Ham Radio
March Mountain Madness 2024 Part 1
It was a great day for some VHF/UHF mountain topping…..
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Ham Radio
Ham Radio
Ham Radio
Activating W4T/SU-099 & W4T/SU-079
For a while I’ve been wanting to get back in to Summits on the Air. When I first got into Ham radio I did two fun activations and then got into lots of other aspects of the hobby. Such is life, everything comes full circle and most times one winds up back at the start in some form or another
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Sailing
PYC 2023 Night Race
Back in the summer, it occurred to me that we hadn’t put on a night race in a couple of years at PYC. There is no time like mid-September to be on the water in the evening! We were lucky enough to experience some of the finest conditions that could be had. So nice in fact, that there may have been some extended sailing into the night after the race was over.
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Ham Radio
Activating K-0716
It was supposed to rain the day before and it never did. It wasn’t supposed to rain on this day, but of course it did. A typical weather mis-prediction here in the southeast.
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Sailing
Big D
This past weekend I was a part of the Race Committee for the Flying Scot “Chattanooga Choo Choo” Regatta hosted at Privateer Yacht Club.
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Ham Radio
March Mountain Topping Report
Every March, in far east Tennessee, right on the North Carolina boarder there is a group of amateur radio enthusiasts that spread out on different peaks along the Appalachian Mountains to make contacts using the advantage of high elevation and low noise levels.
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Ham Radio
Activating Laurel Snow State Natural Area
K-6252
For Labor Day weekend, Maggie and I decided to go on a little adventure to what we both agree is one of the best hidden gems in this area.
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Sailing
Bearcat!
We took the Impulse out for a spin today and found the mighty Bearcat down at the lock doing what it does best. Needless to say, it was a kick ass day!
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Musings
Important Man Shit
My good friend Josh sends out a text this morning asking for help clearing up a walking trail out at the club. I said “absolutely!”
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Musings
Clingmans Dome
Read more “Clingmans Dome”Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment
Finagle’s law