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...
KV4AN: Cumberland Mountain State Park Area Activations By Steven Krumm (KV4AN) Cumberland Mountain State Park (US-2939) is a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) era Tennessee State Park...
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...
Steve’s New Portable Vertical Antenna System by Steve (VA3FLF/NC4SR) Vertical antennas are now extremely popular for portable operations. The market has exploded with assorted brands...
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....
KI5OEB: Putting the IC-705—and Two Antennas—to Work at Salt Plains State Park by James (KI5OEB) Today I went to my favorite park bench again! The activation had a little prep and...