To the next KB3LLE...

So this call sign is now available on the FCC database.  To the new KB3LLE ham radio operator.  If you'd like this blog site along with the associated GMail email address, contact me, and I'll be happy to do a transfer of ownership.

73 de KJ4YFU

We're Moving...

So I decided to update my call sign now that I'm in Georgia.  The blog has now moved to http://kj4yfu.blogspot.com/.  Please anticipate new articles with this new blog site.  73 de KJ4YFU

Resources to Pass the Exam

So how did I pass the Ham Radio Exams?  I don't have an engineering or electronics background.  Heck, I'm a history major, so trust me, if I can pass this exam, anyone can pass this exam.  Here's some free resources to help.

Purchasing Used Ham Equipment

With all of my hobbies, rarely have I had to purchase items new.  Don't know what it is.  Maybe I'm frugal, or I appreciate things that are slightly worn...naw...that's romanticism...I'm just cheap, so buying ham radio equipment used is no different than my other hobbies.  But buying stuff used in the ham radio community is slightly different....

Why Ham Radio?

I got my Technician class back in August 2004.  My uncle had his tech class and told me I should get it.  He wasn't much of an elmer, and I really didn't understand what the hobby was.  Nonetheless, I took his advice blindly and bought a study guide at my local Rat Shack (Radio Shack) and tried that summer.  Yeah, I didn't get very far. 

Finally a General Amateur Radio Operator

So on 6/27/2010, I finally took my general licensing exam and passed at Georgia Tech.  It only took 6 years to get it.  I had a small two week lull in life and decided to give this test another shot.  About every other year, I'd give it another shot at trying to pass this exam.  I guess this time I got lucky.