My Radio Journal
Where I tell the stories behind the signals.
It’s a mix of amateur radio adventures, lessons learned, equipment discoveries, emergency communications, DMR and APRS, Coast Guard memories, and the occasional strange or funny moment that comes with a lifetime around radios. Some entries are practical, some are personal, and some are simply stories worth telling—but they all come back to the same idea: radio is ultimately about people, communication, and the connections we make along the way.
The Value of a Volunteer
Preparing to volunteer at the NYC Marathon brings me back to what every volunteer gives: their time. I remember my friend Carlos Nieves and reflect on serving from the other side of volunteer leadership.
Finding My Way onto the Air from a Brooklyn Apartment
Getting licensed was the beginning. From frustrating repeater attempts to the Maverick and a HamSpot 4 built by Collin, K0NNK, this is how I found my way onto the air from a seventeenth-floor Brooklyn apartment—one small success at a time.
Me and EmComm: Knowing Where I Fit
My Coast Guard and CERT experience taught me to ask who I will work for and where I fit. Here is how I bring that mindset to EmComm through training, teamwork, a realistic budget, and a clear activation plan.
Signals from the Old Stone House
Eric WB2EHG joins KCRC's W1B Battle of Brooklyn station, explains portable EmComm, and shows Arlene how apartment-friendly HF might work.
The Phone Patch That Saved a Life
A Coast Guard helicopter was on scene, but the crew could not find the man in the water among the many boats and other objects in the bay. Then I remembered an old idea from ham radio that connected the eyewitness directly to the aircrew.
These journal entries are written with assistance from ChatGPT.
The thoughts, experiences, and final editorial choices are my own.