Wednesday, December 28, 2016
W1DMH: Rainier W7W/RS-001 SOTA
W1DMH: Rainier W7W/RS-001 SOTA: In early 2014 I proposed a trip to the west coast to my climbing partner Jeff Hudick. My intent was to climb Mt Rainier, after a failed att...
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Mt Cowen & Granite Peak
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Mt Cowen & Granite Peak: After returning from the bugaboos, I found myself in bozeman with a few days before needing to move out of my sublet. I made the easy dec...
Friday, August 19, 2016
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Sunday, August 14, 2016
KF7PXT Summits On the Air (SOTA) Blog: Mount Fremont (W7W/RS-005) SOTA Activation
KF7PXT Summits On the Air (SOTA) Blog: Mount Fremont (W7W/RS-005) SOTA Activation: On 13 August 2016 the family (Delma, Peyton, Brookelyn, Mikailla, Colten, and Kimber) and I headed out to Mount Rainier National Park...
Monday, August 8, 2016
Sunday, August 7, 2016
N4KGL QRP: Pedestrian Mobile with the Elecraft KX2
N4KGL QRP: Pedestrian Mobile with the Elecraft KX2: I believe Wayne N6KR of Elecraft realized a life-time dream with the introduction of the KX2 ultra-portable. We thought the KX3 was small. T...
Thursday, August 4, 2016
W2LJ's Blog - QRP - Do More With Less.: For those of you
W2LJ's Blog - QRP - Do More With Less.: For those of you: considering building a 9:1 UNUN - a la' the EARCHI ............ here's a chart showing SWRs vs. various wire lengths. Personal...
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Adventures of a Math Geek: Kent Peak, Sapphire Range
Adventures of a Math Geek: Kent Peak, Sapphire Range: Pudge on a snowfield near Kent Peak's summit. Pintlers in the background. Jen and Ellie were away for a couple of nights at Fairmont...
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Casey Greene: To the Selway
Casey Greene: To the Selway: The veins of the northern Rockies spread holds on me like no other. Tracing lines on paper. Tracing lines on surfaces. The concrete...
MT Adventures: Beaverhead ski rambling
MT Adventures: Beaverhead ski rambling: A warm spring has ski season drawing to a premature close, but I was able to sneak away to the Big Hole valley for two days of skiing. No a...
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Hyalite Peak to Mt Blackmore Traverse
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Hyalite Peak to Mt Blackmore Traverse: After spending the past 2 weekends climbing in loose preparation for an upcoming trip to the bugaboos, I was extra excited to get out for a...
KF7PXT Summits On the Air (SOTA) Blog: Silver Peak (W7W/CW-052) SOTA
KF7PXT Summits On the Air (SOTA) Blog: Silver Peak (W7W/CW-052) SOTA: On 9 July Lily, Colten, Grizzy (Lab/Shepherd/Spaniel Mix) and I made the 1.5 hour drive up to Snoqualmie pass to do some hiking and radi...
Adventures of a Math Geek: Snowcrest Range: Sunset and Olson Peaks and the Sn...
Adventures of a Math Geek: Snowcrest Range: Sunset and Olson Peaks and the Sn...: Jen walking the open meadows of the Snowcrest Divide. Day 1 included 9 or so miles of this. During the week of the 4th of July, Elli...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
K 0 J Q Z: Devils Head Fire Tower
K 0 J Q Z: Devils Head Fire Tower: Devils Head Fire Tower is an easy hike and it is close to Colorado Springs and Denver so that means it gets a lot of visitors on weekends an...
Monday, June 13, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
MT Adventures: Swans - Holland Peak to Lake traverse
MT Adventures: Swans - Holland Peak to Lake traverse: Last few steps to the lookout. We were tired, but barring consumption by bear, another excellent new traverse was in the bag. I was o...
