When I checked 6 meters for activity this afternoon I found some. Nothing rare or exotic, but contacts on the Magic band are always fun. And as usual, when the band opens, it’s often to a single region, like a pipeline. Today it was Florida. Worked six stations there in...
Friday, May 3, 2024Happy Derby Weekend! First ham radio digipeater at MEO to remain in service: AMSAT Italia is proud to announce the acquisition of the quote of property of the IO-117 “GreenCube” satellite. The other part of the property remains on behalf of “Sapienza University”, Rome, Italy. A collaborative work...
Thursday, May 2, 2024Interesting chatter from the QRP mailing lists the last few days. Thoughts about spotting networks, primarily of the POTA/SOTA variety are being hashed around. Again. This is a recurring theme. The rub being that if you post online the frequency and time where you can be found while in the...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024Another month. The end of month and start of month chores are nearly complete. I update and patch the server and rotate log files every month after a quick inspection to see that all is well. Of course, the bots worked tirelessly indexing the site or trying to hack their...
Things to ComeBand condition have been so good during the last year it probably seems ungrateful to complain about a dry spell, but the last week or so has been abysmal. It’s dredging up grim memories of the previous solar cycle when excursions into the shack yielded slim results. This current episode...
Dimwits & DullardsThe most ignorant ham radio speculation proffered online and on the air last week was the suggestion that the loss of MFJ advertising revenue will be the final nail in the coffin for QST magazine. This constant cheering for the ARRL to fail from a too vocal cadre of ill-bred...
The Peacelike MongooseIn cobra country a mongoose was born one day who didn’t want to fight cobras or anything else. The word spread from mongoose to mongoose that there was a mongoose who didn’t want to fight cobras. If he didn’t want to fight anything else, it was his own business, but...