A Bit of Whimsy You may be an old timer ifYour joints are slow and stiff,You remember Heath,Have two false teeth,And are happily radio-active.(If you’re not an old timer, just give it a while.) Thoughts on Winlink for EmComms Sometimes I listen to the Beehive Utah Net, which meets daily on 7272 KHz at 12:30
A Small Dose of Whimsy There was a DXer named PhilWho craved a test of his skill.He made a stacked rhombic beamTo fulfill his big dreamOf DX from Seville to Brazil. The Discovery of Direct View Storage Technology You’ve probably all seen a conventional analog oscilloscope display, where an electron beam traces out a wave
Today’s Whimsy My usual mental fountain of limericks is on vacation in Bora Bora at the moment, so here is a bit of whimsy from the May, 1944 QST. QST had a sense of humor. Who knew? The Radar ManIf you should see upon the streetA man equipped with dipole feetAnd a family of curves
The Davis County Amateur Radio Club would like to sincerely thank XMission for their continued support of our club through the donation of website hosting services. Their generosity allows us to keep our members and the community informed about amateur radio activities, public service events, and emergency communications throughout Davis County. Amateur Radio plays a
Don’t forget our December Club meeting is Tomorrow, December 13, 2025 starting at 10:00 am. We will hold our last meeting of the year at the Davis County Sheriff’s office. Please enter the building from the NORTH employee entrance. We will have someone there to let you in. At our meeting we will hold Club
Today’s Whimsy My Elmer had a rig with an Eddystone dialAnd was often at the bottom of a DX pile.A new tall beamPerfected his scheme,And contacts aplenty filled his QSL file. EFHW, The End Fed Half Wave The end fed halfwave is currently a very popular antenna, especially for portable operation. I modestly claim to
Today’s Whimsy There was a young donkey named Sam Who ate everything he could scam He ingested a 16 foot wire, Climbed a small hill to get higher, And found he was resonant on the 10 meter band. A Bit About Vertical Antennas Vertical antennas are both praised and damned, with some users complaining that
Today’s Whimsy There was a Technician named Stu Who grew weary of gabbing on 2. A license upgrade Made his mournfulness fadeAnd opened a new world to his view. Once In A Lifetime: Being DX At Heath, part of my job was keeping the computer and test equipment product lines filled with items people needed.
We are very excited to announce our October Club meeting. At our meeting we will be please to hear from Ember Herrick, our Davis County Emergency Manager, who will discuss with us Emergency Management in Davis County and an upcoming simulation. Please join us on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM. We will meet
Today’s Whimsy There was a young man from Salt Lake Whose license was clearly a fake. He cruised 10 and 20, Made contacts aplenty, Till fines made his bank account ache. Parks On The Air Ahhhhh….. What is finer than a balmy day and some outdoors amateur radio? As this is being written, we just