The KH1 Meets the 19-Foot Vertical
For several years my homebrew 19-foot vertical was my go-to portable antenna. Over the past two years, I’ve been...
Category: POTA
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...
Get a load of this…
Ground-mounted verticals are all the rage these days in portable HF operations. This is particularly true in POTA activations....
HamAlert Is My Friend
Many of you already know about this wonderful alert tool: HamAlert. From the HamAlert website: HamAlert is a system...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (3) – Ofu Island
See Part 2 of this report. Ofu Island is not easily accessible, so it was a key decision on...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (2) – Tutuila Island
See Part 1 of this report. We arrived at Pago Pago (pronounced “pango pango”) around 9 pm and were...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (1) – The Plan
For decades, Joyce/K0JJW and I have working towards visiting all 63 of the US national parks. We are nearing...
Five-band HF Linked Dipole [updated January 2025]
An improved buildThis antenna was first described in the November-December 2023 Communicator. After a year of using it, I’ve...
The SARC Communicator – January-February 2025
Even better for 2025New desktop publishing software opens up even more possibilities for the SARC Communicator, the digital periodical...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Full Version
Release Date: November 23, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Full Version
Release Date: November 16, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Full Version
Release Date: November 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Full Version
Release Date: October 26, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1337 – Full Version
Release Date: October 12, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1337 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
via Amateur Radio Daily: POTA Activity Weekend is October 19-20
The weekend of October 19th is Parks On the Air (POTA) autumn activity weekend. Four…