Yazan: Norm Seeley | 13 February 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Base Stations, HandHelds, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Tomorrow and through this Friday, I’m going to tell you what my thoughts are about moving into VHF/UHF. While I pretty much know what direction I want to go as I get back into VHF/UHF, I still will welcome any comments as to the direction I will finally take. The list will appear starting tomorrow. [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 10 February 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
This week I started off recording a story for Amateur Radio Newsline . Then I decided that I wanted to go through all of the QSTs that I had from 2010. At first I didn’t really have anything to look for other than coming across interesting articles about Amateur Radio. Then I figured out that [...]
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 | 11 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, Amateur Televison, AMERICA, Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
This past weekend I sent an email to Bill Munsil who is involved with Local Amateur TV. To my surprise, I received several emails back and then a phone call. That’s what really surprised me. We talked about what I could do to use a Video Monitor I have from the days when I had [...]
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 | 01 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
It’s 2012. Happy New Year. I’m back to blogging on Amateur Radio Dreaming and I have also asked Tom Fagan to reinstate me as the Public Information Coordinator for Arizona. He accepted. Here on ARD, my plans are to begin with blog at least once a week about what I’m doing with my station KI7UP. [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 09 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Amateur News, AMERICA, Base Stations, Thoughts of KI7UP.
Wanting to take advantage of the activity on 10 meters, that’s where I put the ICOM 707 this afternoon here in a cool Scottsdale Arizona. That’s where I have been for the last hour and a half. Scanning manually up and down the band, attempting to find transmission to at least listen to. For the [...]
Yazan: Norm Seeley | 07 July 2011 | Comments Off
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Thoughts of KI7UP.
As I mentioned in my last blog, I am thinking about adding a VHF/UHF radio to my equipment. So that I would have access to VHF/UHF as well as the 3 HF bands. It’s down to A or B. A: It’s my opinion that a handheld VHF/UHF would serve my needs and desires best.   It [...]
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 | 26 June 2011 | Comments Off
Categories: AMERICA, Arizona, Field Day 2011, Listening., Thoughts of KI7UP.
I spent some time yesterday listening to Field Day on the 3 bands that I can monitor. And much to my amazement, I heard two things for the very first time on the ham bands. The first, sit down you’re not going to believe this. I heard a woman ham. That’s right I could easily [...]