Amateur Radio

Radio Contesting

I couldn't get up the gumption to set up the rover for this contest. So tried getting all the bands set up from home...

Jim Wilson - 17-January-2022

VHF-UHF

I'm pleased to note that I've finally achieved 144 MHz VUCC. Hurrah! My 144 MHz Journey My journey to 144 MHz VUCC got its start with...

Jim Wilson - 5-January-2022

Amateur Radio

The end of the year is a good time to run some numbers on the website. Using Google Analytics, I've tallied a few of...

Jim Wilson - 31-December-2021

VHF-UHF

On Christmas Day I spotted a few New Zealand stations on 50.313 FT8 beginning at about 5 or 6 PM Central Time. Shortly thereafter...

Jim Wilson - 27-December-2021

Amateur Radio

This past week I’ve observed a number of discussions about what constitutes a valid QSO. This question seems to arise from time to time...

Jim Wilson - 25-October-2021

Audio Podcast

My usual short story recordings are pulled from P.G. Wodehouse's treasure of humorous short stories. This one takes a sharp detour into a more...

Jim Wilson - 24-October-2021

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