SOTA (Summits on the Air) Flint Peak 2: Redemption. Last time I visited Flint Peak, it did not go well. I was alone, in a funky mood, rushed, and having gear problems. If bored, read about it here: W6/CT-225: Flint Peak, a failed activationA short hike but a hot spot for RFI. My only SOTA hike (so far)
Builds The Humbling Journey to Mobile HF I'm happy to report that my days of unemployment have been short-lived and are coming to an end this week: cue me frantically starting and finishing as many projects on the list as possible, including this one. Mobile HF, the ability to receive and transmit while in motion
SOTA (Summits on the Air) W6/CT-025: Josephine Peak, up in the Clouds Another great SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation in the books! Today I left my beloved HF radio (Elecraft KX2) at home and went light. Despite it being April, this was only my second SOTA attempt this year, and first successful one. What a day to hit the trail for
SOTA (Summits on the Air) W6/CT-021: Vetter Mountain (the Hard Way) A spur-of-the-moment choice to take an alternate route paid off through an intimate hike along a seasonal stream and patches of snow! Vetter Mountain continues to be a winner in my book
Gear Notes Gear Note: The Baofeng DM-32UV Is a Shocking Amount of Radio for the Money An affordable DMR-analog handheld hybrid that's blowing my mind, for less than $100...
Gear Notes Gear Note: NEBO Torchy is a Tiny, Epic Flashlight This little flashlight is super cool and you should get one.
General Knowledge Ham Radio Lingo Here's a list of ham radio lingo/nomenclature/slang/terminology/jargon I'll do my best to keep adding to!
Builds Featured A Weather Station for Christmas: What Can We Make This Baby Do?! Let's use this weather station's unprotected API to scrape data and do fun things with it in Grafana!
Builds Winlink (Email over Ham Radio) is Really, Really Cool! The perfect balance between decentralized and organized, Winlink is what emergency communications teams use- and it's really cool
SOTA (Summits on the Air) W6/CT-018: Strawberry Peak, a Humbling Hike A high-effort hike to an excellent RF vantage point with a great view, that I'll never hike again!
Toughbook US Mobile on Windows? You'll Need This Undocumented Info. I suffered through an ordeal so you don't have to. Here's the only way to use US Mobile on a Windows device
SOTA (Summits on the Air) W6/CT-225: Flint Peak, a failed activation A short hike but a hot spot for RFI. My only SOTA hike (so far) where I failed to activate
Builds Meshtastic: Down the Rabbit Hole, and a Repeater in a Tree. Is it worth the hype, or the fuss? The rabbit hole of LoRa communication recently found me, and here's what I know and have done with it as of now
Travel A visit to the Eastern Sierras No exaggeration is needed to say that the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range is on another level. Gorgeous and vast, it will certainly take one’s breath away. Literally, because it‘s all way the hell up there above 8,000’
SOTA (Summits on the Air) W6/SC-219: Triunfo Lookout This one was a 10/10 slam-dunk! An odd structure in a beautiful location with an excellent RF vantage point
Builds Building a W5GI Mystery Antenna An antenna built from scraps hanging in a tree- what could possibly go wrong? Thankfully this time-tested antenna design is solid
Builds Tree as a Mast: Grief, Convenience, and Lessons Using a tree in place of a proper antenna tower comes with a lot of baggage, but we're making it work! Here are all of the details
