Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
On Saturday, I had the privilege of talking to a group of radio amateurs on the topic of electronic measurements. I opened the session with a short discussion of “why do we even need electronic measurements?” This was captured in three “laws” listed below: Bob’s First Law of Electronic Measurement With electricity, most of the … Read more
The Sundance Mountain Radio Association (Palmer Lake, CO) today announced the creation of the Things On The Air (TOTA) program. The radio association’s Need More Lists Committee spent the past year analyzing the effect of various “on the air” programs, including the Islands On The Air (IOTA), National Parks On The Air (NPOTA) and Summits … Read more
I have “a friend” that could probably use this.
K3NG has performed an important public service by tabulating the answers to the top ten amateur radio questions swirling about the interwebz. This will save thousands of hours for hams searching for this critical information. Unfortunately, K3NG did not include the questions, so you will have to use your imagination. But it’s not difficult. 73, … Read more
This is another update on important stuff spewing forth from the interwebz. It has been a while since I’ve done this, so we’ve got some catching up to do. The KØNR Radio Site has expanded to Facebook. “Like” us there. Check out the statewide email list available to Colorado radio amateurs. Join us there to … Read more
Reporting on more critical information spewing forth from the interwebz, here’s some stuff you just can’t live without. In a surprise move, Baofeng introduces yet another dualband HT, but this one might be the best yet. Maybe. See the PD0AC first impressions of the GT-3 Mark II. Yaesu has announced a new dualband HT, the FT2DR, … Read more