Got a lot of life stuff going, and haven’t been much on the radio. Not even listening. Nothing, nada… The push to pull many of my October/November chores ahead so that they are done prior to surgery next week, has taken up much of my operating & blogging time. Then their is a fair bit […]

Got a lot of life stuff going, and haven’t been much on the radio. Not even listening. Nothing, nada… The push to pull many of my October/November chores ahead so that they are done prior to surgery next week, has taken up much of my operating & blogging time. Then their is a fair bit… Continue reading Not as much Flexing

“With Varying Frequency” postings will be more variable than usual, as I am taking a bit of a break to get some knee surgery done. Seems I am out of warranty, and some rework is needed! I’m told to expect two weeks of no-driving and several more weeks of “the tough stuff.” Not certain if […]

“With Varying Frequency” postings will be more variable than usual, as I am taking a bit of a break to get some knee surgery done. Seems I am out of warranty, and some rework is needed! I’m told to expect two weeks of no-driving and several more weeks of “the tough stuff.” Not certain if… Continue reading Taking a Break

Talking to Silent Keys isn’t really possible, so apologies to the Ouija Board sort of title. So how do we interact with those Silent Keys that factored in our ham radio lives? The homage we pay them for the areas we pioneered is a start. But the biggest part is what we do to pass […]

Talking to Silent Keys isn’t really possible, so apologies to the Ouija Board sort of title. So how do we interact with those Silent Keys that factored in our ham radio lives? The homage we pay them for the areas we pioneered is a start. But the biggest part is what we do to pass… Continue reading Talking to Silent Keys

Can a ham have too many radios? The answer: Perhaps! Seems my newest FlexRadio Flex-8600 radios are close to shipping, so I’ve too many radios again. Up for sale are two seldom used radios, the Flex-6600M at my work QTH and a spare Flex-6700.  Both radios are full featured (other than things MARS, which I’ve […]

Can a ham have too many radios? The answer: Perhaps! Seems my newest FlexRadio Flex-8600 radios are close to shipping, so I’ve too many radios again. Up for sale are two seldom used radios, the Flex-6600M at my work QTH and a spare Flex-6700.  Both radios are full featured (other than things MARS, which I’ve… Continue reading Can you have too many radios?

Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca said: “Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid.” Like a house of cards, which takes time to carefully assemble yet can collapse in but a moment, are we building towards a Seneca Inflection Point DXing with FT8? As an FT8 QSO is by design reduced to the […]

Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca said: “Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid.” Like a house of cards, which takes time to carefully assemble yet can collapse in but a moment, are we building towards a Seneca Inflection Point DXing with FT8? As an FT8 QSO is by design reduced to the… Continue reading Are we approaching a “Seneca Point” with FT8 DXing?

— EDIT — Offers of links to working SuperFox key generators caused me to stop and think.  At this time I am not approving comments with links or posting myself links to these generators.  Readers should know these generators are out there, and plan accordingly.  Trust can be elusive in solutions for identity verification.  — […]

— EDIT — Offers of links to working SuperFox key generators caused me to stop and think.  At this time I am not approving comments with links or posting myself links to these generators.  Readers should know these generators are out there, and plan accordingly.  Trust can be elusive in solutions for identity verification.  —… Continue reading FT8 SuperFox – Fad , Fashion or Flub?

With outstanding help from friends the underground conduit work at the K9ZW Island QTH got finished. My friends at Backus Electric helped source the materials and lent me a very useful piece of equipment to heat PVC conduit so it can be bent at will. From the island Mike Cornell brought his tractor, skills and […]

With outstanding help from friends the underground conduit work at the K9ZW Island QTH got finished. My friends at Backus Electric helped source the materials and lent me a very useful piece of equipment to heat PVC conduit so it can be bent at will. From the island Mike Cornell brought his tractor, skills and… Continue reading Conduit to Connections

Fabulous weather, a touch of travels, family on the move, and a significant work IT project is filling up my time. Some sad stuff too, and with much family traveling in to pay respects, some happiness sprinkled here & there. Rather than my usual radio efforts, I’ve knock out reading a few books. The tranquility […]

Fabulous weather, a touch of travels, family on the move, and a significant work IT project is filling up my time. Some sad stuff too, and with much family traveling in to pay respects, some happiness sprinkled here & there. Rather than my usual radio efforts, I’ve knock out reading a few books. The tranquility… Continue reading Playing Hooky

Just crossed 55,000 logged at QRZ.com: Confirmed at QRZ.com is 71.6% A new country, if evenly spaced out, would be one out of every 256 QSOs (every 233 QSOs if the 21 unconfirmed DX Countries were confirmed at QRZ.com) Domestic QSOs account for 75.6% (so DX contacts average just under one-fourth) 73 Steve K9ZW

Just crossed 55,000 logged at QRZ.com: Confirmed at QRZ.com is 71.6% A new country, if evenly spaced out, would be one out of every 256 QSOs (every 233 QSOs if the 21 unconfirmed DX Countries were confirmed at QRZ.com) Domestic QSOs account for 75.6% (so DX contacts average just under one-fourth) 73 Steve K9ZW

If you are of a certain age, you started with something like WordStar (or WordPerfect) most likely. Well those who want to continue have built archives to keep you going: https://sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5806 Anyone can have WordStar for DOS 7.0 up and running on a Windows computer in a matter of minutes using this archive; with just […]