Ahhhhh… Here we go for round two! I seem to have come full circle and back to my hankering for ham radio. Originally licensed as KE4AKA (Technician Class) back in 1993, a love for electronics and radio pulled me into this hobby. Being the computer geek I am, my interests at that point in time were focused mainly on packet radio with a side of 6 meter SSB. Like they say, there’s just something magical about 6M when it opens up and Sporadic-E starts kicking in. Unfortunately, as the 90’s roared on, the Internet took over my interests and ham radio slid to the back-burner. 12 years ago (2003), I let my license expire.
Now here I am in 2015 and the itch is back. I spent much of 2014 brushing up my electronics knowledge, designing circuits, developing wireless holiday lightning control systems, and dabbling with miscellaneous RF projects. Tinkering + RF = HAM, so here I am. Last month, I hit the books to brush up my knowledge and worked through the practice exams for all three test elements. It paid off and I managed to gain my Extra class ticket!
So here I am, a new ham again. My plan for this site is to document my ham related journey and projects that I plan to work on, while hopefully providing some useful information to other hams, hams-to-be, or just knowledge seekers. My main project right now is just getting a shack together! Stay tuned….
73,
KW4FB – Shelby
Hi Shelby,
Actually I have a question. I watched tutorials 2 and 3 for the antenna simulation software 4NEC2 but found them first on youtube. The links you posted seem to be dead. I don’t know much about youtube, but in case you are interested, I found 2 and 3 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYNJyvK3fZI and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7HaLvQARMQ, respectively. I would really like to start with tutorial 1 but have been unable to locate it. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
I too am returning to ham radio after a complete absence of nearly 60 years, first licensed around 1958 or so. My intent is to design a folded 10-meter beam for my attic, to be used when the sunspots come back if I’m still alive. HOA will not allow outside antenna.
73,
Peter J.
K3PX