When I was a kid back in the 1950's, I used to dream about getting my Ham License. It's wasn't until 1973, when I was in the Navy stationed in Crarleston, SC. that I studied & passed the test. It was worth it! It changed my life. These are pictures from those days when Ham Radio was new and every contact was an adventure!

worth it! It changed my life. These are pictures from those days when Ham Radio was new and every contact was an adventure!

For the last nine years, I've really enjoyed trying to receive those weak, elusive, LowFer signals down below 200 KHz. There's nothing like sitting down in the dimmly lit shack on a cold Winters night watching QRSS dit's & dah's slowly scroll across the screen. It's a throwback to the days of being hunched over an old Hallicrafters SX-43 trying to coax that feeble shortwave station out from under the band noise.

night watching QRSS dit's & dah's slowly scroll across the screen. It's a throwback to the days of being hunched over an old Hallicrafters SX-43 trying to coax that feeble shortwave station out from under the band noise.