Ever since I got back into packet radio, I’ve been looking for a suitable software application that would work with my PK-88 and Windows 7. […]
Year: 2013
My First Broadband Hamnet Mesh Node – VE1XT-N01
I’ve always hated the wait between the time I order something on eBay and when it is received. I’m quite impatient. None-the-less, today I received […]
Arial Flyby of K3LR
The K3LR contesting station is an amazing place! If only we all the means to create such and awesome station!
New callsign
As of about noon local time (Atlantic) I have been assigned a new callsign from Industry Canada. The new call is VE1XT. Being a computer […]
Back in the IT business
Yes, you read the title correctly. I have recently switches careers again and am now back in to the IT game. For a while I […]
AEA PK-88 Packet Controller Manual
The manual for the PK-88 is a great help when trying to figure the thing out, but the problem is that I have yet to […]
A “Go Bag” for my Baofeng UV-5RA HT
Since my purchase of a Baofeng UV-5RA a few months back, I have acquired more than a few accessories to go with it. It was […]
Standby Power (aka Phantom Load or Vampire Draw) – It may not really be off when you think it is!
You may not realize this, but many of the electrical devices in your home can draw power even when they are “turned off”. This is […]
5 Tips For Saving Energy and Reducing Your Energy Costs
For this post, I am going to step away from my amateur radio hobby and talk about things related to my day job. During the […]
The antennas are up!
It took longer than expected to finish my “Saturday evening project” but none the less the mast is up and so are the antennas. As […]
A Saturday evening project
Now that I have set up all my VHF, UHF, and Packet gear, I’ve come to realize that I need to make a better effort […]
Packet is up and running!
I am now up, running, and active on VHF packet! A week or so ago, I managed to get my antenna mounted and my radio […]
VHF Packet Racket
Packet radio has been something I have always wanted to get in to. When I first got licensed, back in the late 90s, we had […]
The value of a good soldering iron (or gun)
For years I have been using a basic pen style soldering iron from Radio Shack (bought it back when we had those here in Canada). […]
Getting excited for spring weather!
With the spring fast approaching, I am finally getting excited. This means that I will finally be able to put up my old 80m inverted […]
Looking into a new project
Since I have recently rekindled my interest in the amateur radio hobby I’ve been mulling over a few ideas I have for a new web […]
How to build a 2m antenna from a coffee can!
I love watching KG0ZZ’s (Dave Tadlock) antenna videos (he covers other topics as well). He comes up with some pretty neat concoctions. Here are a couple […]
My Ham Shack
My ham shack is nothing to brag about but it’s my little piece of the house where I can come and spend some me time. […]
What is Amateur (Ham) Radio?
I was thinking about writing a lengthy article detailing all the ins and outs of the amateur radio hobby, fortunately I stumbled upon this […]
And…. I’m back!
It’s been a few days but I’m back. I had some major issues with my previous config that was causing WordPress to create gigs upon […]