ARRL Field Day Safety – Ham Radio Q&A

by | Jun 16, 2017 | Ham Radio Q and A

Field Day is fast approaching and soon parks and empty fields like the one behind me will be bustling with activity.  On the fourth full weekend of June more than 40,000 hams throughout North America hit the airwaves in what is billed the world’s largest amateur radio...

2015 Wisconsin QSO Party Recap

by | Mar 17, 2015 | Operating Events

Next to Field Day, my favorite operating activity is the Wisconsin QSO Party. Who wouldn’t love an event where your station becomes the sought after entity. So, for the 2nd Sunday in March, I fire up the rig and see how many other Wisconsin and out of state stations I...

Cold Weather Radio Operating

by | Jan 9, 2014 | emcomm

This past week the Polar Vortex gripped the Upper Midwest with bone chilling temperatures and even worse wind chills. You’d think I would be used to cold like this, being an almost life resident of the State of Wisconsin (I’ll admit I lived in Minnesota a...