{"id":18639,"date":"2014-12-09T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=18639"},"modified":"2014-12-09T23:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T05:23:00","slug":"remember-the-old-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember the old days?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, at least I can still read and figure<\/strong> a few things out but geeez it is getting more complicated\u2026 I got a new Ham<\/strong> radio<\/strong> last<\/strong> Friday\u2026 It is about the same size as my old Icom 706.<\/p>\n

\"download\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As I have said, I have sold off some gear to save the money for the new radio\u2026 but it is my Christmas to myself\u2026 early ?  yes due to the big sale they had last<\/strong> week\u2026 <\/p>\n

I spent much of Monday afternoon getting it hooked up and figuring out how to make it work on my digital modes\u2026 I do a lot<\/strong> of digital modes<\/strong> now, which is way different than the old talking stuff.  Actually it is very much like texting but I generally have no limite on how much I can type into a message to send, other than operating JT65 and that is much smaller than texting or even twitter\u2026 the limit in JT65 is 13 characters per send and the send takes 48 seconds to send those 13 characters.. yep, slow , slow, slow\u2026 so you don\u2019t discuss anything but calls, signals, and TU (thank you)\u2026 ha!<\/p>\n

Back to the new radio\u2026 since I expect to take it in the motorhome and wanted something comparable to the old 706 I ended up getting the Icom 7100\u2026<\/p>\n

\"download<\/a><\/p>\n

It is only slightly longer than the 706, uses some of the same attachments, connections, etc\u2026 but it has this odd control head\u2026 I wasn\u2019t sure I would like the angled touch scree, head<\/strong> but it is not too bad.  Just wish it had been color screen\u2026It is basically a computer<\/strong> controlled radio<\/strong> in a box that does about a 1000 times more than my old radio\u2026  The problem with that is getting it to talk to the computer, work properly and run with all the new digital software I use\u2026 I just thought the 706 was hard to get set up  with the sound cards, and all but this has 10 more things I have to set to get it to work like the old one<\/strong> but uses one<\/strong> less attachment and hooks direct to the computer<\/strong> via a USB cable\u2026It also have a lot<\/strong> more buttons on that angled control head<\/strong> and multiple more menus to get to\u2026<\/p>\n

\"download<\/a> <\/p>\n

I have it working<\/strong> on HF digital just fine.. made a bunch of Jt65 and PSK contacts in the past 24 hours\u2026 I still have to figure<\/strong> out the Digital FM (a totally different function) and how to get it programmed with all the repeaters and stuff for the upper end use on it.. <\/p>\n

This is like getting a new computer<\/strong> and then you have to get all your old software and favorite things on it to make it function similar but better than the old one\u2026 I am old enough to not not like the resetting up of new computers or radios, I gerneally just want to have it working,  but still young enough and want new stuff enough that I keep getting new ones\u2026 ha!  I do remember several years ago I really jumped into getting new gadgets but now??? it is work to get it to the point that I think I know what is going on\u2026 and how it is working\u2026 along with making it do what I wanted.  <\/p>\n

I got a lot<\/strong> to learn and a lot<\/strong> to yet get implemented into this new radio\u2026 so will be busy this next month spending a some time on it\u2026 although I need to focus on getting 3 more special contacts made on a very low Ham<\/strong> band\u2026 I only lack 3 to finish up my quest for having contacted a Ham<\/strong> in all 50 states on the bottom 9 bands we have to operate on\u2026 the last<\/strong> three are really going to be hard and I am not sure I will get those?  But I am to try \u2026 Such is Ham<\/strong> Radio.. always something to work on or play with\u2026 keeps me out of trouble\u2026 sort of\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WD0AJG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, at least I can still read and figure a few things out but geeez it is getting more complicated\u2026 I got a new Ham radio last Friday\u2026 It is about the same size as my old Icom 706.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As I have said, I have sold off some gear to save the money for the new radio\u2026 but it is my Christmas to myself\u2026 early ?  yes due to the big sale they had last week\u2026 <\/p>\n

I spent much of Monday afternoon getting it hooked up and figuring out how to make it work on my digital modes\u2026 I do a lot of digital modes now, which is way different than the old talking stuff.  Actually it is very much like texting but <\/p>\n

