Hamming It Up!
My Radio Gear
Kenwood TS-430S
PS-430 Power Supply
SP-430 Ext Speaker
AT-250 Auto Tuner
MC-60 Mic
Old Brass Straight-Key
HM-158L Ext Mic
BC-167A/D Charger
FA-B2E Antenna (ducky)
SP-13 Earphone
CP-19R 12 volt charger
Comet BNC24 17" Antenna
Accessories
Angle Adapter w/BNC
Antenna Cable
Antenna Base (MFJ-332B)
Antenna Farm
40m Hamstick Dipole
50ft Wire Antenna (Rx only)
2m 17" Comet Mag-mount
(more on the way)
Misc Radio Projects
Morse Mouse
50ft Wire Antenna (Rx only)
2m 17" Comet Mag-mount
(more on the way)
Other
The Workshop
(more coming soon)
Links
ARRL
UARC
(and more to come)
Ham Radio - The Original Geek Sport?
Beginnings...
Many of you know that I now work as a linguist. I'm also still in school completing my MA and hopefully continuing PhD work. One of my areas of special interest is what linguists call 'clipped speech' dialects. These modes of speech involve things like the way we communicate in the work place (leaving out unnecessary words) or what we see in Instant messaging or even vanity license plates (acronyms). Linguists want to explain how these modes of speech work and what changes occur that allow them to remain useful means of communication.
One night while watching a movie, I saw a scene with morse code and thought that must be one of the earliest forms of clipped speech. My quest had begun.
In my explorations of morse code I found myself in the world of Amateur Radio. Next thing I new I was getting familiar with the ins and out of radio modes of operation and finding myself fascinated with the hobby.
Now all this happens in addition to my childhood fascination with radios. My cousin Michael was a 'ham' operator. I was always intrigued that he would build radios and talk to people around the world and the cards they exchange when a contact was made successfully. I remember he would always send me home with copies of CQ and QST magazines which I would read and dream about building and owning my own radio.
Continuings...
Now, all of this comes together to create my new found interest in radio, specifically Amateur Radio. Last summer I got lucky and found a pristine older TS-430S 'rig' complete with all the accessories (listed on the right). Details of my ensuing adventures can be found on links here and within the radio blog.
Enjoy!
