Lightning in a bottle
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I heard a thunderclap and as is my Pavlovian response, immediately ran to my shack to disconnect...
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Foundations of Amateur Radio
Starting in the wonderful hobby of Amateur or HAM Radio can be daunting and challenging but can be very rewarding. Every week I look at a different aspect of the hobby, how you might fit in...
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20 of 599 episodesRadio .. for the love of it
Foundations of Amateur Radio During the week I was shown a photograph of a chalkboard standing on the sidewalk with one of those "Thought of...
Give yourself a break!
Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the past weeks, actually, probably months, the push to talk button on the radio I use for my weekly discus...
Emergency response reality check
Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I explored the nature of amateur radio emergency response. I received a few replies providing an insig...
An emergency response
Foundations of Amateur Radio Previously I've talked about one of the often lauded cornerstones of the amateur radio community, namely Emerge...
CME, Wind, Flares, Flux and Geomagnetic Storms .. say what?
Foundations of Amateur Radio When the Sun burps, something that it does regularly, the mainstream media starts talking about aurorae and opt...
The power of patience and pacing
Foundations of Amateur Radio One of the more, let's call it challenging, skills to learn in amateur radio is the pace of the process. For ma...
The things you hear when you least expect it.
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day a friend of mine mentioned in passing that they'd hooked their Home Assistant dashboard to an RTL...
What does expertise look like?
Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the years I've had the opportunity to operate my station with other amateurs in close proximity. From a co...
Failure is a dirty word
Foundations of Amateur Radio It's a curious thing, this hobby of ours, in that the more you want out of it, the more challenging it becomes....
Building a new resource: How do you get into Amateur Radio?
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I was asked a question on social media. Having answered this question several times before, I adm...
Telling Stories to Strengthen a Community
Foundations of Amateur Radio When was the last time you told a story? The hobby of amateur radio represents as diverse and disparate a group...
Bald Yak 20: More Pi with the Soap
Foundations of Amateur Radio The thing I think I love most about the hobby of amateur radio is the challenges it represents, not in terms of...
Bald Yak 19: SoapyAudio adventures
Foundations of Amateur Radio Previously I've talked about a piece of software called SoapyAudio. It's part of the toolkit called SoapySDR wh...
Why not use LoTW?
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I witnessed a fellow amateur attempting to guilt another into using LoTW with comments about how...
Some days are like running in place ...
Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I discovered that the antenna that I had connected to my WSPR or Weak Signal Propagation Reporter beac...
Keeping track of your adventures
Foundations of Amateur Radio About a year ago I set upon a new adventure, to determine if the dummy load I own, traditionally seen as a devi...
Dealing with Complexity
Foundations of Amateur Radio Several years ago, I forget exactly when, I was gifted a device called a "Wio Terminal". It's a micro-controlle...
What does amateur radio bring to your life?
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I went for a walk around the block for the first time in a while. It's something I did for a time...
You don't need an excuse to make noise!
Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I came across a post on mastodon.radio by Keith W6KME announcing the resumption of the Micro Fiel...