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A Hobby Radio Communications Adventure
03-16-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Monday, and I’m back to my regular posting and radioing schedule, and no chores are planned. The 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band is welcoming me back with a number of strong CW (Morse code) signals to enjoy. Later, I’ll tune in to the CB Radio as that band opens up. It’s going to be a good day! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
--- 6:30 AM - According to news reports, Continuous Wave (Morse code) signals are interfering with transponders on some Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The proposed fix for the U.S. 787 aircraft is just under $8 Million. Sounds like a “drop in the bucket” as far as airline expenses go. Digging deeper into the subject, I see that it's not the Amateur (ham) Radio version of CW that is at issue. That's good, now go fix those transponders!
--- 12:30 PM - I've checked the 20-meter band frequently today for "workable" Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® stations, but their signals have been puny all day. I don't move to other bands because I've never felt a need to work all bands just because they are there. The 20-meter band and listening on 40 meters in the morning give me all the Morse code action I need. I'll fire up the President McKinley CB Radio and see who's who and what's what.
--- 12:45 PM - Even the CB Radio band is flat as a pancake! Signals on Channel 6, the "superbowl" of CB Radio, are as puny as the CW (Morse code) was on 20 meters. Well, there's local radio traffic on the scanner to keep me amused.
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03-15-2026 - 5:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Sunday, and I’ll finish that drywall job today and get back to playing with radios. I need to catch up on my Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® contacts. I had been trying for a blistering one-contact-a-day! Actually, it’s not a priority. Morse code (CW) is a little sparse on 40 meters this morning. You might know that’s how I like to start my day. My local schools should be back in session following their spring break. That means more enjoyable (smile!) school bus radio traffic to monitor. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready. And, finally, beware the Ides of March!
--- 5:30 AM - These days, the term "wardriving" usually means the practice of driving around town looking for unsecured WiFi networks. Scanner radio enthusiasts were "wardriving" long before WiFi existed. Some scanner enthusiasts had high, tower-mounted antennas and could monitor activity miles away. Other scannists had to move themselves closer to the action. Read more at Scanner Radio Enthusiasts - The Original Wardrivers
--- 12:30 PM - I'm finished with the drywall project for now. I'll rest for a week or two before I attempt to beautify it. Right now, winds are gusting to 61 MPH at my location. About three miles away, we have a maximum security prison. I monitor their operations on my scanner radio. The four gun towers there definitely rock in winds like this. I know! I think I want some pizza.
---6:00 PM - The "Local Group" (that's what I call them) is on the air on CB Radio Channel 23. They have been on regularly for well over a decade, as far as I know. CB Radio is dead! Long live CB Radio! Oh, and the pizza was great!