Category Archives: History

A QSL from the distant past…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by robert

I received a post-comment from John Boyd who mentioned that he recalled working a WN4SON back in the day.  While I’ve misplaced my log and original license (I know they are packed in a box from one of my moves), … Continue reading →

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If I could only have one band it would be…

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robert

Many years ago my father and I would debate this endlessly.  His choice was 40 meters.  Mine was 20 meters.  After restarting my ham radio hobby 2 years ago, I’ve had a chance to track things carefully this time around, … Continue reading →

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2012 Wrap-Up and 2013 Goals

Posted on January 7, 2013 by robert

2012 was a great year of Ham Radio for me. I completed 2,724 QSOs, and participated in multiple contests.  I won the 160 Meter Contest in the QRP Category for RI, and had clean sweeps in both the Phone and … Continue reading →

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This one (#100) is for you Dad

Posted on February 7, 2012 by robert

I started this blog just under a year ago when I was trapped in the depths of a horrible New England winter.  I had been off the air for a bit more than a decade, my last contact being a … Continue reading →

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SCORE!!!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by robert

Don, VE3VRW, from Dog Park Software, was a real champ and helped explain the reason why I was having issues with my IC-9100 and MacDoppler.  It turns out when Icom wrote their custom drivers for Windows, they made sure they … Continue reading →

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Fifth WAS completed on June 24 using JT65

Posted on June 25, 2011 by robert

Well, this Friday at about 2PM, the big event happened.  One of the FIVE different MD stations that I’ve made a JT65 contact with confirmed the QSO on LotW.  This completed my quest for WAS which was officially completed after … Continue reading →

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When a SK hits home…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by robert

My father and I enjoyed QSOs almost weekly until his death in September 1998, not too long after we returned from a visit with our newborn daughter. That really took the wind out of my sails in terms of ham … Continue reading →

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These microprocessor things might have a future…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by robert

I married the love of my life in June of 1982.  We had been together since 1976 in college, and we moved to our first house (located in West Warwick, RI) in January of 1984 (the same time that Apple … Continue reading →

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Time to grow up and seek my fortune…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by robert

In the fall of 1975, I enrolled in Union College and spent the next four and a half years earning my BSEE.  I began my Freshman year commuting from my parents home, which was only a couple of miles away, … Continue reading →

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On becoming a New Yawork Yankee…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by robert

In the fall of 1971 I entered Virgil I. Grissom High School, named for the astronaut who died in the Apollo 1 fire (Huntsville had two other new schools;  Chaffee Elementary and White Junior High named after the other astronauts … Continue reading →

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