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Field Day 2017
Field Day is a day I look forward to and making a bunch of contacts all over this wonderful world. Last year’s field day, I was with a local club in west-central Missouri. We made just a little over 100 contacts — all on battery and solar power. This year, I had different plans. My wife and I needed to be in Tennessee. She had a conference in Franklin the same weekend as field day. Read More …
OZARKCON 2017
I wanted to attend OZARKCON gathering of QRP enthusiast last year but never made it. This year I knew I was going to attend at least on Friday evening. Only got to spend a couple of hours there and it was well worth it. I got so wrapped up in talking with people that I forgot to take pictures. I am looking forward to attending next year! W5CYF – Check out his Youtube channel N4CCB Read More …
Mount Vernon Hamfest 2017
Mount Vernon hamfest is always a great little hamfest to attend. This year was no exception. Furthermore, they had a great turn out and lots of vendors and sellers. Here are some random pictures from Mount Vernon Hamfest 2017. Hanging out with W0EBV again… 73! N0RVS
Activating Locations
From time to time, I like to reflect on where I’ve been with my Ham radios. Here are some pictures from 2016 until now of some of my activations. None of them are NPOTA (National Parks On The Air) and none of them are SOTA (Summits On The Air). They are just plain old QSO’s and to keep in touch with my friends in Missouri & Tennessee when I’m traveling. Lost Dutchman’s State Park – Read More …
QRPGUYS Single Lever Paddle
I purchased this single lever paddle kit from QRPGUYS website a couple of days ago. It was a simple fun kit to build and took about an hour to do the build. I tried to remember to take pictures as I was doing this build. As you see, it fits nicely in an Altoids tin…..
Winter Field Day 2017
I heard about Winter Field Day about late November 2016 and I decided that I wanted to get in on the action. I didn’t prepare too much for this event because I usually do portable operations anyway. As you can see by the picture below, we threw stuff in the car and went to some family property nearby and set up in the middle of a field. First things first is to set up camp. Read More …
3 Band HF Receiver Build
Been working on a winter project. This is a 3 band HF receiver kit from Dick Smith Electronics in Australia. 1st thing is to do inventory. This was an open box kit so I am still sourcing parts as I write this. Only a few items to source and it will be done and ready for use.
Heathkit Multimeter
New addition to the shack! Heathkit MM1 Multimeter. Had to replace the corroded battery compartment. Now it works like it should!
Portable HF in Clear Lake, Iowa
Portable HF has always been a fun thing to do. A couple of weeks ago we had a 4 day weekend. So the wife and I packed up the car and drove till we got tired. We stopped for the night in a very historic town of Clear Lake, Iowa. In addition, Clear Lake, Iowa is also the town where Buddy Holly, The “Big Bopper” and Richie Valens played their last gig before their fateful Read More …
Surf Ballroom – Clear Lake, Iowa
The current Surf Ballroom reopened on July 1, 1948. The building project cost approximately $350,000. The Surf is closely associated with the event known as “The Day the Music Died” – early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” gave their last performances at the Surf on February 2, 1959. The Surf Ballroom still hosts numerous events year round and has a seating capacity of 2,100 and a 6,300-square-foot dance floor. Clear Lake, Iowa is spectacular in Read More …