Setting up our homestead! . Talkin’ to the fellas and staying connected from 1,100 miles away! Our set up at the Expo. No hookups at this Expo solar panels are in order to keep the batteries charged. . Lots of sweet overland vehicles at the Expo. These are Global Expedition Vehicles made in the USA. . Can’t forget about the two wheeled vehicles. The adventures of Robinson FUSO! An old ambulance makes a great platform Read More …
When all else fails use Ham Radio right? This is the way I’ve been keeping in touch with the fellas back home when on the road. Just throw out a wire and start talking. Only a 12 foot fiberglass painters pole with a 20m homebrew dipole tied off to BBQ pit on one side and tied off to a rock on the other side fed with an ancient ICOM IC-730 doing about 70-80 on a Read More …
A painters pole antenna mast seemed like a good idea. My wife & I are going on a trip soon and I wanted to take my HF radio with me. I did not want to spend the money on a Tarheel or a screwdriver antenna yet so I opted to make a portable lightweight antenna and mast. I had been doing some research and found several people had been using a fiberglass telescoping painters pole Read More …
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 …
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 …