Amateur Radio

Frequency Measuring Test

I started the ARRL Frequency Measuring Tests in April 2018. This is my fourth effort and I'm delighted that I made the green box...

Jim Wilson - 10-November-2019

Antennas

In December 2018 I updated my rover antennas to a roof mounted rotator and mast system. You can find the original blog post at...

Jim Wilson - 5-November-2019

Amateur Radio

Here’s a quote from one of the online ham radio chat groups this morning: The sad thing is when you run a contest with your...

Jim Wilson - 2-November-2019

Radio Equipment

An Icom IC-9700 has arrived in my ham shack. It's always exciting to add a new rig and particularly so with this superb SDR...

Jim Wilson - 25-October-2019

Radio Contesting

While I won't be able to enter the ARRL September VHF contest this year, due to travel plans, I have been spending some time...

Jim Wilson - 4-September-2019

Living Life

I have survived the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. Hurrah! Some 45,000 Scouts from 152 nations arrived in West Virginia and 9,000 staff members and...

Jim Wilson - 13-August-2019

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