I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Eddie Pierce and I am a Ham Operator (you know, those people that have a big huge antenna growing out of their back yard) I’ve been licensed since 1975 and enjoy the hobby immensely. I’ve done many of the facets of the hobby. Talked to other ham operators all over the world. You might ask “why would you want to talk with someone on the other side of the world” Well, for me it is the allure of possibly meeting some fascinating person from Russia, or maybe Japan, or how about Western Samoa, or maybe even a far off place like Antarctica (Burrrr it’s cold down there)

You might ask, how can you talk with other hams that don’t speak English?  Well one of the modes that I work with my radio equipment is called Morse Code and it is a universal language no matter what country you are in conversation with. For example the word “Name” when sent using morse code means the same thing, whether sent to a ham in Russia, Argentina, Mexico, or whatever foreign county you talk to.

I am also an avid photographer, mostly shooting images of my grandchildren and my extended family. I am learning Lightroom and have used Photoshop for many years.

I am new to blogging and have many thoughts that I would like to share.