It’s really amazing what young people can do….IF you give them the right leadership and the opportunities. Bill Richardson, N5VEI, is a science teacher at Old Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, MS. He’s an avid ham (on the Board of the Jackson ARC) and the faculty sponsor of the Science and Technology Club at his […]
Mississippi QSO Party
I’ve never participated in a DX contest. I’ve listened; a bunch! In Georgia, the QSO Party was fairly serious business with Atlanta Radio Club members having rovers head out to counties without active ham radio operators. Heck, a couple even flew a plane around the North part of the State with both VHF/UHF and HF […]
Is that a Comet I see up there?
I’ve wanted to get a decent VHF and UHF antenna up so I can check out area repeaters around Starkville. My base rig is a Yaesu 8900R, a quad-band rig that is described by Yaesu as: YAESU FT-8900R29/50/144/430 MHz FM Transceiver “The FT-8900R is a ruggedly-built, high quality Quad Band FM transceiver providing 50 Watts […]
Oh My! You’ve Asked Me to Do What?
I must say, two recent opportunities have made me wonder about the state of leadership in amateur radio. OK, that’s tongue-in-cheek and I hope to keep it that way! My local amateur club, the Magnolia ARC, here in Starkville, MS asked me to serve as President for this year. On top of that, I have […]