Northern Maine • Aroostook County • Personal Website

WB1BR

Brandin S. Hess
Welcome to my corner of northern Maine—a place of fields, forests, deep winter, autumn fire, quiet roads, and long nights at the key.  This site grows out of the QRZ page, but gives the story more room to breathe: amateur radio, home, military service, experimentation, and the land that shaped me.

My Story

From childhood AM listening to CW, QRP, northern Maine, and the long path that brought me home.

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The Station

Rigs, antennas, lamp-wire experiments, Linux, and the philosophy behind how I operate.

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Nodes and Links

EchoLink and AllStar information, access notes, and how the WB1BR-L hub fits together.

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Built from the QRZ Page

This standalone site begins with the same voice and visual language as the finalized QRZ biography, but expands it into a proper website with room for seasonal imagery, station notes, network information, and more pages to come.

The foundation is here now.  From this point forward, it can grow naturally with new photos, projects, nodes, and station updates as the site continues to take shape.

Where It Goes Next

Dedicated pages are already in place for your story, your station, your nodes, your gallery, and contact information.  That gives the site a real structure from the start while leaving space for future pages such as projects, links, operating notes, or a shack journal.