Ham Shack Update

I may have been quiet on this blog, but I have not been quiet on the airways.  I am a regular on a local 2meter net as well as a net that I access through Echolink.  I am giving a try to being a net control and learning that.  I am doing well at that and just have to get rid of the nerves.  It is no different that just talking to friends around a table and they let me guide who talks next. For some reason it still seams scary and unnaturally to me but I have a feeling that will go away with time since I am getting more comfortable about it.

I have added a mobile radio that I am using as a base station.  The hand held came first followed by echolink. The three together has made for a nice base of equipment to start from.  From here, I need to figure out what functionality and what bands and what modes I want and need to get the biggest bang out of my ham radio dollars.  Being able to run the radios on and off grid is one important goal for me as well as getting a better antenna.  Being able to work digital sounds interesting but there is some learning to be had to see what is needed to pull that off.  Recording the ham radio adventure and what I have learned in this blog is also a goal that I have not been doing very well.

Ham radio is a huge hobby with a lot of avenues to explore.  Sounds like I just may never be boarded with it as long as I am trying something new.