POTA Portable antenna mount
Had a request for mount build details so here it is. The pictures tell the story, the hitch parts are from Harbor Freight. Removed the […]
POTA K-5708 Feb 17th Activation
First activation of K-5708 Montrose Conservation Reserve. Thanks to the 88 hunters including 2 park to parks. First 25 minutes of the activation. 73, Jay
W0JD Repeater lighting strike
The repeater antenna took a direct hit in the early morning hours of October 9th and is currently off the air. Still contemplating what the […]
My POTA Setup
Discovered Parks On The Air earlier this year as a hunter and with the purchase of a camper in the spring. I began to plan […]
FT8 For Beginners presentation.
Presented Feb 28, 2019 at the monthly Raytown Amateur Radio Club meeting.
MMDVM Hotspot Build
After buying my first Hotspot (a ZumSpot) I became enamored with the possibilities presented by Pi-Star. I have since experimented and have build several simplex […]
Yaesu USB Driver Update
11.Nov.2018 Update I have lost track of how many updates Microsoft has released since I first penned this article a few years ago. Working to […]
KC DX Club FT8 Presentation
Presented an overview of FT8 at the September Kansas City DX Club meeting.
Upgrading a Yaesu G-800SA rotor for remote control with a ERC Version 4 SMD USB
Having to manually drive the rotor has become a pain as I have to keep an eye on the rotor controller while also occupying a […]
International Grid Chase Tools
I am playing in the 2018 International Grid Chase (igc.arrl.org) and in addition to the leader board on the IGC web site. I have found […]
Dual WSJT-X with a Flex 6500
I mentioned in a net that I was changing the way I send band information to the amp from CAT to BCD. As I was […]
Baker Island DX Expedition FT8 contact using DXExpedition mode
I was not able to participate in the public FT8 DX Expedition mode testing which occured in the months leading up to the Baker Island […]
MFJ-1886 Receive Loop review
Once I tracked down all of the noisy wall warts in the house 😉 I am fortunate to have a RF noise quiet location, however […]
Yaesu DR2X Upgrade
In conjunction with the release of the latest generation of their Fusion repeater, Yaesu offered a program to upgrade those with DR-1X machines. I took […]
Sound reinforcement microphones in the shack – a review of a dynamic and condenser microphone
Not impressed with the matching desk mic I purchased with my last new transceiver. I began to research better options for rag chewing and contesting […]
Chasing Vanity
Mid 2017 a friend was over and we were visiting in the shack when he mentioned he had filed for a new vanity call. Looking […]
Name that key
A fellow Ham brought this to the weekly QCWA lunch today. If you can identify please leave a comment. Mystery solved, thanks to NN4RH for […]
Ham Basics: Logging
I put together the following deck in response from club members who wished to learn more about logging. [pdf-embedder url=”https://morsetutor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SSARC-Logging-training-Oct-16th.pdf” title=”SSARC Logging training Oct-16th”]
FT-450D WSTJ-X Config
Setting up WSJT-X can be be a struggle if all the hardware and settings do not align. Based on a question by a reader a […]
2017 Vacation
The MO traffic crew was curious about the vacation Julie and I just returned from so here are some highlights.