ARRL Field Day 2009

The ARRL Field Day is one of the more popular and fun ham radio events during the year. You or your club can make Field Day whatever you want: a real contest, some time out in the woods, a public service event, drinking beer with your buddies …. whatever. Field Day this year is June … Read more

Paying My Dues

In the past few years, I have noticed that it is easy for me to miss paying my membership dues for the various amateur radio clubs I’ve joined. Despite the trend towards electronic mail, there is a huge pile of paper mail that ends up on our kitchen table. Somewhere in there is a little … Read more

This Spewed Out Of The Internet #2

Been spending time on airplanes again. I think my business card should show my office as Seat 8C (always go for the aisle seat). Here’s a few things flying at me on the web. K3NG reports that the new FCC Chairman has a reputation for being data driven, you know, like using facts and everything. … Read more

Tweaking the Blog a Bit

This evening, I am messing around with the blog a bit. I recently updated WordPress to version 2.7, which is a significant upgrade. I am still figuring out what’s new. I decided the old template had just too much blue, so I switched over to “Journalist”…nice and clean. Also, the main text column is set … Read more

International Standards

I just got back from Mobile World Congress, the biggest mobile wireless show in the world. The hot topic is an emerging mobile phone technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE). The basic idea is that there will be only one 4th Generation (4G) mobile phone standard worldwide. What a concept…one mobile phone standard that you … Read more

The FCC Gets Technical

While we wait for the official announcement that Julius Genachowski will be the head of the FCC, I have been pondering how the FCC management seems to be mostly lawyers by training. Last night I had this strange dream: In a surprise move, President Obama announced that Fred Technofarble will head the Federal Communications Commission. … Read more