WW2BSA Journal
Prof. Chris Lance
2011
* Passed the Technician Class License test.
* Purchased APRSPoint to get into APRS packet radio.
2012
* Upgraded 1/4 wave UHF antenna to dual band mag mount
for my Yaesu FT-8900 mobile.
* Installed APRSDroid for APRS.
* Registered for EchoLink
2013
* Appointed as the Amateur Radio Station Manager at the
Mount Allamuchy Boy Scout Reservation in New Jersey.
* Now have QSL cards.
* Registered on QRZ.com.
* Bought used Radio Shack HTX-100 10 meter mobile rig
for SSB/CW. Heard my first beacon on 28.208,
AK2F/BCN.
* Passed the General Class License test.
2014
* Purchased a Connect Systems Incorporated CS-700
DMR hand held radio. Hello digital radio!
* Received coordination for a 10 meter beacon on:
28.241.3 MHz
* Installed Davis Weather Station with APRS at the scout
camp.
2015
* Getting the scout camp radio station up and running for
JOTA
* Set up a home brew UHF repeater. Applied for/received
coordination.
2016
* Puacket mailbox setup on 145.010 with PK-232MBX.
* Purchased a Yaesu C4FM Fusion radio FT2D
* Participated in JOTA
2017
* Received new coordination for my repeater: a Yaesu
analog/fusion repeater DR-1X
* Made my first SSTV contact with HRD Digital Master
DM780
* Enjoying APRS with Yaesu FTM-400DR mobile.
* Participated in JOTA
2018
* Joined EastNetPacket.org
* Becoming more active in NTS
* Participated in JOTA
* Started creating the Nationwide Amateur Radio Packet
Map
2019
* Participated in JOTA
* Joined local RACES and CERT group.
2020
* Set up stand alone node WW2BSA-7 on 145.010
* Successfully configured SharkRF openSPOT2 FT2D
C4FM -> Amerilink
* Started a Nationwide Packet Directory on Google Maps
* Drove up Mt. Washington and made some great contacts
on 2 meter simplex from 6,288 feet!
* Because of the Virus, I will be operating solo for JOTA
on the weekend of October 16 - 18, 2020 to promote
Scouting and support any other JOTA Stations that may
be on the air.
* Because N1URO abandons EastNet Packet Radio Group,
I decide to reboot the organization.
https://groups.io/g/EastNetPacket
Photo by Chris Lance