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Made the following post on FaceBook tonight:

I dusted off my radio gear and got on the air tonight. Radio wave propagation was not working in my favor. Was able to hear K1KW out of Bolton Massachusetts (on 7.199 MHz) very clearly but was not able to talk back to him. Tried some digital modes on the 20 meter band (14.070 MHz) and on the 40 meter band (7.080 MHz) but no luck their either. Some times the bands are “ever in your favor” and sometimes they are not.

If you have any Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) questions feel free … -continue reading

December 5, 2015

This past week I’ve been in an Instructor Training Class at work.  A portion of the class was based on developing curriculum and teaching that course to a group of peers.  I was very happy when I was told that the course content was anything of our choosing that was “workplace appropriate”…  I immediately knew I was going to do mine on Amateur Radio.

The total time allotted four the course was 35 minutes.  For learning and evaluation purposes the course was to be divided into two parts given on different days.  The logic behind that was … -continue reading

February 17, 2015

Welcome to the KE7TVZ Blog.

I got my start, and my love, for electronics as a little kid with my Radio Shack 150 Project Kit. The “AM Broadcaster” was my favorite circuit to build. I figured out that connecting the “antenna” output to other metal objects increased the range I could hear my “broadcast” signal from. My “dx” dreams began!

In the mid 70’s our family got a CB Radio. I soon learned about SSB, Channel 38 and  “skip” – I was hooked!  In the early 80’s, I was in highschool in a small town. messing around … -continue reading