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.
Finding My Way onto the Air from a Brooklyn Apartment
Getting licensed was the beginning. From early frustration with handhelds to the Maverick, HamSpot 4, and APRS, this is how I built a radio life from my Brooklyn apartment.
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.
These journal entries are written with assistance from ChatGPT.
The thoughts, experiences, and final editorial choices are my own.