Amateur Radio

Audio Podcast

Here's the second short story featuring Mixer the dog from P.G. Wodehouse. It's titled Mixer II – He Moves in Society. You can find...

Jim Wilson - 25-January-2015

Amateur Radio

I've been wrestling with adding an FM filter to my Elecraft K3 main receiver for a few years now. Mostly I've been looking for...

Jim Wilson - 10-January-2015

Radio Contesting

My results for the 2015 ARRL RTTY Roundup weren't as great as 2014. I managed to work 402 stations in the 12 hours that...

Jim Wilson - 4-January-2015

Radio Contesting

Just received the certificate for the 2014 RTTY Roundup. It appears that I won the North Texas single op unlimited low power category. It...

Jim Wilson - 1-January-2015

Antennas

Through some miracle my 100 watt 6 Meter CW signal, powered by a 2-element moxon, made it all the way to New Zealand. Of...

Jim Wilson - 26-December-2014

Antennas

I just had the experience of communicating over 600 miles using the ionized trails from meteors to bounce my signal to its destination. It's...

Jim Wilson - 12-December-2014

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