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A note from Bernie with an update from M0SDV says he’s on his way to Grenada where he expects to be QRV from November 23 to December 3. Checking the big chart, I do need J3 as that would be an ATNO for me. I’m not certain what else might...

Editor, QST: Not knowing just how many years it takes to be classified as one the fraternity of “Old Timers,” I won’t make any claims, but at least I have been through several periods of wild forecastings and dark forebodings. I was just perusing some of my old radio magazines...

One is never afraid of the unknown; one is only afraid of the known coming to an end… In the sleepy town of Saratoga Springs there’s an old amateur radio club that’s been around since 1931. Officially, 43 members are still on the books, but during the last Field Day...

Since resuming blogging I’ve been looking at a few minor upgrades to improve the UI where it fits with my sense of simple. Adding the ability for readers to comment might be a bridge too far as it brings up memories of previous platforms where commenting was built-in providing me...

The recent post, DXing in 2025, by Ron VE3VN really resonated with me and I intended to write more about it. But after several aborted iterations, I realized I had nothing more to add. The article is a lament about losing interest in the pursuit of DX, and suggests...

Dave, NM0S has announced a tentative list of speakers for the Four Days in May (FDIM) event in 2026. The KIO2 interface for the venerable K2 transceiver is a serial interface option that goes for about a hundred bucks from Elecraft. But PH2LB details a USB...

The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition. The almanac dates back to 1818. It’s the Maine one, not the main one — a 208-year-old, Maine-based publication that farmers, gardeners and others have relied on for planting guidance and weather predictions...

Today’s song: Mendocino County Line. A sign on the side of Interstate 69 in northeastern Indiana seems oddly out of place as it proclaims, “Come enjoy millions of Christmas lights in the heart of Amish country.” I get that it’s probably not the Amish who installed so many holiday...

When I purchased our current home in 2023, I knew that within five or six years it would need a new roof. This asphalt shingle roof was installed in 2011 so it’s not yet at the end of its life, and there is no immediate urgency, but a new roof...