The ICQ Podcast dropped the latest podcast today with my interview of Don Keith N4KC at the recent Jackson (MS) Hamfest. Don’s coauthored book was just made into a major motion picture, Hunter Killer, starring Gerard Butler. Don tells us about how he’s parlayed a long ham radio hobby into an award-winning career as a […]
Obi Wan Kenobi might have uttered, ‘There’s a positive change in The Force’ these days in Newington. It’s no secret that the ARRL has been suffering from the transition of a career long Chief Officer (Dave Sumner) to a new CEO who can effectively lead the non-profit corporation, also a public charity, which declared a […]
There are a ton of battery box builds explained on ham radio blogs. But I recently came into a source of “free to me” recycled batteries. There’s nothing like getting something for free to motivate you to spend more money. So there’s also that! This box build is based around three (3) 12ah AGM batteries […]
Going portable on HF operating has become increasingly popular. I got a Yaesu FT-891 about a year ago. It’s in a small case with a Bienno Life4Po 20ah battery in a Red Oxx Lil Roy zippered case. They make a great combo. I have a number of wire antennas that get thrown up in trees. […]