Since the early 20th century, astronomers have found the universe is far larger and more complex than previously thought. The moon, planets and typical deep […]
Read MorePortable FT8 for SOTA
VHF SOTA contacts are quick and easy, but unfortunately limited in range. They require near line-of-sight propagation to chaser locations. Many peaks are in remote […]
Read MoreI’ve been getting spammed with new user requests
I turned off new user registration and deleted the spam accounts. The user names were all of the format xxxxx.blogspot.cc where cc is the country […]
Read MoreThe Big Bear Mini Hamcation
The US Southwest has had a long drought in ham radio conventions. The Hamcon 2017 event was the last one with a full set of […]
Read MoreTotal Eclipse from Mazatlan MX – April 8 2024
We (my wife and I) booked an all-inclusive eclipse tour through Ring of Fire Expeditions under Direct travel (https://www.eclipsetours.com/ ). We used them mainly because […]
Read MoreMy Poster Session at HamSci 2024
I got frustrated trying to find evidence of transient ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) in WSPR data. Instead I took an obvious event and tried to find […]
Read MoreHiking Pinnacles National Park – October 17, 2022
Hike Stats: Length: 6.55 mi Elevation gain: 764 ft Moving time: 2:49 Highlights: I stopped by the east end of Pinnacles National Park on my […]
Read MoreSandstone Peak (W6/CC-056) Activation of December 5, 2022
Hike Stats: Length: 6.67 mi Elevation gain: 1398 ft Moving time: 3:58 Time at peak: 21:45 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 909 mb SOTA Contacts: […]
Read MoreMount Lawlor (W6/CT-089) – activation of February 19, 2023
Hike Stats: Length: 6.57 mi Elevation gain: 1490 ft Moving time: 3:59 Time at peak: 20:11 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 821 mb SOTA Contacts: […]
Read MoreButler Peak (W6/CT-009) – activation of August 24, 2022
Hike Stats: Length: 10.15 mi Elevation gain: 1621 ft Moving time: 4:15 Time at peak: 19:24 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 753 mb SOTA Contacts: […]
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