I read this month’s CQ Magazine via my Zinio subscription on my iPad. Great way to read media with lots of interesting links as a click takes you there and back without losing your place! One article is on the amateur radio history of Dedham MA. Using some historical Radio Service Bulletins from the U.S. Department […]
Radio Experimenters Look Here
One of the things that I think is taken for granted outside of amateur radio circles is the lack of recognition for what radio experimentation has provided us as a society. Sure, back in the transistor radio days, there was some marveling at the miniaturization of what was basically already “invented”. But this became commonplace […]
DX Dynasty! (warning: humor ahead)
Like many with a few minutes between tasks, I engage in humorous pursuits…sometimes gigging my friends with modified pictures and so forth. With the recent boom in popularity for the duck hunting empire that is Duck Dynasty, I created a fictitious advertisement for the largest advertiser in QST and CQ Magazine. (You know something is […]
How Old a Ham Are Ya?
Most discussions that we hear about “new” hams tend to center around youth. “Well, I’ve been licensed since before diapers were throw-away,” etc. Certainly, the romantic notion of entry into licensed amateur radio operation embraces a young person getting Elmer-ed by an adult who introduces the youngster into the magic of the RF ether. We […]