KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
This has been a busy month--not much time to operate on the old Swan 100-MX. Hawaii just experienced its primary election with all the hoopla and news coverage that surrounds politics in Hawaii....My newsroom was a busy place for at least a week. In more pleasant news, The Big Island Amateur Radio Club and the Hawaii QRP club hosted Russian QRP (RU QRP) club co-founder Oleg Borodin (RV3GM) and his XYL, Olga (RA3GKB) on September 11th at Hilo's Wailoa State Park. Oleg, who serves as the Elecraft representative in Russia, was invited by Dean, KH6B, to spend a brief vacation on the Big Island and to bring local hams up to date on amateur radio activities in Russia. Oleg had an excellent presentation on a variety of Russian QRP expeditions, including the "Moroz" (Frost or frozen) nose competition held during the winter. Oleg also passed his U.S. Amateur Extra Exam earilier in the week (I was part of the VE team). Oleg is a great guy and I gained a new