Field Day 2024
I was proud to be a part of the 2024 SVRC Field Day operation. The SVRC (Sangamon Valley Radio Club) has been my home club since I re-entered the ham…
Coaxial Stubs or how to reduce interference from other nearby transmitters.
A quick search of 1/4 wave stubs for passing or blocking a frequency will return tons of videos and websites. I’m the station trustee for the Sangamon Valley Radio Club…
FT-991a Digital Modes
Let’s hear it for to the point videos… This person understands instructional videos. Most have too much fluff and not enough to the point. The video in question is located…
Chirp-next and the “Radio is not responding” message
Prior to a club meeting…. a person called out on the radio asking for assistance in programming a radio. They said the software Chirp-next in this instance was reporting that…
An interesting Contact and a glimpse of the future.
This evening while ensuring the logging software talked to the digital software in preparation for Winter Field Day, I ran across a young man calling CQ. Someone else got to…