SHS POTA Rove: A Bug-Out Morning at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site (US-6839)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I needed to make a trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. That...
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A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything – How Well Does My Station Work in the Field?
by Josh Stringer (VE3YTX) Being a new ham, I’m constantly coming across technical questions that I don’t know how...
Moo-ving Between Bands: An HF/VHF/UHF SOTA Activation on Bearwallow Mountain
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Thursday, October 1, 2026, I had an opening in my schedule that I wanted to...
EI3LH: My Winning CW Formula: QRP, /PP & Academia
by Ian (EI3LH) Putting it in the Books! After ‘School’: CW by the Sea. I had mentioned in a...
POTA at Vance: Starting Bug-Out Month with a Vibroplex and a Skillman!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, my afternoon opened up after a morning spent in Black Mountain,...
An Unexpected Morning Activation with WJ3FF at William B. Umstead State Park
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, September 12, 2026, I was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and had promised one of...
VE3IPS: Chelegance JKEYER-CPO16 Review — From Practice to Real QSOs
by John Leonardelli (VE3IPS) One of the hardest transitions in CW is moving from copying code to sending clean...
A Beautiful Morning POTA Activation and a Proper Lesson in Troubleshooting!
by Thomas (K4SWL) Early on the morning of Wednesday, September 9, 2026, I decided to head out for another...
Testing the New Chelegance JKEYER-CPO16 on a POTA Activation
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, my wife and I dropped off our daughter at college after...
My New-to-Me mcHF: Building a Full Field Kit & First POTA Activation!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Monday, September 7, 2026—Labor Day—I got up early and headed out to William B. Umstead...
One day, two summits, two failed attempts.
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Bug Fist Practice: Pairing the Bug Emulator and Begali Traveler for a Morning POTA Session!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2026, I was in Raleigh, and our family, of...
Join Me: Second Annual Bug-Out Month Begins October 1, 2026
by Thomas (K4SWL) Last October, I made a pledge: to commit myself to learning the art of the CW...
Extraordinary SOTA on Vetter Mountain with N6ARA, KD7DTS, and K6ARK
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, August 22, 2026, I found myself waking up in California, preparing to do something...
A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything: 2M Satellite CW To Get in a Gang?
by Josh (VE3YTX) As a new Ham, I’ve been exploring the different pockets of our hobby. Recently, I caught...
A Hike by the Lakes at Banff’s Sunshine Meadows
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The Chickadee Double Tap’s Maiden POTA Voyage & My New TR-25 Peanuts Pencil Case Field Kit!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Thursday, September 3, 2026, I left my house pretty early for a one-and-a-half-hour drive to...
Does a cross-border contact count as DX?
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The Xiegu X6200 Returns to the Field: QRP CW from William B. Umstead State Park (US-2755)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, August 15th, 2026, I had a full day ahead with family—most notably, moving a...
Morning POTA at Umstead: Low Battery Forces One-Watt CW with Poor Bands
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Friday, August 14th, 2026, I was in Raleigh, North Carolina with my family, preparing both...
The Uncompromising Compromise
by Thomas (K4SWL) Over the years of doing amateur radio in general—and field radio in particular—I’ve talked a lot...
One Planted Mast, Two Countries: A Unique POTA Rove Across the Scotland–England Border
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Sunday, July 12, 2026, I woke up knowing exactly the type of POTA activation I...
SOTA, POTA, and Pepper-Assisted Rapid Antenna Removal at Leith Hill
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Saturday, July 18, 2026, my friend Nick (M5NCW), his sweet dog Pepper, and I jumped...
A Much Lighter Backpack: Activating Dirrington Great Law (GM/SS-225)
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Friday, July 10, 2026, I woke up fairly early, had breakfast, and packed my Savotta...
On The Air Is the Best Classroom: VE3YTX’s Journey in CW
by Josh Stringer (VE3YTX) I’m a relatively new ham (three years) and have been hammering away at learning CW....