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06/02/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: Mastless in Missouri

It was a nasty night, with heavy rain and howling wind. I was down in my shack, overseeing three Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) nets: our weekly voice net, a short net in which we practice receiving formal traffic and a packet net. I’m the manager
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04/28/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: I Think My Kit Is Missing a Piece

Some years ago, my wife Nancy and I dabbled in putting together electronic kits. Our efforts weren’t entirely successful, so we drifted on to other interests. Recently, an opportunity to return to kit building presented itself, and once again I found myse
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03/31/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: It’s Not Easy Being Green-less

Many years ago, my grandfather used to build radio sets and sell them to his neighbors. Somewhat later, just after World War II, he and my father installed radios in cars for Western Auto. They saved up their earnings and eventually started Hoffman Radio-
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01/26/2013 | The Amateur Amateur: Talking to Myself

Kerchunk, kerchunk. You know what that noise means, right? That was the sound of me “testing my radio” when I first got my license. Bet you did it, too. Oh? You claim you never did anything so impertinent as to key up and unkey, just to convince yourself
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12/24/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: HO-HO-Handheld Transceiver!

Got an Amateur Radio item on the list you wrote to Santa this year? Of course you have. But if you’re like me, you don’t really expect to get it.
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10/27/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: Give Me That Old Ham Religion

I was sitting in my shack, fuming over my latest failure. I was a computer professional for more than 40 years and I still couldn’t penetrate digital modes. Or understand the menus on modern transceivers. Or figure out why the heck my newest radio beeped
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09/22/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: Ready, SET 1, SET 2...

“Who did you say you were again?” the receptionist asked. “Gary Hoffman,” I said. “I'm with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. I’m supposed to run a test on your Amateur Radio equipment.”
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08/22/2012 | The Amateur Amateur: *Some Aggravation Required

Amateur Radio has been around for more than 100 years. It has added many new techniques and modes of operating since the early days. And while new methods and equipment are constantly being developed, the hobby never really abandons anything. This means t
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