Hi,

I am just now updating my blog and realized I didn't finish my entry for FD 2008.

This years FD was the most fun I've had on FD. I volunteered to be a coach at the GOTA station this year. For the past several years W8PGW and W8UM team up and run FD together. For the GOTA station we use W8PGW and the regular FD stations us ...

I haven't posted here in a while and this subject came up today on HRHG yahoo group.

This is a subject that I think is important. At least it is to me. Believe me I like to have fun with this hobby. My answer to this new ham about using standard phonetiics was not to dampen his enthusiasm but to make him aware that standard phonetics are ...

Hi,

I am really getting tired of reading the CRAP from all the angry and nasty people on the ham radio web sites.

I have to say that if I had read all that stuff before I got my license I would have dropped the whole idea.

I think some of that stuff is not good for amateur radio. Any prospective future ham would pr ...

I received my 100'th QSL card today. A very nice card I might add. A JA card with a beautiful scene of Mt. Fuji. The stamp on the envelope was cool too.

This was my first asian contact.

Quite a thrill for me. I have only been on HF since Feb 2007.

If you hear me jump in. Let's talk.
73!

Jim

I was reading my friends blog and began to really think about QSL cards. There is a lot of controversy about QSL CARDS. Should they be used at all? LOTW, eQSL are all out there. I have an account at eQSL but I still send qsl cards either thru the ARRL buro or direct. I QSL 100%. I like getting the cards. I read some statements by a few well known h ...

Well I got a bike that I can ride that will accomodate my balance problem. I uploaded some pics of it here. I have a Kenwood THF6A mounted on the handle bars. I am planning to go HF very soon. I have to decide which rig to go with. I have always been an ICOM guy but I want the best rig for this mobile setup. Maybe an IC-703+ or the FT817. If you ha ...

I finally sold my old FT101E. I had posted a few ads on QRZ and Fox Tango web sites. I always said I would not ship it. Pickup only.
Well, a persistent OM, but very courteous I might add convinced me I should sell it to him and ship it to him. So it's off to a new home at N1TKO.

http://www.fighter411.com/N1TKO07/index.html
73
Jim

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www.qrz.com
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www.eham.net
www.icomelmer.com
www.classicicom.com
www.bruender.de/de0brf
www.hamtestonline.com
www.mouser.com
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