Back in March, I volunteered for three events: the Keweenaw Winter TSD Rally, The Copper Dog 150, and the Great Bear Chase. The TSD Rally was a blast, i got to ride all over the the Copper Country with Jack Swift N8WAV, one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. Leaving Houghton late in the …
Over the past couple week I’ve been reading a lot of all over the web about all the fun things to do in HAM Radio: DXing, satellites communications, antenna construction, moon bounce, etc. One thing I latched onto was Amsat, I spent a lot of time on their website. After downloading some satellite tracking software …
It’s been a week, since I got on the air. I’ve stumbled through a couple QSOs during the week, and there’s still a lot I have to learn. I got my Alinco rig set up and running. Although, I am a little worried about the audio equipment in my apartment and neighboring apartments, since when …
Last weekend I took the HAM test and got Technician Class License, almost on a spur-of-the-moment. The night before test I heard about the exam and decided I’d give it a go, and crammed for it in a few hours. I didn’t pass the first test I took, but I did make Technician on my …