Welcome

Welcome to my personal journey through the world of Ham Radio. I want this site to not only document my journey but also to help connect the internet breadcrumbs of some great content that can help you in your own experience with Ham Radio.

My ultimate goal is to help promote Ham Radio in general, and especially those areas I’m really interested in like digital modes, APRS, and aiding in emergency response to start. I’m sure there will be more as I dig in deeper and deeper.

About Me

So who is the author here? My name is Chris Kirby and I currently live in North Texas (in the Dallas Metroplex). I’ve worked in the tech field for over 30 years, so yes a card carrying Geek. I’m married with two boys that are nearing the “leave the nest " stage and a very understanding wife.

Speaking of my wife, since driving your wife crazy is not officially recognized as a hobby. I had to pick something to do in my evenings and days off when there are no plans. What hobby should I choose?

Being a Geek in my day job and coming across a number of videos on some of the digital modes in Ham Radio, got me hooked and I killed 4-6 hours learning of new capabilities of Ham Radio and computers working together.

So I started studying and working on getting my license excited to try out a ton of the new options to explore in the hobby.

Current Status

This website is new, however I actually started my journey about a year ago. I got my Technician’s license then a radio or two. Since the 10m band is pretty active with the current solar cycle that got me interested in getting access to more bands. So some studying and a test latter I’m now a General class operator (and purchased another radio or two to celebrate).

Whats Next?

I know there is a lot of info out there, plus a ton of “YouTubers” with great content that helps folks along like myself. I hope to help fill in the gaps with some of that content in addition to vetting and collating a lot of relevant information together. I hope this will be a start to get the site going.

Eventually I hope my passion for this hobby will grow with each post and I know it will grow even larger with helping other’s start in Ham Radio as well.

Let’s Start the Ride

So lets start the journey. Feel free to leave a comment below, also feel free to email me (links on the side nav) if you have questions.

Let’s Go!!