It’s really down, so, how can I laugh, when it’s really down…(Sorry, Beatles reference)
VHF/UHF Station is down….(For now)
The REAL Story on The Cal Fire repeater situation.
Some of you might have seen the YouTube video about Cal Fire kicking repeaters out. Well, here is the real story. (H/T QRZ.COM)
Joseph Hampton N8ECN RIP
Just got word today that about 11 weeks ago, that Joseph Hampton died of a stroke. Joe was not that much older than me. He will be missed. Life ain’t fair sometimes. 😥 We were the best of friends, we both came from Southwest Detroit. I was the one who encouraged Joe to pursue getting
Neat Audio: 200 Meters and Down
This comes via the Ecars Website, ECars is the East Coast Amateur Radio Service that meets on 7.255 on a daily basis.
Update on UIDigi Status
Previously on this blog, I stated that I was running a UIDigi. Obviously, I need to work on keeping this Blog updated. 🙄 I stopped running a UIDigipeater on APRS, because of a few things. They are: For one, I have a neighbor, next door here, who says I am coming through her cable. Now,
Update on Laptop and Dad.
As it says on my QRZ.com Bio page, my Dad died on March 15, 2018. He was 72. Pneumonia and a bad infection in his urinary tract got him. As for the laptop, it was not as serious as I thought. Possibly a glitch in the BIOS caused the laptop to shutdown. Either that, or
Laptops and YouTube
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. So, I thought I would keep everybody up to speed on what’s happening in the world of amateur radio station K8CPA. I blew up my laptop. You can read more about that here and here. Vape juice, no matter how little….and laptops do not get along
Why I run an APRS UIDIGI
UPDATE: I am no longer running this digi see here for details. As some of you may know, I run an APRS UIDigipeater. I wanted to articulate, to the best of my ability; as to why I run such a thing and dedicate a radio to such a task. Sometimes we local amateur radio operators
New Look
As you May have noticed there is a new look to this site. This is because I was not entirely pleased with the previous theme on this blog. Hopefully you like the new look. As for me, I am very busy right now with taking care of my Dad and making sure that the hospitals
Update on K8CPA
Hi guys, it’s been a long while since I’ve posted here. An update on my dad is as follows: Dad has been moved once again to another care facility which is 32 miles, one way, from my house. Every day I make the 38 minute trip to there to see him. He is slowly but
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News from the ARRL
- The ARRL Solar Report July 11, 2025
- Great Numbers Stacking Up for 2025 ARRL Field Day July 11, 2025
- Special Call Signs for this year’s International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Contest July 11, 2025
- 'Tripp' Owens, N4NTO, Silent Key July 11, 2025
- Amateur Radio Volunteers Serving During Texas Floods July 9, 2025
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DX News
- TY5AD Benin. From DXNews.com July 14, 2025
- JW0V Svalbard. From DXNews.com July 14, 2025
- 9X2AW Rwanda. From DXNews.com July 14, 2025
- OX3LX Greenland. From DXNews.com July 11, 2025
- ZS8W Marion Island. From DXNews.com July 11, 2025
News and Articles from the Southgate Amateur Radio Club in England
- My Favorite SOTA Tools July 14, 2025 Bob KØNR
- IARU weekend contest 2025 July 14, 2025 Mike VE9KK
- LHS Episode #586: Be Safe Out There July 13, 2025 Russ K5TUX
- ICQPodcast Episode 460 – Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One July 13, 2025 Colin M6BOY
- Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 389 July 12, 2025 Cale K4HCK