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Around the world on a hundred watts
Bedsprings for an antenna
Loss of power
Headed the wrong direction
Mouse-eaten communications
Down with hepatitis
Wrong picture!
Rescue at sea
Hearing His voice
Always on frequency
My visibility
Global support net
Grounded properly
Lost first love
Let your light shine
Keen sight
Share the Good News
If only
QRM
Upgrading
CQ CQ
Making a difference
Dead microphone
Elmers
Bracing for the wind
Simple stuff
Loose connections
Predictable power
Ready to meet needs
Go to a quiet place
Voice actuated
Talking to God
Our heavenly HT
Fading signals
Missing keypad button
Linking to me
This series of ham radio devotional thoughts was first published in the "Transmitter," a publication of the Nazarene Amateur Radio Fellowship (NARF).
8
QTH: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Rescue at sea
I sat glued to my radio as the small boat owner called for help. His stricken boat was taking on water. And his only communications link was on the amateur bands. Propagation wasn't all that good and he was only able to operate QRP.
Alerted by other amateur operators, the U.S. Coast Guard took control of the frequency although because of poor propagation they wound up having to continually ask for help from amateur operators.
Eventually, the news came that a helicopter was hovering over the sinking craft. What a rescue operation I listened to that day!
That, of course, is what Christmas is about. It is the climatic moment in an incredible rescue operation with us at the center. As Christmas nears once again, let me wish you a joyous time as together we celebrate God's rescue mission that saved us.
-- Howard Culbertson, HH2HC9
Hearing His voice
Interstate 40 across eastern Oklahoma was a mess. Freezing rain turning to ice had cut travel speeds to 30 MPH. I was running over an hour late.
In its scanning mode my 2M Kenwood picked up a strong repeater. I was headed to Alma, a tiny dot on the Arkansas map. Without much hope of finding someone to relay a message of my lateness I picked up the 2M microphone.
To my surprise, KSVR, Stan Ross, answered my CQ. "You're supposed to eat supper at my house," he said.
A sense of relief flooded over me. Even as he gave me directions I broke out of the freezing conditions and into a normal wet drizzle. I relaxed and speeded up.
Our relationship to God is sometimes like that. As life's troubles buffet us, our palms can grow sweaty on the treacherous road. Then, out of the storm comes the Master's Voice: "You'll soon be at my house. I'm looking forward to sitting down and talking with you." What a relief and assurance His voice always brings.
-- Howard Culbertson, HH2HC10
Always on frequency
I've got a 2M rig in the car I used in missionary deputation travels. During a recent tour of the Central California district I was scheduled to be with Art Moore, KE6TU. I needed directions to his house. So I decided to try to call him as I neared Oakdale.
But, alas! The ARRL repeater directory listed several repeaters in his area. How was I to know which one Art might be monitoring?
It's different with the Lord. I don't have to hunt around for Him. I don't have to ask someone else to try to get Him up on "frequency." He's always monitoring my frequency.
-- Howard Culbertson, HH2HC
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