New Antenna, New Key, and New Friend: QRP POTA at William B. Umstead State Park
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, November 8, 2025, we had an afternoon planned with the family in the Raleigh...
Category: MORSE CODE
Final Bug-Out Month Activation: Rain, Wind, and Five Watts of Morse Code Fun!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, was a gusty, cold, rainy day. Not exactly the kind of weather that puts me...
Pedestrian Mobile at Carl Sandburg: A Mini Field Report That Almost Wasn’t
by Thomas (K4SWL) Two days ago, I received this message from my friend Eric (WD8RIF): Are you planning to...
100 Milliwatts and a Wire: QRPp POTA at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site!
On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, my wife and I were driving back from visiting our daughter in Greensboro, North...
KK6IK: Fall Afternoons at Wilder Ranch State Park (US-1207)
By Scott Nacey (KK6IK) October 10, 2025 / November 9, 2025 It’s a little-known fact outside the San Francisco...
Rain, Tea, and Morse Code: A Relaxing QRP Activation Under Shelter at Lake James
On my way back from visiting my father–driving through heavy, unrelenting rain–I decided to stop for a reasonably quick...
Five Watts and a Bit of History: Activating Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, we were in Greensboro, North Carolina, on our way back home...
One Watt POTA Fun: Let’s compromise a compromised antenna!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Monday, September 22, 2025, I visited my father in Hickory—in the foothills of North Carolina—and...
K4RLC: Radio Adventures in the Highlands of Scotland Gang aft a-gley
by Bob K4RLC & MM/K4RLC But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes...
Impromptu Blue Ridge Parkway Twofer and My First Run with the Ham2K PoLo Logger
On Monday, November 3, 2025, I had a handful of afternoon errands to run. I’d scheduled them so I...
Catching Up with a Friend and Logging 9,150 Miles per Watt from William B. Umstead State Park!
On Monday, October 20, 2025, I was still in the Raleigh area of North Carolina. That morning, I dropped...
M1GEO and M0WUT Activate All G/TW Summits in a Stormy Weekend Adventure
Please note that the following field report was originally published on the SOTA Reflector: by George (M1GEO) On the...
M1GEO and M0WUT Activate All G/TW Summits in a Stormy Weekend Adventure
Please note that the following field report was originally published on the SOTA Reflector: by George (M1GEO) On the...
Bug-Out Month: Peaceful Morning Activation And Coffee at Clemmons Educational State Forest
by Thomas (K4SWL) After my last activation at Clemmons Educational State Forest, I was eager to get back there....
via Hackaday: 2024 Tiny Games Contest: Morse Quest Goes Where You Do
Do you know Morse code already? Or are you maybe trying to learn so you…
Via the RSGB: RSGB Morse competency tests at National Hamfest
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Amateur radio operators to contact 65 countries from Loop Head Lighthouse in anniversary event (Ireland)
A group of amateur radio operators from across the Mid-West Region will mark the 170th…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1328 – Full Version
Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1328 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
via HACKADAY: CW Not Hard Enough? Try This Tiny Paddle
For a long time, a Morse code proficiency was required to obtain an amateur radio…
The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture
Drawing on a wealth of personal accounts found in magazines, newsletters, and trade journals, historian…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1325 – Full Version
Release Date: July 20, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1325 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Nation’s last Morse code station comes back to life (California)
KPH, established in California in 1913, will exchange messages with Morse code enthusiasts around the…
via HACKADAY: Learning Morse Code with a DIY Trainer
Morse code, often referred to as continuous wave (CW) in radio circles, has been gradually…