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
MT Adventures: Scratching around on Stormy Joe
MT Adventures: Scratching around on Stormy Joe: I was able to take advantage of great weather and a flexible work schedule to do some exploring in Bass creek on a random week day in Marc...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
K 0 J Q Z: SOTA Gear Packout
K 0 J Q Z: SOTA Gear Packout: Lynn and I set off to tackle Knights Peak (W0C/FR-144) but were met with three feet of snow and it was impassable without snowshoes so we op...
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Goddess & Jane couloirs
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Goddess & Jane couloirs: Despite hearing reports of terrible skiing due to the unseasonably warm temps, Matt, Horan, Steve and I decided to check out the couloirs o...
Monday, February 22, 2016
Hands on: A Ham Radio for Makers
Hands on: A Ham Radio for Makers: The RS-UV3 lets you build your own Arduino- or Raspberry Pi–based radio
Sunday, February 21, 2016
S9plus: The Park Portable Doublet System Revisited (Part 6...
S9plus: The Park Portable Doublet System Revisited (Part 6...: BLT Loss Verification By Calories Using A Calorimetric Approach To Measure The MB-BLT Loss I've always wanted to measure the pow...
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
VE3WDM's QRPower BLOG: PART1: Mod for Signalink USB so it can be used wit...
VE3WDM's QRPower BLOG: PART1: Mod for Signalink USB so it can be used wit...: Rear view before the mod's Soldered jumpers In an order to simplify my digi setup with the Elecraft KX3 I wanted to take advan...
N0PCL Radio Site: SOTA Activations with FM Equipment
N0PCL Radio Site: SOTA Activations with FM Equipment: For the SOTA Activator, working on FM presents its own challenges, equipment options, and techniques. Challenges affecting the FM operato...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Bridger Skin to Win Race
Ski. Run. Climb. Repeat.: Bridger Skin to Win Race: Excellent powder skiing and skin management were the two themes of the 2016 skin to win randonee race at bridger bowl. Fortunately I was ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
MT Adventures: Trapper peak and Oh my god chute
MT Adventures: Trapper peak and Oh my god chute: Alpine. Accessible. Striking. The Trapper cirque is a special place. After bailing on the Oh my god chute the previous weekend due to u...
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Ham TV Operators Go High Definition
Ham TV Operators Go High Definition: Through the years, hams have always been quick to try out new technologies including microwave, satellite, digital communications, and most recently, high-definition television.
Amateur Radio Operators Convert to Digital Television
Amateur Radio Operators Convert to Digital Television: Radio amateurs, or “hams,” have been involved in one way or another with television practically ever since commercial entities began developmental work in the medium during the 1920s.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
MT Adventures: Just another "Beyond Gash" tour
MT Adventures: Just another "Beyond Gash" tour: When Kyle invited me along on a Sky Pilot tour, I asked if we could head north instead of south from the top of Gash point, taking advantag...
Friday, January 15, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Saturday, January 9, 2016
New Book
Contact Sport
About the Book
SUSPENSE and CONTROVERSY in RADIO’S BIGGEST COMPETITION. In the woods of Massachusetts, pairs of contestants huddle in tents filled with communications equipment. Their voices soar through the air, riding waves into the atmosphere, as they comb through static and noise for a response from the other side of the world. They’re searching for loot in the form of other voices in the sky. The rarer their contact, the more valuable their treasure.
A major new book describes the exciting world of amateur radio competition and the intriguing characters of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship. The competitors hail from across the planet, from youthful challengers to veterans with decades of radiosporting experience. Meet fascinating personalities as they battle computer malfunctions, getting lost, and staying at the top of their game for 24 hours in a hot, stuffy tent. The final scores bring surprises, disappointments, even a recount, and decades-long friendships will be stressed in the fight for the crown of amateur radio, the ultimate “contact sport.” Follow the action as the teams dance upon the radio waves. See who will be crowned champions of their sport.
Contact Sport is a wonderful book, written not only for knowledgeable amateur radio operators, but also for their children and grandchildren, to open the wonders of science and radio magic to all ages.
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