Yazan: Norm Seeley | 28 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Scottsdale Arizona
Earlier in January I sent a letter to the Scottsdale Arizona Fire Chef asking as an individual with a wife who is disabled, what provisions had been made if the Power goes out, the land line phone system was down and the cellular phone system was overloaded with governmental communications or down itself. John Moede, [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 26 January 2012 | 2 Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Scottsdale Arizona
Received a visit from the Emergency Management Coordinator of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona. Details upcoming.
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 | 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 | 29 April 2011 | No Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, PSK-31, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
I have been on the air everyday this week except for yesterday, and it’s much the same as last week. Didn’t have computer trouble, was able to record a story for Amateur Radio Newsline and as I mention in beginning, did find the time to fire up the radio. There’s the rub, even though I [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 15 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, Arizona, More Interest., Morse Code, Part of Ham Radio, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Yesterday, 3-14-2011, I ventured on to an area of 40 meters that I had never been on before. I was just listening. Let me go back a little. Since I have had the ICOM 707 on loan form Tom Fagan, the ARRL Section Manager here in Arizona, and Terry Ryan, KE7GRV built and put up [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 07 March 2011 | No Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
I spent the weekend, calling CQ on the 3 bands I have access to. To be honest I didn’t spent all of Saturday or Sunday, maybe an hour each day on the air. I was only able to make one contact and that was on 40 meters, about 4:30 in the afternoon on the 6th. [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 28 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Scottsdale Arizona
I’m not going to mislead you, I have tried calling CQ a couple of times, and have found a couple of Special Event Stations and returned their calls but tomorrow I’m going to stop testing and make it O F F I C I A L. At 10 AM Arizona time on 20 meters, 14.265 [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 13 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, Arizona, Base Stations, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Despite the fact that I have a new working microphone for the K7DF loaned ICOM 707, I still spend my time listening rather that going on the air. This afternoon shortly after two PM Arizona time, I came across a net on 20 meters. I have borrowed a video camera from my father in laws [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 11 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Antennas, Arizona, Base Stations, Scottsdale Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Last night, Thursday about 8:30v PM, there was a single loud knock on our front door. We have a door bell, so this was unusual and normally we don’t get visitors at night. I went to the door and opened it and no one was there but I could see a truck across the street [...]