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So... it turns out that one of the downsides of using good noise-cancelling headsets to do morse code #HamRadio is that they cancel the sound of thunder as well as of heavy rain. When I finally saw the lightning, I decided to give the rest of the Slow-Speed conTest a pass this evening.
For those not familiar, this is a weekly morse code practice session where you go slow …

I found another bunch of SWL cards from the 1950s from before my dad got his license and added them to the page:
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My #HamRadio adventures today were kind of tame.
I went to a park and tried to make 10 contacts, but only made 8 before an incoming storm looked like it might get too close. This wasn't a failure except by the rules of the game. 🤣
Then this evening I tried hunting the WRTC stations. This is the "…

I wrote a draft of this here, but got tired of searching for it, so I put it on my blog... #MorseCode #HamRadio
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Back from my first #HamRadio #FieldDay CW mode captain experience.
We had about 10 Morse code operators, and several more folks listening along from time to time. We were set up with two rigs in two screened pop-up shelters right next to each other, and I had set my hammock u…

Tonight was my second ever session as a #HamRadio volunteer examiner, and my first as a VE grading exams. We had someone pass all three elements and go straight to Extra! What a treat! 🎉

10 minutes of no responses to CQ on 30m. I guess I go up to 20m.
#HamRadio #POTA

Are you in or near #Raleigh North Carolina and in any way curious about #AmateurRadio / #HamRadio? This weekend is our annual joint open house and emergency operations prac…

More #FreeCADFriday now in Friday in my own time zone. I have a fan that I want to make a table stand for to use outside while operating #HamRadio. First I modeled the fan in a silly amount of detail, including the grill, which took some learning, and I'm still pretty sure I d…