That 14 years to the day, when the world came to a stop on 9/11/01 that I see this on my windows sidebar: May we never forget…..
Month: September 2015
Picture of the Day: Me! In the 1980’s….
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My Cousin in Georgia brought this out of her collection of pictures and posted it to facebook. Cross-posted at my other blog too.
About that new Tip Jar in the sidebar
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It’s half serious and half a joke. I do need a amp for the summer months and for a better signal on 160, 75, and 40 meters; especially in the summer. So, I thought I’d aim high! 😉 Do expect anyone to donate? No. But, if they did I wouldn’t complain. I’d settle for an
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News from the ARRL
- The ARRL Solar Update January 16, 2026
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- Bob Jones, VE7RWJ, Silent Key -- Former ITU Official and IARU Expert January 15, 2026
- FCC Poised to Exempt Amateurs from Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements January 15, 2026
- The ARRL Solar Update January 9, 2026
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- Amateur Radio Newsline An independent Amateur Radio News Service
- ARRL The American Radio Relay league
- As the world turns by K1TP An R rated Amateur Radio news site
- Granite State Antenna owned by K1JEK Antennas built by K1JEK – I own and use his Cobra UltraLite Senior – Works Great!
- Kenwood Amateur Radio There is only one piece of Amateur Gear that I honestly love and that is my Kenwood
- My other blog – Warning VERY Political It’s my political blog
- Smart Repeater 147.140 Detroit, Mi A very well known local 2 meter repeater that I have used over the years.
- The Rain Report by Hap Holly – KC9RP
- Yaesu Amateur Radio Outside of Kenwood, these are about the only other radios that I can stand. I own a Yaesu VX-6R
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- RI1FJL Franz Josef Land. From DXNews.com January 20, 2026
- S21WD Bangladesh. From DXNews.com January 20, 2026
- CY0S Sable Island. From DXNews.com January 19, 2026
- HC1MD/2 Santa Elena Ecuador. From DXNews.com January 19, 2026
- FG4KH Guadeloupe. From DXNews.com January 19, 2026
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- AmateurLogic 213: RF Burns January 17, 2026 George W5JDX
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- Ham College 132 January 16, 2026 George W5JDX
- Python script energizes my contesting setup. January 13, 2026 Mike VE9KK
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