Aug. 17, 2025
I try not to talk about my professional life here unless it’s relevant, but I spent almost 30 years working in Information Technology. Working in IT meant I would collect things like cables, and connectors, PC parts, and on occasion, whole laptops. This collection of computer junk was in addition to my collection of ham radio junk. The last few years have seen a lot of changes that have caused me to move my junk more than once. Nothing tells you that you have too much stuff quite like moving all of your stuff. I am working my way through this pile of junk. The goal is to either get something working, or get rid of it.
Jun. 15, 2025
When you live in a city, it can be hard to get outdoors. It takes time and energy that I may not have. Cincinnati has a lot of green spaces, but you actually have to go see them. I introduced my girlfriend to geocaching, and now she is obsessed. Geocaching has changed significantly since the last time I did it. People make puzzles that have to be solved to determine the coordinates for the cache. The GF is a Sudoku whiz, so the puzzle caches are like catnip for her.
May. 30, 2025
My name is chris, amateur call sign KE8PRB from Cincinnati, Ohio. I am a dad, an IT professional, a veteran, and a ham. Camping and amateur radio are two hobbies that I picked up during COVID. During the lock-downs, I took to sweeping local radio bands with a receiver attached to my computer, known as a Software Defined Radio (SDR). Hearing radio chatter again woke up the forgotten corner of my brain where “the commo guy” lived. I was a radio operator with the Ohio National Guard way back in the late 1900’s. As a family, we took up hiking and camping as our social distancing activities. When COVID restrictions were lightening up, we took a road trip to the Outer Banks. It reminded me that America is a big beautiful place, and that I should see a lot more of it.