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Friday, July 29, 2011

Surfin’: Got Good Ground?

This week, Surfin’ considers our ham radio stations’ connection to Planet Earth.

Posted by Stan Horzepa at 9:58 AM

Labels: amateur radio, ground, ham radio, lightning, Stan Horzepa, Surfin', WA1LOU

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