Journal
Miscellaneous Projects and Updates
May 21, 2020
It's been a busy few months at the W0JRM shack, not all radio-related. I've finally got my "mast" in for the tower top. As soon as I've got my 2m j-pole soldered up, everything is
Nice Little Event Run Tonight
Mar 18, 2020
Today, along with the past few preceding it, was a day. I won't detail why, but if you watch the news and aren't under a rock, you'll have a general idea of the stressors. (If you're reading this
Working on New Shack Location
Feb 26, 2020
As part of my ongoing "too many hobbies and not enough room" problem, I've rearranged my basement to expand my woodworking area, as well as creating an electronics repair area in an adjacent room.
Off the air for a while, getting back on
Feb 8, 2020
As has happened to all of us at one time or another, life and its stressors got in the way of enjoying radio. Thankfully things have dialed themselves back from 11 and there's time for operating
15 Years of Consideration, 45 Minutes of Action
Jul 16, 2019
I operate CW 99% of the time. The only type of key I hadn't tried yet was a sideswiper (cootie) key. Understandably so, as it's a bit of a niche item and not nearly as commonplace as a straight key
Fun Week for Radio Here
Jul 4, 2019
It's been a fun week for radio here! I'm on vacation all week and not doing much other than some fix-its around the house and playing on HF. Monday evening after returning from an out-of-town trip, I
What A Week for DX Here
Apr 28, 2019
It's a sunspot minimum? Could have fooled me. I've been raking in DX like I hadn't since I got my General in the late 90's. Back then (damn I sound old now) I could spin the dial on my Realistic
Hoping to be Back on 2m SSB
Apr 25, 2019
One of the things I always loved about ham radio but never do much with is VHF DXing. Back when I was a Technician, the closest thing I got to long-distance contacts was on 2m SSB. My rig at the time