Green Country Hamfest – Claremore, Oklahoma

On Saturday, we made the trek to Claremore, OK for the Green Country Hamfest. This was the first Hamfest I’ve been to that I didn’t have take a test. I’ve only been to four Hamfests total. The first three Hamfests I was committed to taking tests. Now that I have my Extra, I could really enjoy myself and mosey around and shop. It isn’t the biggest, but so far it was the biggest I’ve been Read More …

It’s The Beginning

Finally, I did it…I took the plunge and got my amateur radio license. The bug actually bit me way back in high school. I thought I’d get my license back then, but let the morse code intimidate me. Needless to say, I put it off. Then, life happened. I pushed it to the back of my mind. Then, 19 years later, my interest surfaced again. I realized that morse code wasn’t required, so I got to studying. Read More …