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 […]
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The 2020 Halifax Amateur Radio Club Flea Market
The 2020 Halifax Amateur Radio Club Flea Market
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 – 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 […]
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!
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 […]
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. […]
Working some DX with an old Atlas 210x
I’m fortunate enough to belong to a club that is willing to lend out spare gear to those of us who are a bit underfunded. […]
Starting the new year with some new gear!
The last few weeks have almost been like a second Christmas for me. I’ve picked up a bunch of new radio gear and I’m now […]
Packet: Using Outpost Packet Message Manager with a PK-88 TNC
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]