A blog about my Ham Radio hobby. I do EMCOMM, and also contesting.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Ok, that was spooky...
I was using Morse Runner tonight as a warm-up for the ARRL November Sweepstakes, when, out of the blue, I'm "called" by the fellow who gave me my novice exam 36 years ago - Jim, WA8RCN. I think VE3NEA (Morse Runner's author) must have added mind-reading capability to his code.
I'm a software engineer with VMware in Palo Alto, CA. I've been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1975, with previous callsigns of WN8YVI, WB8YVI, and KC8ES. I got (re)bitten by the contest bug in November 2008, and am working on upgrading my station. I also like to build weird musical instruments out of microcontrollers.
Long ago, I was a trombonist (BMus 1984, University of Michigan) and played in the Saginaw Symphony and freelanced in the Detroit area.
2 comments:
Very scratchy QSO with you on 40 cw this morning Gordon (0830z)
73 and good luck
Terry G4AMT
Thanks, Terry. I didn't believe my ears at first - I think you may be my first EU contact on 40 meters. Best.
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