Hobby
This month in the Newsletter from the State Amateur Radio Section Manager, Tom Fagan, he suggested that we build some amateur gear and what a better place to use a sheet metal hole punch .
It would be helpful when make holes for antenna connectors in the chassis for transmitters and/or receivers.
I have never built anything from scratch, did build several radio kits back in the days when HeathKit was up and running.
Life is so different.
Filed under: Amateur Radio, America, Arizona, AZ 1070, Las Vegas, ME, Thoughts
It wasn’t until shortly before I moved to this house that I had access to the internet. My first computer is long gone, but it worked well for me the 4 or 5 years I had it.
Other than maybe once ever other day going on line to AOL, and doing my accounting, I didn’t spend that much time using the computer. Not that I do these days, but it’s more than back then.
I like the Internet as it opens up so much that wasn’t available back then. You can even find cigar auction sites .
I go on line at least once a day, still do my personal and small business accounting, check my facebook account, and follow the latest in Amateur Radio.
Get Away !
Filed under: Amateur Radio, America, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Thoughts
Once again the Sunshine Capital of the world, the Metro Phoenix Area is covered with Clouds and rain has been coming down.
Wife Karen and I did attend Church, and did go out for lunch and we were lucky, we missed the rain. But coming home for lunch, we had to drive trough it to get from Tempe to Scottsdale and home.
Although I like to be home and look out and see the rain, these are also days when I would like to be out on the Open Road cruising down the American Highway. I remember the days when my Dad would pack us all up in the 1949 NASH with it’s fold down front seats that made into a bed and we would do just that, cruse down the American Highway.
Now I wouldn’t do it unless I had breakdown service just a cell phone call away. Also I would make sure I had an Amateur Radio handy if I just happened to be out of the cellular service area.
Three down to one.
There was a time when I had 3 computers in my office. One was personal, one was for duplicating CDs and DVDs, and the 3rd was for editing video. Now there is only one.
I have a friend who is helping me with my amateur radio transmitter and is going to be connecting it with my computer. I don’t really know if he will be using vga to hdmi cables or just what to make that connection.
I just know the back of the transmitter has a plug to which you make the connection to the computer and as long as you have the right software in the computer you can use your computer to get on the air.
UPS Came Today.
Last Monday I ordered on line a DIN Connector and just before 5 PM today the UPS truck pulled up out front, it’s driver rang our bell and off he went to his next delivery.
Outside our front door were not one but two packages. The one with the DIN, and one I was not expecting.
I went to the dinning room table and as quickly as I could opened both. And look what I found.
Here is what I found, the DIN Connector and a Bencher RJ Series Hand Key already ready to go with cable and plug.
It was sent to me, unannounced by Mike Enders, KD8JHJ from Ohio. Mike and I have corresponded via email, and have been planing to meet on the air.
I have been relearning code, since I rediscovered it the other day when I happen on a code station and found that I could actually hear the different characters. Now, I just have to relearn what the characters are as far as dits and dashes are concerned.
With “Mike’s” key, I’m going to have to work faster on relearning the code.
Here’s what it looks like in it’s operating position in the KI7UP Ham Shack.
Guest one has to be careful about what he talks about online, No there is no truth that I want a Bentley.
Anyway, they don’t make it as a Wheelchair Van.
Oh Well!
73
Sad Week.
Filed under: Amateur Radio, America, Arizona, ME, Thoughts, Video
On Monday I learned that my 42 year old daughter Jenee’ passed away in her apartment in New York. 
She has been in my thoughts even more than normal, but I did take some time last night to return to my amateur radio and a local 10 meter net.
http://www.normradio.com/video/netthurs021720114ARD.flvIt’s fun to be back on the air as an amateur, but Jenee’ will never be out of my mind, both she and her brother Norm have all ways had places in my heart and always will.
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