This post will show how to get started with ham radio the cheap and easy way. Why should you listen to me? Because there is nothing for sale and there are no ads. I have no affiliation with any of the companies mentioned here. I purchased all the items just like you would. My years … Read more
A rainy day here in the Cascade Mountains provides the opportunity to post a couple weeks worth of mountain bike photos in one of the last wild areas of the continental United States. Nature is always in motion. There are a lot of trees here, some of them fall down. It’s been hot and there … Read more
If you are interested in getting a ham radio license, the process is straightforward if you follow a few easy steps. You will have to know some basic electronics and do a little studying, but it’s not that difficult. To get started, head to the ARRL website. You can navigate through the ARRL website or … Read more
KK7DTK is on the air. I’ve wanted to get a ham radio license ever since I was a kid who couldn’t afford to buy a radio. Since then, I’ve worked as an electronics technician in the Marines and with UAVs as well as civilian tech companies. I was always using somebody else’s radios and never … Read more
A quick post of some Cascade Mountain bike photos. I’m back in civilization after an encounter with a poacher. A very dangerous situation in the remote Cascade Mountains that is covered elsewhere. Taking care of business, then back to the mountains. Fire season is kicking in and a lot of the outdoor areas are closed … Read more
We’ve moved to a different part of the Cascades for mountain bike rides higher into the mountains. The climbs are steeper and all the downhills, which are over three miles long, are mint Cascade Mountain singletrack. It’s been hot here, so we start out early. It takes a while for the sun to rise above … Read more
More great mountain biking from the Cascade Mountains thanks to the good weather and long summer days. There hasn’t been any rain which will lead to dry and dusty conditions soon if there is no precipitation. The hot, dry conditions also increase the risk of fire danger. Fire is not the only danger in this … Read more
With the exception of a brief June snow and freezing rain storm, the weather for mountain bike riding in the Cascade Mountains has been pretty good. Low 40’s at night warming up to about 70° in the afternoon. The seasonal snow melt has tapered off and soon only the permenant creeks and streams will have … Read more
I apologize for the lack of blog material here at watermanatwork.com and also at ronbarbish.com. This is the time of year I make my annual pilgrimage from the desert southwest to my home in the Pacific Northwest. This season of kayak fishing in the desert was terrible. The Sonoran desert is not a calm place, … Read more
It was time for an all out effort kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River. We were down to the last few days of the winter fishing season. The desert wind has really destroyed this year’s fishing and we only had a few days left before we headed back to the PacNW. The … Read more