Category: Amateur Radio

Visiting the Museum of Aviation’s New F-117A Nighthawk – Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 23/24 May 2023

I hadn’t planned to travel this month since I’m taking a week-long road trip next month, but when the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB announced that they would have their newly acquired F-117A Nighthawk on temporary display for two weeks before going behind closed doors for a year for restoration, I couldn’t pass up… Read More Visiting the Museum of Aviation’s New F-117A Nighthawk – Warner Robins Overnight Road Trip Radio Report; 23/24 May 2023

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Overnight Road Trip Radio Report: Columbia, SC, the Riverbanks Zoo, and the Gifford Rosenwald School – 16/17 April 2023

On Sunday afternoon, I drove up to Columbia, SC and stayed overnight to visit the Riverbanks Zoo the next morning before returning to Savannah. I thought I was going to have to cancel it after fighting with a kidney stone from Thursday morning through Saturday morning, but thankfully I didn’t have to. Monday turned out… Read More Overnight Road Trip Radio Report: Columbia, SC, the Riverbanks Zoo, and the Gifford Rosenwald School – 16/17 April 2023

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Road Trip Radio Report: Overnight Road Trip to Fernandina Beach, FL; 18/19 March 2023

What do you do when you live in Savannah and don’t really care about St Patrick’s Day? You get out of town. My folks wanted to visit a family friend in Fernandina Beach over the weekend, so I drove them down on Saturday. They didn’t want to go down and come back all in the… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Overnight Road Trip to Fernandina Beach, FL; 18/19 March 2023

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Road Trip Radio Report: Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie in Charleston, SC; 19/20 February 2023

On Sunday and Monday, I took an overnight road trip up to Charleston, SC to visit the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. On Sunday afternoon, I took the tour boat out to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, then stayed overnight in Mount Pleasant and visited Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island before heading… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie in Charleston, SC; 19/20 February 2023

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Road Trip Radio Report: Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and the Cowpens National Battlefield; 9-15 January 2023

Last week, I took a road trip that was a continuation of a series of American Revolution Southern Campaign road trips that I’ve taken over the last year or so. On Monday, I left Savannah and drove up to Greensboro, NC, stopping at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC and the Richard Petty Museum… Read More Road Trip Radio Report: Greensboro, NC; Columbia, SC; and the Cowpens National Battlefield; 9-15 January 2023

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The Jacksonville Naval Museum/USS Orleck, Fort Caroline, and the Jacksonville Zoo – Overnight Jacksonville Road Trip Radio Report; 13/14 November 2022

On Sunday and Monday, I took an overnight road trip to Jacksonville to visit the Jacksonville Naval Museum/USS Orleck (DD-886), Fort Caroline, and the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Even though a cold front moving through brought cloudy skies, it was still a good weekend and I enjoyed visiting a new museum ship, walking the trails… Read More The Jacksonville Naval Museum/USS Orleck, Fort Caroline, and the Jacksonville Zoo – Overnight Jacksonville Road Trip Radio Report; 13/14 November 2022

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History, Mountains, and Waterfalls – Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina Mini Road Trip Radio Report; 8-10 October 2022

Since the beginning of October brought a lot of stress, a short road trip was in order, so I took a short road trip up through the Central Savannah River Area to Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina over the weekend. The first day of the trip was a pleasant drive up through the Central… Read More History, Mountains, and Waterfalls – Northeast Georgia and Northwest South Carolina Mini Road Trip Radio Report; 8-10 October 2022

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Civil War History and a Visit to the Riverbanks Zoo – Columbia, SC Overnight Road Trip; 18/19 September 2022

I took an overnight road trip to Columbia, SC on Sunday and Monday, visiting the Rivers’ Bridge State Historic Site in Erhardt, SC on the way to Columbia and visiting the Riverbanks Zoo and Saluda Factory historic site in Columbia before heading back to Savannah on Monday. I had never visited either Rivers’ Bridge or… Read More Civil War History and a Visit to the Riverbanks Zoo – Columbia, SC Overnight Road Trip; 18/19 September 2022

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The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Andersonville, a Space Fence, a Matador Missile, and the Little Ocmulgee State Park – Road Trip Radio Report; 30 July – 1 August 2022

After some of the events of July, I needed to take a break and relax, so I took a road trip to Plains, GA to visit the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park and to Andersonville, GA to visit the Andersonville National Historic Site on Saturday and spent the rest of the weekend relaxing by the… Read More The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Andersonville, a Space Fence, a Matador Missile, and the Little Ocmulgee State Park – Road Trip Radio Report; 30 July – 1 August 2022

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First Time on the Radios in a Couple of Weeks, Book Review, a Note on Amateur Radio, and an Agile Flag Update

As some of you may know, I haven’t had very much radio time over the last few weeks because my father was in the hospital and then in a rehabilitation hospital. Earlier this week, he was released, is back home, and is doing much better. During that time, amateur radio helped keep me sane and… Read More First Time on the Radios in a Couple of Weeks, Book Review, a Note on Amateur Radio, and an Agile Flag Update

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