Monthly Archives: March 2011

Joes hit one out of the park with JT65-HF…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by robert

Ham radio operatiors have been using the moon to communicate for decades. No, they aren’t listening in to astronauts walking on the moon like I did back when I first became a ham. They are actually using the moon as … Continue reading →

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You are never too old for an elmer…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by robert

Despite my fascination with PSK31, I couldn’t help but notice there was a very odd sounding mode that was being used close to the PSK31 frequency on the 80 meter band.  I tried all the digital modes offered by FLdigi … Continue reading →

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A lot changes in ten years…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by robert

One of the first things I did after getting back on the air was try to put together a history of sort (the fruits of which can be seen in some of my posts filed under “History”), with an eye … Continue reading →

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We will be right back after this word from our sponsors…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by robert

I think a confluence of several things got me to dust off my radio equipment and return to the air in February of 2011 after a decade of inactivity.  First off, I was pretty depressed now that my son was … 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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And the beat goes on…

Posted on March 18, 2011 by robert

By early January of 1971, I was having a ball using my “Hot Water 16”.  I had joined several traffic nets, helping the folks at home keep in touch with their loved ones serving in the Vietnam War.  It was … Continue reading →

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He knows if you’ve been bad or good…

Posted on March 18, 2011 by robert

For my 13th birthday in June of 1970, my parents gave me a metronome kit from Heathkit.  It was actually a beautiful thing with a wooden cabinet.  I was playing guitar at the time, so it made some sense, but … Continue reading →

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