The One

Ham radio is an activity that’s been around for over a hundred years and boasts a few million adherents around the world. It should come as no surprise that an institution so ancient and so compelling would harbor a few mysteries. During the early development of radio the activity was...

Morning Cup of Joe

Maybe today is a good one to fill your gasoline tanks? War in the Middle East rarely goes unnoticed by oil companies and their minions… Morning. Windows open. Birds singing. Sun shining. Happy dance in my heart and a steaming cup of Joe in my hand. Does it get better?...

We're All Too Old

Taking this opportunity to offer a universal “bless you” to everyone dealing with allergies right now… What happens when we’re ALL old? The Financial Times recently reported that Japan’s number of over-65s is at a record-high 29%, while the amount of under-15s is at a record-low 11%. The country’s native...

Finally Friday

The rain continues and the big story in this area is local flooding which is pretty typical for this time of year. I haven’t seen any neighbors building an ark, yet, but the ground is totally saturated and not accepting more moisture. Watching the rain pour out of the gutters...

Awe Inspiring

My children and grandchildren were present for the Solar Eclipse on Monday. All I can say is “Wow!” Witnessing totality was an incredible experience that has changed my life. I only hope those radio amateurs who were busy collecting data and playing eclipse radio took time to be eye witnesses...

I Was Wrong

The ARRL’s Logbook of The World program began in 2003. Yeah. That long ago. I know, hard to believe, but more than twenty years have passed and the program has slowly grown in popularity. Having moved (QTH) more than a dozen times up to that point, I was tired of...

Random Access

Dave, AA7EE does many amazing things with radio and recently wrote about a new project in his continuing low-power life adventure. I found his construction of an attentuator capable of throttling small levels of RF to be tantalizing. You know it’s good when you read about a project and...