Radioactive Railfan

26/05/2022

Is ham radio going to the dogs 🐕 🤔? Find out in our next blog post.

23/05/2022

4am we packed up the old tuna can and headed for Dayton Hamvention, it was a blast and I also visited some places like Carillon Park which has a section of one of the first TV towers in the Dayton area. The trip would not be complete if we didn't visit the VOA Voice of America transmission site, home of the zinicinatti liars.

13/05/2022

Seventy years ago in April 1952 the Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories (SCEL) conducted “Operation Gold Rush.” This consisted of sending teams to several bases in California to train soldiers how to use their latest inventions. One of those inventions was the SCR-300, a portable radio that would more famously become known as the “walkie-talkie”.

05/05/2022

New Blog post https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-time.html

"Amateur radio knows no boundaries except those set by the frequency" ~Unknown This morning I woke up to the news of ...

01/05/2022

A new blog post for this week remember kindness is key......
https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-time.html

"Amateur radio knows no boundaries except those set by the frequency" ~Unknown This morning I woke up to the news of ...

30/04/2022

A great bit of information

EMCOMM often relies on portability. It is a huge factor for deployment in an emergency or disaster. So it would stand to reason that the next phase in portability and […]

27/04/2022

https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2022/04/building-shack-part-1-design.html

"People who follow the crowd usually get no further than the crowd" ~unknown I often joke ...

22/04/2022

A cool product https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1177839409701038&id=148251191937760

22/04/2022

22/04/2022

3 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, 25 minutes and 40 seconds
https://hamvention.org/

Hams and vendors hoping to attend Hamvention 2022 are asking questions about plans to deal with COVID. Hamvention management is monitoring the situation closely. General Chairman Rick Allnutt, WS8G, has issued the following statement:

19/04/2022

Just one of the many reasons ham radio is the worlds best hobby......

The ARRL details how amateur radio was used to summon help during a medical emergency. https://bit.ly/3xxtjl3

17/04/2022

https://youtu.be/8wQQWlKA4TE

wheeling 7004 making a reverse move in Copley Ohio

17/04/2022

Who is going to be going to the Dayton Hamvention?📡

09/03/2022

New blog post, on disaster prep and building a go bag or in this case a go bottle
https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2022/03/emergency-preparedness-series-go-bottle.html

"The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty". ~Proverbs 27:12 NIV Since I firs...

20/02/2022

I- 137 from yesterday

19/02/2022

I 137

19/02/2022

A cool but perfect day to do some railfanning and ham radio listening

13/02/2022

Satellite 🛰 📡 🛰 📡 🛰 📡

Head to the LINK BELOW to see ARRL members Tom KB5FHK & Sloan N3UPS lead an amateur satellite radio contact from the parking lot at Orlando HamCation!

🎥 - https://bit.ly/3BlcJ7U

13/02/2022

Miss the ham shows....... but one day soon I will return.

12/12/2021

https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2021/02/trackside-mobile-basics.html

Good Evening fellow Hams and Railfans, Today I would like to introduce to you the lovely world of operating trackside mobile. Wh...

21/05/2021

New Blog Post https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2021/05/alliance-ohio-go-ohio-series-part-1.html

"I never regret the thing I did, but I do regret the things I didn't take the opportunity to do" ~ET An NS Train Rolls past the Amtrak...

11/05/2021

Good morning from the Newcastle sub.......

30/04/2021

My newest blog post....
https://theradioactiverailfan.blogspot.com/2021/04/breaking-free.html

If you test the waters make sure you know how to swim~ Unknown Good Evening fellow railfans and fellow hams, about...

30/04/2021

Ham life..............

20/04/2021

More to come from yesterday's QSO And train show later this evening ~ERT

17/04/2021

Survival Saturday, If you are at work and have a empty drawer put together a food and water survival drawer it cost about 50 dollars and can be of use if you get stuck at work, More to come in a future blog post. ~ERT

13/04/2021

Seems like I am going to have to finish the HF antenna

Scientists Forecast that Solar Cycle 25 Could Actually Be Epic for Ham Radio Operators
https://www.onallbands.com/%ef%bb%bfscientists-forecast-that-solar-cycle-25-could-actually-be-epic-for-ham-radio-operators/

06/04/2021

Good morning from trackside on the Newcastle Sub

22/02/2021