We’ve been in Tennessee for 12 months, and this was the first time I felt it necessary to go underground, and it’s a great prayer place. “So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.” – Psalm 83:15 It was not an average tornado as we’ve previously experienced. It was part
An anomaly I could not understand in California was the high percentage and frequency of ham radio operators discussing the weather. Though I never participated on this net. On one local net, every day, every Ham would give a weather report. Sometimes they’ve have 30 check-ins. And because many of the Hams lived in the
Until I get another tower up at our new location, I erected my all band vertical (minimally elevated). I was able to answer Al’s CQ DX from Italy. This guy’s moving fast thru the airway, that’s for sure. Chow! #HamRadio #CQDX
Hearing a Ham call CQ mobile on HF is not common for me, and since this was a ‘7’ station, I answered her call. After listening further, it’s clear Michelle (KI7PON) was working a ‘parks on the air’ event with her “YL” (Tim – KD7WD), whereas hams work High Frequency from either a portable rig
I used to belong to the SATERN group on 20 meters, and for a brief season held a leadership position with the San Bernardino facility. But when I learned that this “Christian” organization in San Bernardino knowingly allowed homosexuals as members, and even in leadership, I resigned. Nonetheless, today I found Warren (a previous SATERN
This is what police officers hear on the ground while the air unit is gathering intelligence from high in the sky. The reason I cannot hear the transmissions of the ground units, id I’m too far away, but close enough for the antenna on my vehicle to get a line of site with the air
The below parts were all purchased at the Ham Radio Outlet (HRO). Antenna mounting bracket – Comet RS-660U. Diamond Tri-Band Antenna – CR-320A Kenwood cig lighter charger – PG-3J Diamond Antenna RG16/RG8 combo cable kit – C211 HS-10 the leader into HT Kenwood KMC 45-D (speaker mic)
On this beautiful Saturday, I went 28 nautical miles out to sea, which placed me about 3 miles southwest of the Santa Catalina Islands. Before this trip, I topped off my fuel tank, and by 0415 I was launched. While trolling in the dark from the back bay launching ramp through the Newport Harbor, I
