Amateur Radio

Satellites

This past week I managed to work George, MI6GTY, on FO-29. We had about 120 seconds to make the QSO work. George did all...

Jim Wilson - 18-February-2017

Radio Equipment

Since the IC-9100 arrived and took center stage in my ham shack, I've been slowing working on setting up the IC-910H for the road....

Jim Wilson - 17-February-2017

Antennas

Well the January VHF contest has concluded. So it's time to return my 2 meter / 70 centimeter antennas to vertical orientation with a...

Jim Wilson - 8-February-2017

Antennas

The ARRL VHF Contest is often full of surprises. Not so many this year. The highlight was working my first 1296 MHz SSB QSO with...

Jim Wilson - 23-January-2017

Radio Scouting

Next week I'm heading to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the World Scout Support Centre. I'll be meeting with the World JOTA-JOTI Team to review...

Jim Wilson - 20-January-2017

Antennas

You may have read my earlier post on the IC-9100 transceiver that has taken center stage in my ham shack. As noted there, I've...

Jim Wilson - 12-January-2017

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