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Returning to the scene of the crime(s)
The SOTA rules allow you to summit each point once per year for credit. That means that as of January 1st, all 26 spots from last year are fair game. Last weekend, Taylor and I returned to Barlow Ridge (W7/CN-028 … Continue reading
Post-Christmas SOTA activity
The day after Christmas, my wife (Taylor, K7TAY) and I headed to Sisters to stay in one of our favorite places: Five Pine Lodge in Sisters, Oregon. We planned the trip as a post-holiday getaway, but wanted to work in … Continue reading
A five-point SOTA day…the hard way
Today was the last day of the first phase of my Christmas vacation. It differs from next week in that I was alone during the weekdays. I figured I should take the opportunity to snag a few more “easy” summits … Continue reading
SOTA Roundup
Wow, no updates here since July! The all-consuming activity that has kept me from doing so is the topic of this hiatus-breaking post. Since about mid-August, I have been playing a game called SOTA, which stands for Summits On The Air. … Continue reading
Jolly Jeepers Rally 2011
This past weekend, Taylor and I participated in our third “Back to Basics” rally with the Jolly Jeepers club. Unfortunately, Oregon didn’t seem to get the memo about it being the middle of July, because it rained on us the entire time. This made … Continue reading
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Field Day 2011
This past weekend was the annual ARRL Field Day event. It’s a contest of sorts where US hams attempt to contact as many other stations as possible in a 24 hour window. It encourages people to get out of their … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
A super key for people with real keyboards
How exactly did Microsoft get their logo on a key anyway? In the Windows world, this is known as the “windows key” or the “win key”. In Linux, it’s often mapped as the super key. The new Unity environment (which … Continue reading
Posted in Linux
A custom APRS tracker with a real screen
For those that don’t know, amateur radio operators have had something called the Automatic Packet Reporting System for quite a while now. Most associate it with vehicular tracking, but it does a lot of other neat stuff like weather, telemetry, … Continue reading
ACPI Events on a Toughbook CF-29
I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 that I use for situations where I don’t want to take my regular office-ish notebook. I am planning to take and use it at the 2011 Eagle Cap Extreme event for digital communications. I … Continue reading