Mobile Hamming #2
Grounding straps can be as confusing as ground radials at times. I have yet to have a day off in order to dedicate time to installing this pieces…
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Mobile Install Part 1
Thursday began the installation of the Yaesu FT-857D into my 2007 Ford Ranger. It will be connected to a Yaesu ATAS-120A antenna for HF/6M work, while a Diamond…
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Going Mobile
I had another nibble on my FT-7800R I have had for sale for about 4 months. Still no luck in selling the entire set up. I decided to…
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My First Key
I finally did it today, I was able to get to “the candy store” (HRO) and bought my first key in order to communicate using Morse code. While…
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Cleaner Signal
So my time on HF has been limited, but I have gained some good operating experience, as well as talked to some interesting hams. To date I have…
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Now, I am sure some of you recognition those seemingly random dots and dashes. And to most of you, they don’t make a bit of sense. But for…