“And Now the Rest of the Story – “Remember the old days?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,23],"class_list":["post-18639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ishmael-bathurst-genology","tag-pages","odd"],"yoast_head":"\nRemember the old days? - And That was How it Went<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Remember the old days? - And That was How it Went\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Well, at least I can still read and figure a few things out but geeez it is getting more complicated\u2026 I got a new Ham radio last Friday\u2026 It is about the same size as my old Icom 706. As I have said, I have sold off some gear to save the money for the new radio\u2026 but it is my Christmas to myself\u2026 early ?  yes due to the big sale they had last week\u2026 I spent much of Monday afternoon getting it hooked up and figuring out how to make it work on my digital modes\u2026 I do a lot of digital modes now, which is way different than the old talking stuff.  Actually it is very much like texting but "And Now the Rest of the Story - "Remember the old days?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"And That was How it Went\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"wd0ajg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@wd0ajg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@wd0ajg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"wd0ajg\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"wd0ajg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462\"},\"headline\":\"Remember the old days?\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":664,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/download_thumb.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ishmael Bathurst Genology\",\"Pages\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/\",\"name\":\"Remember the old days? - And That was How it Went\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/download_thumb.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/download_thumb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/download_thumb.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/09\\\/remember-the-old-days\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Remember the old days?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"And That was How it Went\",\"description\":\"life, ham-radio,travel, investing, work, retirement and getting there\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ishmaels.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462\",\"name\":\"wd0ajg\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"wd0ajg\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Remember the old days? - And That was How it Went","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Remember the old days? - And That was How it Went","og_description":"Well, at least I can still read and figure a few things out but geeez it is getting more complicated\u2026 I got a new Ham radio last Friday\u2026 It is about the same size as my old Icom 706. As I have said, I have sold off some gear to save the money for the new radio\u2026 but it is my Christmas to myself\u2026 early ?  yes due to the big sale they had last week\u2026 I spent much of Monday afternoon getting it hooked up and figuring out how to make it work on my digital modes\u2026 I do a lot of digital modes now, which is way different than the old talking stuff.  Actually it is very much like texting but \"And Now the Rest of the Story - \"Remember the old days?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/","og_site_name":"And That was How it Went","article_published_time":"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"wd0ajg","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@wd0ajg","twitter_site":"@wd0ajg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"wd0ajg","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/"},"author":{"name":"wd0ajg","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462"},"headline":"Remember the old days?","datePublished":"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/"},"wordCount":664,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg","keywords":["Ishmael Bathurst Genology","Pages"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/","name":"Remember the old days? - And That was How it Went","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-10T05:23:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download_thumb.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/09\/remember-the-old-days\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Remember the old days?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/","name":"And That was How it Went","description":"life, ham-radio,travel, investing, work, retirement and getting there","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e09620d4264e5cd90e30305809ea2462","name":"wd0ajg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"wd0ajg"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db64afcf51fce3b55d7ed73473f96d8213f4d5b7466a584423982496ed778676?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parvvB-4QD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1572,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/06\/aprs-digi-wd0ajg-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":0},"title":"APRS digi (WD0AJG-1)","author":"wd0ajg","date":"August 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Got home last night. \u00a0Normal return problems from my month out to work, can't sleep at proper times so was up at 4:00AM. \u00a0I really dreaded the thought but decided to go \"air out\" the shop and check the radio and see what went south. \u00a0First check - of course\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/category\/hobbies\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18974,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2015\/01\/28\/5-years-old\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":1},"title":"5 years old!!!?","author":"wd0ajg","date":"January 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"KUSA- Ham radio can be a hobby for some and a mission for others. \"We coordinate with agencies like the Red Cross or the local sheriff, the weather service to give reports during emergency situations. We're the extra eyes and ears on the ground,\" ham radio operator Zeke Ragdale said.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"BBS\"","block_context":{"text":"BBS","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/tag\/bbs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1152,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/06\/sdr-is-leading-ham-radio-into-a-new-era-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":2},"title":"SDR is Leading Ham Radio Into a New Era","author":"wd0ajg","date":"August 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"SDR, Software Defined Radio, is a new technology which will change Ham Radio fundamentally. In this article the author describes the differences between a classic radio and this new technology. After gaining a common understanding a real life example will be shown.","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/category\/hobbies\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61498,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2018\/05\/20\/fickle-weather-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":3},"title":"Fickle weather","author":"wd0ajg","date":"May 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I have been a little busy but not too much.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of my past week has been playing with radio projects\u2026 and dealing with the never ending weather changes\u2026 I got a new digital radio hotspot.\u00a0 In plain language that is a miniature simplex (or duplex) repeater connection through the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hobbies"","block_context":{"text":"Hobbies","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/category\/hobbies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"1-SAM_6059","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-SAM_6059_thumb.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3334,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/19\/hobbies-leisure-and-pastimes\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":4},"title":"Hobbies, Leisure and Pastimes","author":"wd0ajg","date":"November 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Amateur Radio Operators have, in the past, made meaningful contributions to the radio broadcasting industry. A hobby can be the source of entertainment or the source of ideas for new business ventures. Hobbies are usually practiced for interest and enjoyment, rather than for financial reward.","rel":"","context":"In "Hobbies"","block_context":{"text":"Hobbies","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/category\/hobbies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16967,"url":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/22\/when-i-get-home-stuff\/","url_meta":{"origin":18639,"position":5},"title":"When I get home Stuff","author":"wd0ajg","date":"August 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Well it is Ramadan or Ramadan or what ever \u2013 depending on who spells it out.\u00a0 As if things had not gotten slow enough here with everyone (national company) taking their summer vacations we now move right into the month of prayer and fasting.\u00a0 I question the need for a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hobbies"","block_context":{"text":"Hobbies","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/category\/hobbies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}