Category Archives: From the OM

Let’s do the power pole polka…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by robert

I can remember looking at Anderson Power Pole connectors when they first came out years ago and thinking they will never sell because there were other products that served a similar purpose and they were ridiculously overpriced.  Yet now I … Continue reading →

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Adding those useful little html thingies…

Posted on May 18, 2011 by robert

So here I am in the land of WordPress blogging and there are some really neat ham-radio related HTML links.  I had no idea how to add one to my site.  I tried embedding it in a post, but that … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting Apple Boot Camp for Win7 64-bit

Posted on April 18, 2011 by robert

One thing leads to another… No good deed goes unpunished… I’ve been using a Win XP-based Asus Netbook with my Yaesu FT817 and SignaLink USB to run Ham Radio Deluxe and Joe Large’s JT65-HF program.  Despite the diminutive screen and single-core Atom CPU, the … Continue reading →

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Who does #2 work for…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by robert

I have a horrible habit of putting things into my pocket along with my car keys.  In the case of hand-held radios, the combination of metal keys is a scratch just waiting to happen. Such was the fate of my … Continue reading →

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We’ll have fun, fun, fun till our daddy takes the T-Bird away…

Posted on April 14, 2011 by robert

What do you think of when you hear the word “FunCube”?  If you are a Ham Radio operation then perhaps you might think of the FunCube satellite. But what if you heard the phrase “FunCube Dongle”?  Would you call the … Continue reading →

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The more things change…

Posted on April 1, 2011 by robert

Ever watch the sales and get to the point where you can predict when something is going to be discontinued.  I hate to say it, but I have that feeling in the case of the Kenwood TH-F6A, which has been … 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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