This event occurred Dec 22, 2017 Heidi and I were participating in the Sandra Net – and then suddenly we were not. Had to trot to the living room where we had our “backup” VHF radio connected to the J-Pole antenna to complete the net. Well, will take my time. Also want to do the Mars Mod on this radio […]
This event took place Nov 15, 2017 I am much blessed. To the left is a ICOM IC-706 Mk II G “do everything” radio – I have wanted one of these since becoming a Ham in 2004. It was purchased from W2IRI. In the center is an ICOM AT-180 Automatic Tuner that will attempt to match the antenna load […]
This event took place Jul 16, 2017 The heavy duty Ham riser has worked out so well, I decided to order/modify a pre-fabricated unit to use as a desk riser… Put together the new “desk riser” this morning – it is actually a minor mod to a “Closetmaid” stackable closet insert. Gets the job done and complements the one I […]
This event took place Apr 29, 2017 Replaced the old desk extension with a sturdy wooden table from Clif via Heidi. Underneath there are two FIAMM 12FLX540 12 FLX 540 150AH 540WPC High Rate UPS Standby Batteries connected in parallel to maintain 12V. That is 300 Amp hours of energy storage and would power the Ham shack for an extended […]
This Event occurred Apr 22. 2017 Over the years I have read a lot about grounding and listened to *MANY* contradictory opinions on the subject. My mind keeps going back to a MARS Station I had put together on board one of the Cruisers I was stationed aboard – just knowing I had the linear amplifier properly grounded, and having […]
Event occurred Apr 21, 2017 After literally pulling everything that was not Ham related out of the back bedroom Heidi and I call our “Ham Shack”, I then pulled out everything except the furniture that would remain in the room – only then did I start rebuilding the shack over a period of “several” days. This photo is actually from […]