Monthly Archive: May 2016

May 08

Added a New Page “Other Sites”

It was 8 years ago yesterday  (May 6, 2008) that I took the Technician Class license and passed, took the General Class license and passed and took the Extra Class license and failed miserably.  I had earned my General ticket and was destined to hit the airwaves as quickly as possible.

Passing the Tech and General class licenses that day were possible because of some very helpful Elmers in my area and also because of some very helpful websites.  Over the years I’ve done quite a bit of reading, much of that reading online for sites belonging to various operators … -continue reading

May 01

JT65 – It’s About TIME

May 1, 2016

As of late, I have been deeply engrossed with learning more about the digital modes.  The latest, most intriguing for me is JT65.  The idea of being able to transfer information with signals so weak that they are below the noise floor is amazing to me.  Yes – I’m aware that it is a very slow mode but I’m still very interested.

One key element to JT65 is that timing is a key factor in the protocol working properly.  One party of the QSO sends on the even minutes and the other on the odd minutes, each … -continue reading