Monday, August 14, 2006
Tangier Update
The DDXG had a great time on Tangier Island. We worked all 24 hours of the IOTA Contest this year and fun was had by all. I should be getting some pictures up on flickr soon, including the lightning bolt that I was able to capture with my camera!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
IOTA NA-083
After 4 weeks of hard work in Northern Virginia, I am beat... But, I am very excited about this weekend. Tiffany and I will be traveling with the Dominion DX Group to Tangier Island this weekend to participate in the IOTA contest. Many of the DDXG members will be present for the 24 hour competition.
I am particularly excited because this will be my first "real" DXpedition. I have participated in contests before, but not at the level we will be competing at. We will have one run station and one mult station. I plan to spend time working each station.
One of the radio's we will be using is my personal TS-2000.
It should be a great weekend!
I am particularly excited because this will be my first "real" DXpedition. I have participated in contests before, but not at the level we will be competing at. We will have one run station and one mult station. I plan to spend time working each station.
One of the radio's we will be using is my personal TS-2000.
It should be a great weekend!
Monday, June 12, 2006
DDXG Radio Event (Young Eagles)
I am a proud member of the Dominion DX Group in Richmond, VA. This weekend, we organized a special event station at the New Kent County Airport near Richmond.
The EAA put on a Young Eagles event at the airport. They had over 80 kids come to the airport to get a free flight and an introduction to aviation. The weather was perfect for such an event.
The DDXG also had a special event station setup for the event. I had the privelege of talking to kids about radio. I began by sharing some purposes of amateur radio including the emergency aspect of radio. I then showed them APRS so they could "see" the benefits of radio.
We also had an HF station setup in which the kids could see us talking to other radio operators in the US and Canada. Many of them seemed fairly interested in what we were doing.
I think that events like this are very good for kids today. It is a great way to expose them to something other than video games and TV. Too many kids do not have active minds today and it is a shame. Radio and aviation are both very challenging to the mind, but there are countless stories of children succeeding at both!
I enjoy sharing my hobbies with other people, especially kids! I wish that I had been introduced to radio and aviation at an earlier age than I was. Both have been fun for me and have definetly played a role in my life!
The EAA put on a Young Eagles event at the airport. They had over 80 kids come to the airport to get a free flight and an introduction to aviation. The weather was perfect for such an event.
The DDXG also had a special event station setup for the event. I had the privelege of talking to kids about radio. I began by sharing some purposes of amateur radio including the emergency aspect of radio. I then showed them APRS so they could "see" the benefits of radio.
We also had an HF station setup in which the kids could see us talking to other radio operators in the US and Canada. Many of them seemed fairly interested in what we were doing.
I think that events like this are very good for kids today. It is a great way to expose them to something other than video games and TV. Too many kids do not have active minds today and it is a shame. Radio and aviation are both very challenging to the mind, but there are countless stories of children succeeding at both!
I enjoy sharing my hobbies with other people, especially kids! I wish that I had been introduced to radio and aviation at an earlier age than I was. Both have been fun for me and have definetly played a role in my life!
More Software Defined Radio...
Hmm... Looks like we may be on the bleeding edge here. I have found another article about Software Defined Radio (SDR). I have not taken too close a look at this page yet, but it looks very interesting. I think it is neat to see how technology grows and changes. More importantly though, it is great to see amateur radio operators at the forefront of these changes.
Amateur radio operators are putting time and energy into a HOBBY that is changing the world and electronics and software and computers and... I personally love amateur radio for this very reason. I learn so much from radio and it pays off in life!
Amateur radio operators are putting time and energy into a HOBBY that is changing the world and electronics and software and computers and... I personally love amateur radio for this very reason. I learn so much from radio and it pays off in life!
Monday, June 05, 2006
The Future of Radio... Today!
Engadget has posted a very interesting article today about software defined radio! The long term implications of this technology are limitless. Imagine having a laptop with a built in HF radio. All you would need is an antenna, coax and your laptadio!
Engadget Article via Wired News
Buy one for Jim!
Engadget Article via Wired News
Buy one for Jim!
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