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Archives for January 2017

To learn CW or not learn CW…

January 6, 2017

electronic-telegraph-key-1543748So…in order to become licensed Ham Radio Operators, the FCC does not require us to know Morse Code (CW) anymore. I must admit, once I found out that they USED to require it, I felt a bit cheap by comparison to the old (I use that term loosely) guys & gals.

However, did that bother me enough to go through the trouble of learning CW? Well, not really…

Aaaaannnnnd, THIS is where irony smacks me in the head. I then fall down a YouTube rabbit hole watching hams have great fun at LONG distances, on very low power levels, only using CW. Making connections off Aurora Borealis, the Moon, asteroids, and the occasional low flying birds. Now, I’m interested, which brings up the ole question, am I interested enough to go through the above said trouble?

Well, apparently so.

Now, I’m learning CW with a computer app, just bought an Elecraft KX3 and have signed up for a course on CW Academy. Back down the rabbit hole… This one of my own making.

I’ll keep this site posted as to my progress, and any helpful tips I find along the way.

K5HH
K5HH

Husband, father, and rescued by a Black Mouth Cur. I’m a Web guy, 3D Guy, Cinematographer, Photographer, Home Brewer of Beers, and sometime knitter, (yes, I said knitter).

www.k5hh.com/

Filed Under: CW

Yaesu VX-6R

January 6, 2017

I absolutely LOVE this little radio!  It is my first ham radio, and is what I used to make my first ever ham radio QSO with KD5LQD. If for no other reason that that, it has secured a soft spot in my heart forever.

However, there are plenty of other reasons to love this little guy. Little though it may be, it is absolutely packed with features and abilities. I’m using the Diamond NR770HNMO antenna on my car, and I did upgrade the rubber ducky (you’re the one) to the Diamond SRH320A.

On to the review.

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K5HH
K5HH

Husband, father, and rescued by a Black Mouth Cur. I’m a Web guy, 3D Guy, Cinematographer, Photographer, Home Brewer of Beers, and sometime knitter, (yes, I said knitter).

www.k5hh.com/

Filed Under: Equipment, Ham Radio, Transceivers

The DummyLoads!

January 6, 2017

Well now… welcome to the launch of the brand new yet World Renowned (hahahah) DummyLoads.com website.

Don’t miss a minute of the escapades of a couple of hammy ham guys. Will add more info about us if there is sufficient interest… I’m not expecting much.

 

 

K5HH
K5HH

Husband, father, and rescued by a Black Mouth Cur. I’m a Web guy, 3D Guy, Cinematographer, Photographer, Home Brewer of Beers, and sometime knitter, (yes, I said knitter).

www.k5hh.com/

Filed Under: Ham Radio

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