I’m a chemist by day and will be a ham by night. I haven’t actually hit transmit yet, but field day is coming. I have my equipment. I’ve got a lot of set up to do.
@va3db Withh all of the set up I have to do, I suspect I won’t get really active until the fall. It’s getting to the point of the summer where working outside is oppressive.
If I can get a good pole up, I’ve measured a line for a 160m EFHW from my chimney. It goes over a low area, so even with sag, should stay up, but I may be able to put mid way poles up as well.
I’ve got time to think.
My interests? Long distance communication with my own gear I think. I like to experiment. I’m surprisingly comfy with DC electronics for a chemist, so now I’ll be learning AC. (Rheology uses the same equations with different names, so there is a chemistry connection too.)
Anyway, I’m way too invested not to go all in at this point. I think antennas will be my biggest chellenge. I’ve got space, but a lot of trees. (2/3)
@va3db
Hello Mastodon.Radio! I’m not new to Mastodon, but I’m new to #HamRadio. I think I need a different type of account to communicate with the ham radio folks on Mastodon, so give me a bit to settle in and get my profile set up.
I’m in Southwest Missouri, and I just passed my general. I’ll go for my Extra in a year or so, it’s time to stop taking tests and get on the air. I’ve got my rig, and I’m hoping field day will get me some experience setting up.