I feel like I have a tornado hangover. Field day probably contributed also.
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Newly licensed amateur radio operator in Saint Paul, MN (EN34) I am really interested in portable hf, POTA, and taking my radio on my bike.
This is a separate account strictly dedicated to ham radio.
#hamradio #pota #hamonabike
All the local interstates are shutdown here, but I should be able to find my way to a field day or two.
Pretty excited for field day. Hope the weather is clear!
Planning to make a visit to the Richfield club early on and then going to Benson Airport with the Saint Paul Club.
Related to my previous post: I am finally able to use the menu of the ultra pico keyer to change the keyer mode relatively easily.
The menu consists of buttons that make it play morse code, so it was definitely a struggle when I first got it 😅
I have done the LCWO lessons almost 200 times (so over 3 hours of code copied) and I am adding a letter every time I score over 90%, with 5 letters to go.
Ok, I finally feel ready to start using my radio instead of the #ultrapicokeyer. I love the UPK for practicing at home, but I need a little warmup on the radio's keyer again.
Now I am pretty much just waiting for a clear day! It is super rainy this week and I only do HF portable and outdoors!
W6KMEWhat could you at one of these #FieldDay sites do if you're not a ham?
Every site has people who would love to show you around. Many of them have a special Get On The Air (GOTA) radio set up just for people without licenses to try it out. Ours also has things like Morse code keys for people to play with, games for kids, walkie talkies to play with, a killer barbecue, and a fire engine! (Yeah, the fire engine isn't really ham radio, but who cares...it's a fire engine.)
KB9VBR MichaelIs fresh water better than the Ocean for making ham radio contacts? I venture onto the beach for some Lake Superior POTA fun, activating US-1439 Big Bay State Park, and US-4244 Big Bay Sandspit and Bog. ~KB9VBR
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