ROTA-Radio

Anatomy of A Slow Decline Into Ham Radio Inactivity

How Radio Delinquency Begins Earlier this week, I had a strange and somewhat scary experience. During…
Amateur. Radio.

Another busy and productive week is in the Log at N4FTD. The good news: my ongoing…
Sunday Afternoon Fun!

Finally….FUNCOMM! Last week’s installment found my hobby taking a backseat to “must dos”. This weekend finally…
When the Hobby Takes a Backseat

What happens when recliners are off the air? This morning, after getting my wife’s breakfast ready,…
Golf Cart Mobile

Golf Cart Memories I have big plans for my EZ-GO golf cart. I’ve used it in…
The Pivot: How the N4FTD Power Grid Project Gets Juiced

Part 3 of 3-Part Series | Part 1 (to begin at the beginning) While working on the After-Action…
The After-Action Report (AAR) & Thermodynamic Reality

Part 2 of a 3-Part Series | Part 1 (if you haven’t read it yet) No…
Our Power Setup & the Live Load

Last time I reported my Emergency Backup Power project as 95% complete with only the load…
What’s on your Workbench?

I enjoy listening to the Ham Radio Workbench Podcast. The hosts and guests go around the…
The Ecosystem of the Shack: From Closet Cleaning to the Hobby of 1,000 Hobbies

It started with a physical bottleneck. I had two bulky boxes taking up the exact footprint…