I didn’t prepare much for Septembers VHF contest. I threw together a 6m dipole and I already had a 3el 2m beam that I hadn’t used much yet! So that was my total preparation. My wife had some family property that was only a few minutes away from our QTH that was at a higher elevation than we were at home. So that is where we found ourselves with the Jeep and the rooftop camper. I only Read More …
Simple 6m copper dipole I made for the September VHF contest.
The wife and I hopped in the Jeep and headed for the Joplin hamfest. However, the Hamfest that was held on August 26th this year. On the way down we listened to the 7.290 Traffic Net. This was Hurricane Harvey that was hitting Texas. Lots more people here this year than last year! Hung out with W0EBV and had an eyeball QSO! After all that walking around and looking at what Joplin Hamfest had to Read More …
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 …
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 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
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 …
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…..
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 …
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.