So about 8 weeks ago a friend asked me to help him get a ham license and the station setup. All my station was still packed away when I moved 11 years ago. Of course I had to bone up on stuff to teach him. I upgraded and he got his new Extra ticket.
I hung my homebrew Off Center Fed Dipole in the attic about 30 feet above the basement floor for 40-20-10-6 meters. It plays real nice there, considering.
Now yesterday I hooked my transciever to my radio and installed Ham Radio Deluxe for logging and rig control. It also can control a rotator, a remote radio, shows DX Clustier, Greyline, bearing and distance to operator’s station, etc, etc, etc. Waaaaay took much to figure out in one evening.
I like this because I have to think. When I am building stuff it is more manual skills.
73 OM and XYL
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