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One amateur raidio operator's journal for radio field operations, antenna builds, and radio related projects. Writing is learning. I share my journey with you here.
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POTA in Montreal, Canada
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/POTA_Montreal/
Published: August 30, 2024 00:00
POTA in Montreal This past summer of 2024 I had the opportunity to go on vacation with my family in Montreal, Quebec. I was really excited to have a chance to operate amateur radio in a foreign country for the firs time. US radio amateurs in Canada …
POTA at Charles River State Reserve
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/POTACharlesRiverStateReserve/
Published: August 16, 2024 00:00
POTA Activation at the Charles River State Reserve On a Friday afternoon in July I activated the Charles River State Reserve. This park stretches for 20 miles along the Charles River waterway from Boston upriver to Newton. There are several spots I could…
My Grandfather's WWII Radio Code Records
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/GrandFather_RadioCode_Training_Records/
Published: August 14, 2024 00:00
My Grandfather’s Military Radio Code Training Records (1942) Earlier this summer I was gifted my grandfather’s radio code training records that he used during his duties as an Army Signal Corp officer. I was able to find these records on Discogs as United…
POTA at Longfellow House
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/Longfellow_Activation/
Published: July 1, 2024 00:00
POTA at Longfellow House Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do a POTA activation at the Longfellow House National Historic Site (US-0843) in Cambridge, MA. Come to me, O ye children! And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In…
POTA at Alewife Brook State Reserve
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/Alewife_Brook_POTA/
Published: June 21, 2024 00:00
POTA at Alewife Brook State Reserve This June 2024, we’re dealing with a heat advisory across the East Coast of the US. I took Daisy out early in the morning to avoid the heat, but she wasn’t having it. Just days before, I took delivery of my new KH1…
New KH1 Elecraft HF Radio
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/New_KH1_Elecraft_HF_Radio/
Published: June 20, 2024 00:00
My new radio, Elecraft’s KH1 Back in February, I ordered a new radio for my birthday, an Elecraft KH1. There is a waiting list for this radio, so after a four month wait it was finally delivered on on June 13, 2024. In this journal entry I describe my…
Radio Interrupted
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/Radio_Interrupted/
Published: June 3, 2024 00:00
Radio Interrupted A little over a month ago the tree I was using as an antenna mast was removed. There are no other trees that I can use. I live on a small lot (0.08 acres) in a tight, suburban neighborhood. There are plenty of trees around me but none…
First CW Only POTA Activation
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/First_CW_Only_POTA_Activation/
Published: April 29, 2024 00:00
First CW Only POTA Activation Since getting back into amateur radio in December 2022 my goal has been to become proficient in Morse code (CW) so that I can activate a park as part of Parks on the Air. This past Saturday, April 27, 2024, I activated my…
HotSpot for Digital VHF Radio
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/VHF_HotSpot/
Published: April 5, 2024 00:00
HotSpot for Digital VHF Radio In January I set up a digital VHF radio hotspot in my home. Hotspots are personal, low-power devices that allow amateur radio operators to connect their radios to the internet and access digital voice (DV) systems around the…
Radio Logging and Mapping Tools
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/Logging_Practices/
Published: March 27, 2024 00:00
Radio logging and mapping tools that I use My radio logging practices are pretty basic. I’m writing this post for two reasons. To share what I’m using now and works for me. To begin a conversation and hear from other radio amateurs how they log their…
CW Slow Speed Test
https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/CW_SST_activity/
Published: March 7, 2024 00:00
CW Slow Speed Test - Every Sunday night Eastern Time Every Sunday evening I try to join K1USN’s slow speed CW test. This weekly event is “for those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators or contesters”. This weekly event is just my…