• Contesting 101

    Contesting 101

    An oldie but a goodie from 2008. Learn more about what we hams call “Radiosport” here.

  • Radio Ghosts

    Radio Ghosts

    For those of us with broadcast engineering roots. Looking back at 11 Off-The-Air & Abandoned Radio Stations. How many times did you see a tower field in the distance and seek out the studios at it’s base?

  • Social Branding 101

    Social Branding 101

    Social Media and your Personal Brand:Like it or not, we all have a personal brand. It’s the perceived image your organization & people present to the world, personally and professionally. In the Internet age, we’re on stage 24/7. Whatever we say may be tweeted. Whatever we do may end up on youtube.Social Media is that…

  • The Guy at the Mall

    The Guy at the Mall

    Listen to an audio version of this message.Here’s a Facebook post that one of our young friends wrote this week. Random guy at the mall walks toward me and says (or should I say slurs): “You look just like my ex-girlfriend except you’re what she would look like with blonde hair. I knew I’d hate…

  • Be Grateful

    Be Grateful

    Listen to an audio version of this message.“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton WilderWherever you head and heart may be at this moment, you have many reasons to be grateful.Be grateful for the sunrise. It heralds a fresh start.Be grateful…

  • Top Amateur Radio News – March 16

    Top Amateur Radio News – March 16

    Echolink is working again at W8MSU! Connect via W8MSU-R Node 289654 Thanks to Gregg Mulder WB8LZG for doing the heavy lifting!From the July, 1920 United States Department of Commerce, Radio Division publication, “Amateur Radio Stations of the U.S.”: Station 8YG appears, licensed to Michigan Agricultural College, operating on 200 and 375 meters.Lots of interesting Satellite…

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