Tuesday, February 21, 2023

10 Mhz Bragging

With the bands being good but not great this morning and

with 25 watts and a 43 Ft vertical antenna I contacted

VK6 (western Austraila),JA (Japan), and YB (Indonesia) in

a time period of about 15 minutes. I was using a digital

mode called FT8. Either one of these countries are not rare

but between 6000 to 11000 miles from Versailles, Indiana.

Very good for only 25 watts of power from my transmitter.

Isn't Amateur (ham) radio a fun hobby ?

Radio Station WB9OTX Jack Demaree

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

 Radio Station WB9OTX
Versailles Indiana

International Amateur Radio Month is celebrated in April. Hundreds of thousands of radio amateurs worldwide go on air to celebrate International Amateur Radio Month. Ham radio is useful and, in some cases, vital because you don’t need a cell phone network or the Internet to use it. Operators are especially important in a disaster when normal communication channels fail. Read MORE

Thursday, February 02, 2023