Showing my Bicycle Mobile setup

I know this is simple, but it works well for my needs.

Near Crash in My Latest Bicycle Mobile video - check it out!

Yesterday, I rode to another area in Ouachita Parish on my bicycle.  


This time I went to the Eastern side of Cheniere Lake (area 1).


See what happens when I head down a steep hill with inadequate brakes.


I also head over to a pond that is full of alligators.

New Bicycle Mobile Video to A Cypress Tree Forrest

I did have my bicycle mobile operational on this bicycle trip to Chenier Lake in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.  Although I had it and ID'ed on the repeater a couple times, no one responded. 


That said, I enjoyed my trip to the lake where I got up close to some majestic Cypress trees.


Here's the Video:

Latest Louisiana Wilderness Bike Trek to (and along) the Ouachita River (Bicycle Mobile)

I rode to the Ouachita River and took a trail south.  Find out what I did when I heard a gunshot. 


I did take my FT-208R with me, and using the Larson coil 5/8 wave antenna, I kept in contact with area hams. 


Search my blog here for video and pictures of my bicycle mobile rig.

Here's the video:

Proposed Procrastination Formula for Hams

I sometimes find myself wondering how common it is for hams to procrastinate.   I wonder this because I often find myself putting off until tomorrow, things I could accomplish today.

Strangely, many put-off tasks are tasks I enjoy very much.  That said, it must be the lack of energy or enthusiasm that’s to blame. 

Take my Bicycle Mobile Fishing Videos, for example.  I enjoy making these so much, yet when the opportunity presents itself, it doesn’t take much of a reason for me to stay home.

Maybe I should come up with a formula that accounts for this phenomenon;  a formula like e = d t /  o   where  the amount of energy (enthusiasm) = desire multiplied by time and divided by optional activities.

Such formulae might make understanding procrastination a little easier for the analytical minds of hams like me.

What do you think? 

What have I been up to?

Well, I have lots-o-toys! I play on digital modes... dabbled with sstv, played with psk-31, and rtty.

Isn't it amazing how many abbreviations there are in ham radio?  My handy-talkie  is defective, it fell out of  the hospital bed a few times too many times and now I have to use a rubber band to pull the on/off knob to one side to turn it on and off.


On the SB-200, the meter light went out.  I wish I could fix it.


I mess around on 40 meters most days checking in to a few traffic nets.  You can find me in the 5th region traffic net on 7.280 at 10:30 am- CST, and 7.243 at 3:30pm.  Currently, I play Net Control on Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning and afternoon, and Friday afternoon.


Occasionally, I check in on 20 meters to the Maritime Mobile Service Net on 14.300mhz.


During natural disasters, I run through the bands lookiig for emergency nets so I can relay stuff, if needed.


I do try to sell ham radio related mugs, hats and other stuff.  


You can see 2 of my designs on the right hand column of this page.  I have a store called Observations.


Something else I do is check in on the Freewheelers net on  3.916 just about every night at around 10:30.  


I also like to go bicycle mobile with my ht and a 5/8 wave antenna.  


I have made many videos documenting my amateur radio activities and you can find them here  by using the links list on the right hand column of this page.


Something else I like to do is go to ham fests.  The Jackson, Mississippi hamfest is coming up at the end of December.  One of my friends already asked me if I want to ride with him.  I said yes.


I do exchange QSL cards, but I haven't been doing much CQing lately.  


Have you ever checked in to a OMISS net?  They just send signal reports back and forth and, man, you can get a lot of qsl cards this way.


Okay, there's a little update of my activities.  I hope you are having a wonderful life where ever you are.