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...
When I invested in the K4 ecosystem a few years ago I assumed it would grow and evolve. That’s been the way Elecraft has done business since the beginning so there was every reason to believe that would continue with the K-Line. Firmware updates and fixes roll out on a regular basis. The latest, a beta update, includes one major improvement: a new Noise Reduction scheme that has been well received by the community....
Saturday afternoon found me trolling the 20 meter band looking for whatever might be biting. The analogy between fishing and DXing never fails to generate comparisons. Band conditions weren’t great and I knew right away the pickings would be slim. I heard several domestic events underway and decided to wade in as it’s always good to hear CW activity on the bands. Among other things, I made four CW contacts, all on 20, with Canadian...
Things have been rather busy around here the last week. The lawn is demanding a twice a week cutting right now and I’ve been obliging it. The weather has remained remarkably cool and comfortable. I’m certain that will change soon enough. This is Hamvention week and my plans are to go over Friday morning to stumble about the hog barns. I’ll leave about 3pm and retire to the Dayton Marriott in preparation for the...
The weather was nice today. It got up to about 70°F with lots of sunshine and blue skies. We went for a long walk down by the river after a quick lunch at McDonald’s. I’m not a fan of the food, but it was convenient. Kinda. I hate the self-serve kiosks that are popping up everywhere. It’s a big touchscreen interface. Click, click, click, confirm a few things, decline to add anything for any charity...