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 […]
Hacking with a Hakko…
I guess that a lot of hams give short shrift to soldering irons and equipment. Heck, I’ve still got tools that I’ve had since junior high school. (Hmm…a small crescent wrench has the initials of my high school shop teacher on it. How did THAT get there?) Over the years, I recall a few trips to […]
International Roundtable Celebrating 150th ICQPodcast
It was my honor to be on the international round-table group—Ireland, England, Australia, USA—yesterday for a couple of hours. This recording session was to celebrate the 150th episode of the ICQPodcast established by the father-son team of Martin M1MRB / W9ICQ and Colin Butler. It’s a bit of a rarity for fathers and sons today […]