Radio from the center of the earth - What it takes and what it is like to set up your amateur radio station in Uganda

 

Welcome.

I am here in Kayabwe, Uganda, right on the equator. The past few days have been occupied finding missing cables, repairing gear that suffered damage in shipment, putting up antennas, and finding auxiliary sources of power during extended outages. Today, Saturday, April 20, 2024 will be the first day of on-the-air activity.

Thanks to the skill, patience, and connections of the team on the ground here, namely Nathaniel Dunigan and Nsereko Tom (more about them in a soon-to-come post) I have my Uganda license, call sign 5X3L.

Here's what you can expect in HamRadioSafari.com:

• How to get your amateur radio license in Uganda and why you need to start early.
• What do the letters and numbers in my callsign mean.
• What to expect when you set up an amateur radio station here.
• How we erected antennas on a small plot, the type of antennas we built, and how well they work.
• Sending and receiving QSL's - the systems I use, why I use them, and what you can do to receive one.
• Daily life in this beautiful country.
• Special people and contacts.
• My gear and why I use it.
• Efforts to build a greater amateur radio presence in Uganda.
• Making do, how to improvise when things go wrong.
  
• Thoughts, comments, insights, opinion, and information related to amateur radio in general.
• Nothing whatsoever about religion or politics.

Should you have any questions or just want to chat, my email address is jackdunigan@gmail.com.

My QRZ page is at this link - HamRadioSafari at QRZ  

In the US my callsign is NP2OR. You can check out my QRZ page at NP2OR at QRZ