My name is Erik Hammarstrom, I am also known as Spike on air and by my friends. I was born and raised in Springfield, MA now I live in Raymond,NH, which is in Rockingham county, which is in the southern / seacoast  part of New Hampshire. As stated on the home page, I was originally licensed as KC1NIO as of June 26, 2020, now I am currently licensed as K1EDH, as of April 22, 2022 when I did receive my GMRS license (WRQF482). I am also currently on DMR with the DMR ID of 3181673. I am also currently am on the 2m / 70cm  bands at the moment, in hopes to get into HF.

Below are the solar propagation images. There are more on the Ham Tools page.

HF and Solar Propagation Page

While I am still new to the hobby, I am always looking for new ideas to better myself. Even though I am not a expert in all matters, I will still help others if I know the answer to something. I feel, (and was always thought), there are no stupid questions, well the only stupid question is the one that never gets asked. There are many FaceBook groups that deal with Amateur Radio and GMRS. Click on the links below to be brought to the corresponding FaceBook search.

I also have AnyDesk, TeamViewer and Zoom so I can remotely help you. You can download AnyDesk, TeamViewer or Zoom here.







I will have more information on how you can contact me by AnyDesk, TeamViewer or ZOOM on my contact page.

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I always been interested in radio. As a youngster, I used my Grandfather's 11 meter rig in his truck, (his call sign was KBJG 7918). It has been years since you needed a license for 11 m, and I still remember it! I also had a crystal AM radio that I enjoyed listening to at at night. It was interesting to see how far I could pick up. When I got older, I had my own 11 meter and VHF-FM radio hooked up with a dual antenna. I also had scanners going to see what I could pick up during daytime and night time hours. I also spent my free time at Radio Shack,  (well, who didn't?). Now I enjoy a new 'candy store' which is every ham's favorite, Ham Radio Outlet.

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I have two groups on Facebook, they are:

• Alantic Amateur Radio Society
• New England GMRS Users

These groups are for hams and GMRS operators on the Eastern part of the US, (Eastern Time Zone), of the US to get together to ask and answer questions. The GMRS site is for those users in New England. I also did set up a few DMR talk groups,and also have a VoIP extension on Hams over IP for the amateur radio group, BUT, if you are in the GMRS group,m and have a amateur radio license, and am on HoIP or AmateurWire, please, if you are in the East, please join the Ham group also.

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At times, I monitor the East Coast Reflector. The ECR can be accessed many ways. You can click the antenna to go to the ECR website or view the table below. You can also see how you may connect to the ECR here.

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