Greater Houston Hamfest 2025 was this weekend in Rosenberg, TX. I made it out Saturday, was trying to make friday but got too busy with work calls. The hamfest was much bigger than I expected. I drove out from Houston to Rosenberg, and had my APRS on for tracking, checked the map when I got back home, there were a ton of trackers there! Was pretty neat. I didn’t win any door prizes or the raffle, was hoping to win something. ...
Just a quick note. I cut some old speaker wire down to a little under 8ft. Crappily soldered it to a 15yr old SO-239 chassis mount, and trimmed it down until I could get the SWR under 1.8. Clipped it to the top of the fenceposts in as “straight as I can” fashion. Hooked it into my FT-710, and I’m on the air! Got two contacts with FT8 Nevada and Michigan, (K1BMW and N8RJP), I think I got logging setup, but unsure what to use, so I logged them both to LOTW and QRZ logbook, we’ll see if they confirm! ...
Dale KG5U Wrote this about Tom K5RC, I thought it was a heartwarming story. That’s very sad to hear. He will be missed. Back on October 1, 1986 I bought Tom’s house in Scarsdale Subdivision. For those who did know about the place, it was about ¼ mile west of I-45 (southbound Exit 30) and just north of Dixie Farm Road. He rented (for $300/year) a field behind his backyard fence for his towers and antennas. Tom’s contest station was in half of the 2-car garage attached to the house. The radio half was air-conditioned (heating & cooling), courtesy of Chuch/K5LZO. It also contained the family washer and dryer. The other half of the garage was just a storage area, with the cars relegated to an outside existence. ...