Author: bcaddy

I have started some testing on FT8 with my very cheap dipole in the back yard. Since moving to Ridgefield this last summer, I have been struggling to get a usable antenna or antennas up for permanent use. Having property and room for 3 teenage boys was just not affordable, so we settled from more […]

I am the proud owner of a new RFINDER M1. I have been getting into DMR with raspberry pi boards, and when I saw this android phone, I had to have one. After talking to the owner of the company last week, I got more excited about this thing. Its a big phone, and heavy, […]

This year I am heading up the Digital station for field day. Its nice to be a part of such a welcoming club. We will operate on the IC7300 with all the accessories. I am putting all the software on a new 14″ Dell Rugged I7 Laptop. Protection from wet and cold is a must […]

W7Q – From Larch Mountain, Oregon at about 3800 Feet in the cascades. This was my first field day, and it was awesome. The bugs were big and the weather was HOT!!! But the club was up for the task. Over 1000 contacts made and I was lucky to run the digital station down at […]

Just working with photoshop to get it just right before I print it on some card stock.    

Almost got the G5RV-JR up in the back yard with some military poles. Need some more rope to get the ends where I want them, and then I should be able to dx with it.

Station: K7BAT Vancouver, WA USA Yaesu FT-450D, 43′ DX Engineering Vertical, LDG 200PROII, Linux, SignaLink USB PSK31  

Got the Linux QSL stuff working for PK31. Thanks for all those who contacted me.

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