All the way back in July when I last posted, I definitely had a ton of stuff to update on. I guess now I have […]
Category: Amateur Radio
It’s been a minute hasn’t it?
It seems like I’ve been away from the blogosphere for quite some time. I’m still alive and kicking but since I last posted there’s been a few life, radio, and work changes.
The 2020 Halifax Amateur Radio Club Flea Market
The 2020 Halifax Amateur Radio Club Flea Market
A sad day for Hams (and Durham Radio) in Canada
After 25 years in business, Durham Radio has closed its doors permanently. We regret to inform you that Durham Radio Sales & Service Inc. after […]
2018 Update
Hello All! It has been a long time since I have posted anything here. I guess when life gets in the way, the blog is […]
I built a form for the concrete base for my new tower
Last summer I purchased a 48ft aluminium tower and an antenna rotor. This year I purchased a tri-band yagi to put on top of it. […]
Log4OM Video Demonstration #4 – Setting up Alerts
For some reason I completely forgot to post about my latest video on Log4OM. This time I take a look at the set up and […]
Log4OM Video Demonstration 3.5 – Rig Control using OmniRig
Hello All! I received a comment on my previous video (where I used Hamlib for rig control) by G4POP. He indicated that I would be […]
Log4OM Video Demonstration 3 – Configuring Rig Control and CAT
It is once again time for another Log4OM video! In this third installment of the series, I take a look at setting up Right Control […]
M8 Transistor Tester Kit
One of the fun things about our great hobby is that we get to tinker with all sorts of gadgets. Over the past couple of years […]
March 2017 Update
Hi Everyone! I hope 2017 is shaping up to be as good as you had hoped! This are going relatively well here except that I […]
Log4OM Demonstration 2 – Setting up real-time log generation
I have posted a second YouTube video in my Log4OM series. This time I take a look at how you set up real-time log generation […]
Log4OM Video Demonstration
Hello Everyone! Happy 2017! I wanted to post and let you know that I have recently uploaded a video of the logging program that I have been […]
End of the year update
Wow it has been a while since I’ve posted anything. I guess it’s time for a bit of an update. The most important thing is that […]
Kenwood TS-570S – Issues with Audio and DOTS on screen
I recently posted this to YouTube. My TS-570S has been having a couple of issues. The first is an issue with receive audio dropping down very […]
Practicing CW / Morse Code by Listening to Real Stations
I’ve come to the realization that it is much more interesting to practice CW by listening to real live stations. Lately I have been tuning […]
Welcome to 2016 – My Ham Goals For The Year
Happy New Year! Now that 2015 has come to a close and we have a whole new year ahead of us, I’ve decided to set […]
Re-Learning Morse Code
Back when I first got licensed (Canadian Basic) you only had privileges on bands above 30 MHz. If you wanted to get on HF you […]
K1N Navassa DXpedition Official DVD Trailer
I had a blast working K1N earlier this year and from this trailer it looks like the DXpedition team did also. Apparently the DVD is 44 […]
I finally got my call plates!
It took me two attempts to get the paperwork right and 6 weeks of waiting but they are finally here!
ICOM unveiled IC-7300 at Tokyo Ham Fair 2015
ICOM has unveiled the IC-7300 transceiver. It is an all mode (SSB / CW / RTTY / AM / FM), HF + 50Mhz radio that […]
2015 NSARA Picnic
— I am not affiliated with the Greenwood ARC, but I am an NSARA member, so I wanted to pass this along — The Greenwood […]
APRSdroid gets an Easter weekend update
After what seems like a very long time, Georg Lukas (DO1GL) has pushed out a new update to this awesome APRS application for Android (APRSdroid). […]
70 cm Crucifix Antenna
So I recently decided that I to build a new antenna for my 70 cm rig to replace the dual band magnet mount that I […]
Happy New Year!
I guess it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted. The last time was way back in July. A few things have changed since then. […]