Yazan: Norm Seeley | 19 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Mobiles, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
I have decided what I’m going to do about getting into VHF/UHF. After spending the better part of 2 years, it’s about time I made a move. I have to kick myself for having sold a handheld I found in my office closet. Even though it was not new, according to the ham I sold [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 06 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, HandHelds, Mobiles, Thoughts of KI7UP.
In anticipation of purchasing a VHF/UHF radio I went out a month ago and bought the ARRl Repeater Directory 2011 -2012. When I got it, what should appear but the directory from 1996 – 1997. I have not spent a lot of time comparing the two to see just where the changes are and what [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 04 July 2011 | Comments Off
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Mobiles, Thoughts of KI7UP.
I’m in the process of picking out another radio. I want to add the capability of VHF/UHF to the 3 HF bands I have now. I also want to be able to take it with me, when I leave the house. That means I have two direction I can go. Buy a handheld or buy [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 23 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Here it is, as I promised, a picture of KI7UP’s Ham Shack misses the computer. I removed it because it never worked with the radio, so what is the point of having it, taking up space and using electricity. I am on a use less power kick to boot. No question I have room to [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 12 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Base Stations, HandHelds, Miscellaneous, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
This is the second time I have sat down in front of my computer thinking I was going to write a blog for ARN. Now that I think about it, this is actually the 5th time this week I have been here. But right now is the only time I have actually got the fingers [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 07 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Direction, HandHelds, Thoughts of KI7UP.
This first week of 2011 has had me thinking about what to do. My subscriptions to CQ and QST are about to run out. CQ in February. QST in March 2011. I have also been thinking of signing up for QRP Quarterly. Let’s talk about Dollars and Cents, the total of all these publications would [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 17 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Antennas, Arizona, Base Stations, Direction, HandHelds, Licenses, Miscellaneous, Mobiles, Part of Ham Radio, Scottsdale Arizona, Slow Down?, Support Equipment, Thoughts of KI7UP., Weather, What's Ham Radio
Here it is only 7 days away from Christmas Eve. The Picture is one I took on 12/08/2010, at the Desert Botanical Garden that is between Scottsdale and Phoenix. I wish that I could tell you that KI7UP will be on the air for Christmas 2010, but let’s be realistic. It’s not going to happen. [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 10 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Antennas, Arizona, Base Stations, Direction, HandHelds, Scottsdale Arizona
I had decided that I would not post any blogs during December because, I just felt lazy and had a couple other projects, sadly not money making that I felt there for awhile I had more interest in. However, after a couple of days, of just coming to ARD and looking at the links that [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 26 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Antennas, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Mobiles, Part of Ham Radio, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
As I continue my quest to return to the air, I have found that there are two good sources of information. 1. QST Magazine 2. CQ Magazine Now don’t let the order bother you or fool you, they both do a good job covering Amateur Radio. I subscribe to both, and most likely will continue. [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 09 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Antennas, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Scottsdale Arizona
In the ARD Post of September 13th, I listed the gear that I wanted to get back on the Air as an amateur. ARD started back in April of 2010, and back then I thought for sure that I would be back on the air. Am I? NO! Because of that, not being on the [...]