Amateur Radio

Radio Contesting

The 2023 edition of the ARRL June VHF Contest hit an all-time high for my home station. See the nearby graph of activity levels...

Jim Wilson - 12-June-2023

VHF-UHF

Days, nights, and weeks in total silence (save for the local FT8 beacons…), followed by absolute pandemonium! Yes! Yes! Yes! This was all too much...

Jim Wilson - 7-June-2023

Radio Contesting

It's time for another episode of the K5ND Ham Shack Update. Not sure that it's worthy of binge-watching from 1972 to 2023. Although, if...

Jim Wilson - 13-May-2023

Radio Contesting

I've been looking for a second rig for the ham shack since I parted ways with my IC-910H. I like having two rigs during...

Jim Wilson - 11-May-2023

Antennas

I've been a big fan of the Par Electronics antennas. That started with their ingeniously elegant six-meter Moxon. It fits in anyone's backyard and...

Jim Wilson - 27-April-2023

Meteor Scatter

I've written about meteor scatter a few times on this blog. It started with Meteor Scatter — A Burst of Excitement about my first...

Jim Wilson - 14-April-2023

Recent Articles