester panel followup, his reaction, and the 2024 hamvention contesting forum call-out by K1AR. I wrote this Continue reading "Radiosport 2.0 is not…
The Future of Amateur Radio IS with our youth! But lets think about what youth is for a second, and give done credit for those who are not so youthful…
Author's note: I use - and this is a real quote from an angry reader - the language of the devil that I should be ashamed of using - in this post. Steer clear if you're offended by profanity. If you don't, and you message me about it, I'm just going to ignore it like Continue reading "Thoughts on the Saturation of Ham Radio YouTube"
Press Release by the Intrepid-DX GroupWednesday, July 1, 2020 First Annual Dream Rig Youth Essay Contest. The Intrepid-DX Group is a US based 501 C(3) nonprofit organization that promotes Amateur Radio activities in developing countries. Announcing our first annual Youth Essay Contest-Prize is a Dream Rig! The Intrepid-DX Group recognizes the importance of including Youth Continue reading "First…
I curated a YouTube playlist that contains over 130 videos of ARRL Field Day action. Check it out here, or in the convenient embedded player below. It s surprising how many videos have popped up already; just a little fewer videos than last year, despite COVID-19 concerns. Many were single or few-op, but I did see Continue reading "Did you miss Field Day? Or want to see others operation? Check out…
Here s something to help alleviate your post-partum ham radio convention funk. The YouTuber s Hamfest features a whole bunch of the biggest YouTubers in Ham Radio with some of your favorite names in amateur radio, LIVE! And you don t even have to drive halfway across the country to see it it s all hosted on YouTube Continue reading "Introducing the YouTuber s HamFest LIVE This Weekend (May…
I love dark mode. It s easier on the eyes, especially when you re up at 2am for no good reason but to change your website s colors. If you don t like this, if anything looks broken or amiss, or you just want to chat, leave a comment or send me a message: https://n0ssc.com/contact.
The pastime of Learning Morse code has been on a huge upswing these last few months. Reddit posts have increased, LCWO usage is at an all-time high, and Google trends are showing an obvious bump in interest in morse code during the last 6 months. It seems that people have taken a liking to learning Continue reading "The Modern Morse Code Renaissance (and my Learning Progress)"
Join the YARC Discord here: https://discord.gg/MpQJadu Suffice it to say, the Young Amateurs Radio Club experienced a split. From my experience, every ham radio club will experience a split in it s lifetime. It seems to be the natural order of things. The original YARC board met with the former YARC president (who owned the server Continue reading "A New Discord Server for Young Radio Amateurs"
Good news! Remote VE Testing is happening and people are getting licensed and upgraded! Woohoo! I spoke with Brandin Hess, AL6I, Anchorage ARC VEC chairman on the phone shortly after this test session was complete. He told me that remote testing is well underway. At the current rate, they can handle between 5 and 10 Continue reading "Anchorage VEC Remote Testing results in a new Extra; Remote…
