I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend just coming to a close. The swimming pools and splash pads are all open for business around here and we hosted a big lunch here with the kids and grandkids on Sunday. We watched a little of the Indy 500 though it doesn’t hold my interest. Being “locals” in the Indy television market means the race is blacked out here. This year was a rare exception as with...

Announcing the 49th annual HAM RADIO Expo in Friedrichshafen. Theme: Discover the Sky: Amateur Radio meets Astronomy This year, HAM RADIO is turning its gaze skyward from June 26 - 28: Under the slogan “Discover the Sky: Amateur Radio meets Astronomy”, the supporting program is offering presentations on current projects and featuring renowned speakers such as Rabea Rogge, the first German woman in space. The trade fair ASTRO, taking place on Saturday June...

My Dad was a remarkable fellow. He was born the same week Charles Lindbergh made the first solo airplane flight from the United States to Europe. That was 1927 and the arc of his life from that point to the end included the Great Depression and his service in the US Navy during the Second World War. He witnessed broadcast radio as it became a viable enterprise then watched television do the same. He saw...

I’ve subscribed to the Daily DX newsletter since a previous century. It’s the go-to source for updated DX information. Publisher Bernie McClenny, W3UR is also the long-time Editor of the ‘How’s DX?’ column in QST magazine. Bernie recently announced a format change for the daily letter from simple text inline to an attached PDF. His announcement detailed how this change would streamline his production process and ended with a request for feedback: “Please...

Another Dayton Hamvention has come and gone for me. I traveled to Xenia Friday morning and was there when the gates opened. I made a quick pass of the main buildings first thing. Here are my short notes, firehose style: Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia I wasn’t looking for anything specific, but had emailed Bruna Begali the week before and asked her to bring me the semi-automatic Intrepid paddle and was eager to pick...