Blogging My Adventures In Amateur Radio
For those who attended the Introduction To 3D Printing For The Radio Amateur Presentation and the 2025 HamXpo in Marlborough Massachusetts on 8/23, thank you very much for attending. Below is the download link of the presentation.
Fabrication and installation of a network controlled antenna switch. Allows for 2 inputs with up to 6 outputs.
Since the Eastern States Exposition (AKA The BigE ) which is New England s largest fair located right near my QTH is at peak attendance, traffic is everywhere and makes leaving my house difficult. Since I m not really going anywhere, it s time to work on some smaller projects at my QTH. Since there wasn t a single functional Continue reading "Back On The Air Sort of (HF9V Rebuild)"
Wow! It s been well over another year and I didn t post any updates or projects. That s because I haven t done much when it comes to amateur radio. After looking back, all I ve done was participate in the New England QSO Party (NEQP), Field Day (FD) and did a handful of contacts. 2021 was not a Continue reading "Yet another year. Updates with NT1K"
Yes, I am still here. Just not as active compared to 2011. Maybe it s the solar cycle, maybe it s complacency, maybe it s that I have other things going on or maybe it s a combination of the three. I wish I could blame it on the COVID-19 situation but my involvement declined well before it happened. Continue reading "Another year, another contact! Updates at NT1K."
Today I received word that the FCC has denied my petition to give regional preference to hams applying for a vanity call sign when in competition with others who reside elsewhere. I wasn t surprised. For years I ve been mentioning how I think it s unfair that call signs are being issued to people outside their districts Continue reading "RM-11835 Denied By FCC"
At some point in your amateur radio adventures you ll eventually want to make your own antenna or you re not certain about the antenna you have and want to make sure it s working properly. You ll have to get some type of analyzer. For many years the MFJ-259 series was a staple in the amateur radio community Continue reading "NanoVNA First Thoughts"
For those who are actually following my blog, thank you! It s been awhile since my last post and I just want to say that I m not dead and I m still active in the amateur radio hobby. Just not on the air as much as I would like. Since it s been awhile, there will be a Continue reading "I m not dead "
I ve petition the FCC for a rule making change that would give residential preference to amateur radio operators applying for vanity callsigns that reside within the district of the callsign only when applications are in competition with others. I don t think it s fair to see callsign applications that are in competition to be awarded to Continue reading "Please Support RM-11835"
With the not so great weather we had around my QTH, I figured to turn on the radio and participate in the ARRL DX side band contest this weekend. It s been almost 2 years since I ve did any sort of SSB contesting from my own station. It s a combination of the solar cycle, RFI from Continue reading "ARRL DX SSB 2018 Extended Soapbox"