Ham radio goal list progress

Let’s see what I’ve managed to get done on my ham radio goal list from January

• Get the shack up and running

Shack is up!

• Build the SoftRock radio kits

One of them is built, still need to get around to building the RXTX kit.

• Get the OpenBeacon W2MDW gave me up and running

OpenBeacon is reprogrammed and works. It’s just not on the air full time.

• Build my own OpenBeacon

I need to put in an order for one to build.

• Earn skill levels in CW

Progress is slow. I need to devote more time to this.

• Build Moxon antennas for 6 and 10m
• Experiment with making antennas

Antenna building has kind of taken a back seat to building up the workbench, improving my soldering skills and assembling things.

• Try some digital modes

Got to play a little more digital during the ARRL RTTY Rookie Roundup over the summer. Waiting on some new transformers to finish off the sound card interface.