Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Iron Mountain Jubilee 2024

The annual Iron Mountain Jubilee has come around again. This year the event was an extra day longer with events occurring on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Because of this, I've added a new item to my kit and decided to setup camp for the entire weekend. 

Monday, May 13, 2024

truSDX for Digital Modes - Review

There's a lot a cheap radios on the market today and many turn out to be poorly constructed junk. However, every now and again you come across a gem. This seems to be the case with the truSDX, especially if you are into digital modes or CW. 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

APRS Services and Tools


The Automatic Packet Reporting Service (APRS) is probably the most common use for packet radio today. While many believe APRS is just for tracking resources, there are lots of other uses for it which makes it a valuable addition to your ham radio tool box. 

Thursday, October 19, 2023

3D Printed Yagi for ISS

I've been playing around with using the amateur radio capabilities of the International Space Station for about as long as I've held my ham radio license. The ISS is one of the easiest satellites to work and while I've had success with a simple antenna on my handheld radio, having a directional antenna makes the task much easier. In this article I'll show you how to make a lightweight, portable antenna that is well suited for working the ISS. 

Monday, September 4, 2023

Iron Mountain Jubilee 2023

Each year our radio club participates in providing communication services for the Iron Mountain Jubilee, an endurance horse ride through the mountains of Southwest Virginia. This year the course changed and a 100 mile, 24 hour event was added.

Appalachian Trail Golden Packet 2023

The Appalachian Trail Golden Packet is an event where stations from Georgia to Maine setup ARPS on mountain tops in order to pass data packets up and down the length of the Appalachian Trail. My club helps activate the station on top of  Comer's Rock. Here's how it went this year!

David Todd (N4SH) Operating 


Friday, April 7, 2023

Anytone AT5888-UV Mobilinkd Cable

The AT5888-UV has become my take-along radio for operating portable at events. It's always good to also have access to packet radio in the field, so I decided to investigate integrating a Mobilinkd TNC with the AT5888.