Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
As the year 2010 comes to an end, I feel compelled to write something really insightful and meaningful as we log another trip around the sun. Perhaps some brilliant insights for the coming year? Or predictions of future technology breakthroughs? Instead, I am writing this. This is a mishmash of my thoughts about amateur radio … Read more
In the past few weeks, I started playing around with APRS again. Interest in APRS seems to come and go for me over time. It has the technical intrigue of figuring out how it works and the fun of exploring radio propagation paths. (If you are not familiar with APRS, K9DCI has a good introduction … Read more
Well, this one has actually been out on the web for several weeks, but I finally got around to viewing it. Col. Doug Wheeler Wheelock (KF5BOC) gives a short tour of the ISS and then demonstrates amateur radio operating (2 Meter FM) from the ISS. Col. Wheeler Wheelock was very active on the ham radio … Read more
Earlier today, I was examining the various mobile phone service plans and “smart phones.” This caused me to reflect on how text messaging has become such a big deal in the mobile wireless world. Text messaging, more properly called SMS (Short Message Service), supports simple text messages up to 160 characters. Even with a limited … Read more
While I was traveling on business, I started getting emails about my photo in QST. When I got home I took a look and found this announcement for the upcoming January VHF Contest. I had posted this photo in my soapbox comments for the 2010 contest. Sean KX9X dropped me an email a few months … Read more
My radio interests have always been peaked on the VHF and higher bands, so that is one reason why I really enjoy CQ VHF magazine. CQ VHF is published once a quarter and contains a variety of fun content on radio operating above 50 MHz. With the >50 MHz focus, it is a great fit … Read more