2011
* Passed the Technician Class License test.
* Purchased APRSPoint to get into APRS packet radio.
2012
* Upgraded 1/4 wave UHF antenna to dual band mag mount for my Yaesu FT-8900 mobile.
* Installed APRSDroid for APRS.
* Registered for EchoLink
2013
* Appointed as the Amateur Radio Station Manager at the Mount Allamuchy Boy Scout Reservation in NJ.
* Now have QSL cards.
* Registered on QRZ.com.
* Bought used Radio Shack HTX-100 10 meter mobile rig for SSB/CW. Heard my first beacon on 28.208, AK2F/BCN.
* Passed the General Class License test.
2014
* Purchased a Connect Systems Incorporated CS-700 DMR hand held radio. Hello digital radio!
* Received coordination for a 10 meter beacon on: 28.241.3 MHz
* Donated and installed Davis Weather Station with APRS at the Scout camp.
2015
* Scout camp radio station is up and running for JOTA 2015.
* Set up a home brew UHF repeater. Applied for/received coordination.
2016
* Packet mailbox setup on 145.010 with PK-232MBX.
* Purchased a Yaesu C4FM Fusion radio FT2D
* Participated in JOTA 2016.
2017
* Received new coordination for my repeater: a Yaesu analog/fusion repeater DR-1X
* Made my first SSTV contact with HRD Digital Master DM780
* Enjoying APRS with Yaesu FTM-400DR mobile.
* Participated in JOTA 2017.
2018
* Joined EastNetPacket.org
* Becoming more active in NTS.
* Participated in JOTA 2018.
* Began creating the Nationwide Amateur Radio Packet Map
2019
* Participated in JOTA 2019.
* Joined local RACES and CERT groups.
2020
* Successfully configured SharkRF openSPOT2 FT2D C4FM -> Amerilink
* Moved the Nationwide Packet Directory to Google Maps.
* Drove up Mt. Washington and made some great contacts on 2 meter simplex from 6,288 feet!
* Due to COVID, operated solo for JOTA on the weekend of October 16 - 18, 2020 to promote
Scouting and support any other JOTA Stations that may be on the air.
* Registered the domain for and web designed EastNetPacket.com and set up EastNetPacket@groups.io as back
up in case primary sites are taken down again.
* Joined White Mountain Amateur Radio Club in New Hampshire as I travel there often and use their machines.
2021
* Back on DMR.
* Parks on the Air (POTA) is my new interest.
* Bought a RasapberyPi to build an XROUTER Node.
* Building a RTTY MSO on the C64 and an AEA CP-100.
* Donated a Kantronics KPC-3+ to the White Mountain Amateur Radio Club in New Hampshire for APRS and Winlink on top of
Mount Washington. It’s nice to have a piece of equipment on top of the tallest mountain on the East Coast!
* Received my POTA QSL cards.
* ARRL Field Day was a blast!
* Picked up a BPQ Node from Jeff N3DWB who decided to devote more time to satellite work.
* Enjoying activating and hunting parks for POTA.
2022
* Joined ARRL as a Lifetime Member
* Setup an APRS digipeater for the Hackettstown Center for the Arts ARS.
2023
* Set up G8BPQ Node, BBS and Chat system.
* Donated equipment to upgrade a local Node for EastNet Packet Network.
* Joined ARRL as a Lifetime Member
* Participating in Volunteers on the air (VOTA) as an ARRL Life Member (2 points)
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2011
* Passed the Technician Class License test.
* Purchased APRSPoint to get into APRS packet radio.
2012
* Upgraded 1/4 wave UHF antenna to dual band mag mount
for my Yaesu FT-8900 mobile.
* Installed APRSDroid for APRS.
* Registered for EchoLink
2013
* Appointed as the Amateur Radio Station Manager at the
Mount Allamuchy Boy Scout Reservation in NJ.
* Now have QSL cards.
* Registered on QRZ.com.
* Bought used Radio Shack HTX-100 10 meter mobile rig for
SSB/CW. Heard my first beacon on 28.208, AK2F/BCN.
* Passed the General Class License test.
2014
* Purchased a Connect Systems Incorporated CS-700 DMR
hand held radio. Hello digital radio!
* Received coordination for a 10 meter beacon on: 28.241.3
MHz
* Donated and installed Davis Weather Station with APRS at
the Scout camp.
2015
* Scout camp radio station is up and running for JOTA 2015.
* Set up a home brew UHF repeater. Applied for/received
coordination.
2016
* Packet mailbox setup on 145.010 with PK-232MBX.
* Purchased a Yaesu C4FM Fusion radio FT2D
* Participated in JOTA 2016.
2017
* Received new coordination for my repeater: a Yaesu
analog/fusion repeater DR-1X
* Made my first SSTV contact with HRD Digital Master
DM780
* Enjoying APRS with Yaesu FTM-400DR mobile.
* Participated in JOTA 2017.
2018
* Joined EastNetPacket.org
* Becoming more active in NTS.
* Participated in JOTA 2018.
* Began creating the Nationwide Amateur Radio Packet Map
2019
* Participated in JOTA 2019.
* Joined local RACES and CERT groups.
2020
* Successfully configured SharkRF openSPOT2 FT2D C4FM
-> Amerilink
* Moved the Nationwide Packet Directory to Google Maps.
* Drove up Mt. Washington and made some great contacts on
2 meter simplex from 6,288 feet!
* Due to COVID, operated solo for JOTA on the weekend of
October 16 - 18, 2020 to promote
Scouting and support any other JOTA Stations that may
be on the air.
* Registered the domain for and web designed
EastNetPacket.com and set up EastNetPacket@groups.io as
back
up in case primary sites are taken down again.
* Joined White Mountain Amateur Radio Club in New
Hampshire as I travel there often and use their machines.
2021
* Back on DMR.
* Parks on the Air (POTA) is my new interest.
* Bought a RasapberyPi to build an XROUTER Node.
* Building a RTTY MSO on the C64 and an AEA CP-100.
* Donated a Kantronics KPC-3+ to the White Mountain
Amateur Radio Club in New Hampshire for APRS and Winlink
on top of Mount Washington. It’s nice to have a piece of
equipment on top of the tallest mountain on the East Coast!
* Received my POTA QSL cards.
* ARRL Field Day was a blast!
* Picked up a BPQ Node from Jeff N3DWB who decided to
devote more time to satellite work.
* Enjoying activating and hunting parks for POTA.
2022
* Joined ARRL as a Lifetime Member
* Setup an APRS digipeater for the Hackettstown Center
for the Arts ARS.
2023
* Set up G8BPQ Node, BBS and Chat system.
* Donated equipment to upgrade a local Node for EastNet
Packet Network.
* Joined ARRL as a Lifetime Member
* Participating in Volunteers on the air (VOTA) as an ARRL
Life Member (2 points)
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