Monthly Archives: January 2012

Fourth (and final) lecture for OVMRC course of 2011/2012

Posted on 2012-01-31 by James

Tonight I gave my fourth and final lecture which covered VHF/UHF operation. This is an exciting topic as it attempts to prepare students for operating an amateur radio on their own for the first time. This is certainly how many … Continue reading →

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Second road-trip (in as many weeks)

Posted on 2012-01-27 by James

So, Julie and I just returned from a road-trip to visit her father in Oshawa which meant another opportunity for me to play radio for a few hours. On the way down, bands were looking decent (considering the recent coronal … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned: Trust your planning

Posted on 2012-01-23 by James

So this past weekend, I was off camping with my brothers, my cousin and a couple of friends. We were two hours north of Ottawa in an area which is poorly serviced for cell phone coverage. As one of my … Continue reading →

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Excellent reports while mobile (/M)

Posted on 2012-01-15 by James

Well, during my “co-pilot” phase of the road trip, I was able to make some PSK-31 contacts on 20m and 15m. The farthest I bothered to pull in was to Los Angeles, CA however, thanks to pskreporter (a reverse beacon … Continue reading →

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