A very quick update for those of you wondering what’s going on at the Milldrum residence. The baby’s due date was 22 July, but that’s come and gone and he still hasn’t shown up yet. Apparently he likes his current accommodations and is reluctant to change. The OB/GYN has decided that he’s had enough time,… Read More Still Waiting
I recently stumbled upon a fascinating Wikipedia page that just might describe a phenomena that I bet just about every one of us CW ops have experienced at times. You’ve just finished off a marathon CW effort such as a contest or Field Day and finally get a chance to lay down, close your eyes,… Read More Ghosts In The Ether
Once again, I owe you an apology for the great delay in getting my Dayton/FDIM posts published. It has been over a month since the event, which is far too long. Preparing for the arrival of the baby has taken up all of my spare time. This will be my final Dayton/FDIM post. Thanks for… Read More Dayton/FDIM 2010 – Days 4 and 5
Perhaps that’s a bit melodramatic, but my time for operating and homebrewing is going to be severely curtailed very soon. Baby Boy Milldrum will be arriving any day now (the estimated due date is July 22) and we’re in full-blown panic mode as we finish the last minute preparations to get the baby’s room ready,… Read More Last Chance Hammin’
I just heard on the Practical Amateur Radio Podcast that special event station K7G will be QRV this weekend from Astoria, Oregon to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Goonies. Man, does this bring back some fond memories. The Goonies was one of those pop culture memes that really impacted me as a kid. Here… Read More Goonies Never Say Die!
Please accept my apologies for the long delay in posting my impressions of Hamvention and FDIM. I was literally on the move every waking hour of my time in Dayton on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Up about 6 AM to shower, at Hamvention all day, then FDIM at night. Back to N8ZM’s house around… Read More Dayton/FDIM 2010 – Days 2 and 3
Since FDIM 2010 is in the history books, it is my pleasure to finally publicly release my entry into the FDIM 2010 QRP Challenge: The Clackamas 40 Meter Transceiver. The rig is a VXO-tuned superhet that operates around 7.030 MHz. The heart of the design is the BF998 dual-gate MOSFET (which was popularized by W7ZOI… Read More The Clackamas QRP Transceiver
I wanted to post a quick update from my phone. Due to an unforseen level of busyness, I haven’t been able to even sit at my laptop for a few minutes to update the blog. I have been taking notes, so once I am able to I will write about my Dayton experience.
I’m going to keep this one short and sweet. Wednesday was travel day and while the actual travel was uneventful, I had a pretty rough time. Dave W8NF, Carl WS7L, and I got to the airport on time (up at 0300, not fun), our flight took off on time, we made our connecting flight just… Read More Dayton/FDIM 2010 – Day 1
Today got off to an inauspicious start. When I got home from work this morning, I started gathering together my clothes and travel items. I came out of the guest bedroom (soon to be the baby’s room) and whacked three toes on my right foot right into the trim around the door. As you might… Read More Dayton/FDIM 2010 – Pre-Game Report