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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...
Begali Traveler, Bug-Out Month, David (N4SZ), Don Lawson WB9CYY Bug Emulator, ELECRAFT K2, Field Reports, MORSE CODE, News, Parks On The Air (POTA), Portable, POTA, QRP, QRPp, Travel, Videos, William B. Umstead State Park (US-2755)

3D Printable Mounts by KO4YLZ

Many thanks to Dave (KO4YLZ) who writes: Hey Thomas, I created some generic mounts for the KX2, TR-35, and...
accessories, Dave (KO4YLZ), ELECRAFT K2, News, Penntek TR-35, QRP, QRP Labs QMX, Radio Mounts

Halloween Activation

Zombie wearing a t-shirt that reads :WB3GCK QRP.
I headed out this morning for an early activation at Norristown Farm State Park (US-4363, KFF-4363). Although it’s Halloween,...
News, Operating, Portable, POTA, QRP, WWFF

Unsettled Conditions at Evansburg State Park

The new paddles I was trying out. I do a separate post on them soon.
I had some spare time this morning, so I made a trip to Evansburg State Park (US-1351, KFF-1351) for...
cw, News, Operating, Portable, POTA, QRP, WWFF

Operating a QRP Classic: The Tuna Tin 2

The Tuna Tin 2 transmitter
I learned recently that Ed Hare, W1RFI, passed away. Ed was a long-time lab engineer at ARRL. I didn’t...
Miscellaneous, News, nostalgia, odds-and-ends, Operating, QRP

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...
(Urra Moor - Round Hill G/TW-001), Bishop Wilton Wold (G/TW-004), Cringle Moor - Drake Howe (G/TW-002), Dan (M0WUT), elecraft kx3, Field Reports, George (M1GEO), Gisborough Moor (G/TW-003), MORSE CODE, News, Normandy Top (G/TW-005), Parks On The Air (POTA), Portable, POTA, QRP, SOTA, Summits On The Air (SOTA)

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...
(Urra Moor - Round Hill G/TW-001), Bishop Wilton Wold (G/TW-004), Cringle Moor - Drake Howe (G/TW-002), Dan (M0WUT), elecraft kx3, Field Reports, George (M1GEO), Gisborough Moor (G/TW-003), MORSE CODE, News, Normandy Top (G/TW-005), Parks On The Air (POTA), Portable, POTA, QRP, SOTA, Summits On The Air (SOTA)

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....
BaMaKeY TP-III, Clemmons Educational State Forest (US-4853), Don Lawson WB9CYY Bug Emulator, EFHW, Field Reports, K4SWL, MORSE CODE, News, Parks On The Air (POTA), Penntek TR-45L Skinny, Portable, POTA, QRP, Travel, Videos

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...
Antennas, Coffee and Ham Radio Artemis EFHW, Field Reports, ICOM IC-705, James (KI5OEB), Just OK Mini Antenna, News, Parks On The Air (POTA), Portable, POTA, QRP, Salt Plains State Park (US-2783), SSB

First Bug Contact!

I never thought I’d be able to learn how to use a CW bug, but I did it. My...
bug, cw, homebrew, QRP, SKCC, Uncategorized

via Hackaday: Save A Packet, Use Cheap Co-Ax!

Anyone who works with radio transmitters will know all about matching and impedance, and also…
coax, Coaxial Cable, General, Hackaday, Newsreel, QRP, RG6

Via the RSGB: GB2RS News Script for 15 September 2024

Read more at RSGB.co.uk
ARDF, convention, DX, IARU Region 1, International, Museum, News, QRP, rsgb, Solar Flux, Youth

Via the RSGB: YOTA Czechia 2024 – Day 4

Read more at RSGB.co.uk
Czechia, International, kits, News, QRP, rsgb, Youth

via HACKADAY: You’ve Got The Portable Radio, Now What About The Antenna?

There’s an old saying in the amateur radio community that when it comes to antennas…
Antenna, End Fed Dipole, ft4, Hackaday, half-wave dipole, IFTTT, Makers, makerspace, News, QRP

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…
40m, Amateur radio, AMSAT, anniversary, ARRL, Australia, bandplan, birthday, Board of Directors, Brazil, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, communications, Contesting, cw, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, Delaware, DX, DXpedition, examinations, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Field Day, Firefly Aerospace, Foundations, Friedrichshafen, Germany, grants, Ham Radio, HamCon, History, Hudson Division, Hurricane Beryl, interference, internet archive, ionosphere, ISED, landlord, LEGO, LEO, MORSE CODE, NASA, Navy, New York State, New Zealand, News, nominations, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Oregon, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Public Service, QRP, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rfi, RIP, rsgb, Saint Paul Island, Satellites, scholarships, Section Manager, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, Starlink, Teacher's Institute, Texas, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, UK, VEC, VHF, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, WiFi, X, Youth

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….
40m, Amateur radio, AMSAT, anniversary, ARRL, Australia, bandplan, birthday, Board of Directors, Brazil, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, communications, Contesting, cw, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, Delaware, DX, DXpedition, examinations, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Field Day, Firefly Aerospace, Foundations, Friedrichshafen, Germany, grants, Ham Radio, HamCon, History, Hudson Division, Hurricane Beryl, interference, internet archive, ionosphere, ISED, landlord, LEGO, LEO, MORSE CODE, NASA, Navy, New York State, New Zealand, News, nominations, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Oregon, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Public Service, QRP, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rfi, RIP, rsgb, Saint Paul Island, Satellites, scholarships, Section Manager, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, Starlink, Teacher's Institute, Texas, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, UK, VEC, VHF, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, WiFi, X, Youth

via HACKADAY: A Tiny Tuner For The Low Power Ham

Something that all radio amateurs encounter sooner or later is the subject of impedance matching….
antenna tuner, Antennas, Hackaday, IFTTT, impedance, Makers, makerspace, News, pi network, QRP

POTA is changing Park prefixes and, in some cases, Park numbers

I’ve just learned that the Parks On The Air (POTA) admin is in the process…
DX, General, Newsreel, POTA, QRP

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1298

Release Date: January 13, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARISS, ARRL, Australia, Bruce Paige, communications, conference, DIRS, DX, EME, employment, facebook, FBI, FCC, FLORIDA, Foundations, Germany, grant, Great Depression, Ham Radio, HamCation, HamSCI, headlines, History, INDIA, internet archive, Kids Day, legislation, NBC, Nebraska, New York City, News, obituary, Onno Benschop, Orlando, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, QRP, RAIN, regulatory, router, Satellite, shortwave, Software, SOTA, Space, Special Event, Starlink, STEAM, STEM, symbol rate, text messaging, tower climbing, Turkiye, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, VOTA, WBCQ, Winter Field Day, X

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1297

Release Date: January 6, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
10m, allocation, Amateur radio, AMSAT, anniversary, ARISS, ARRL, ARRL Kids Day, Australia, Bruce Paige, Christmas, communications, conference, cryptography, DNS, Drones, DX, Eastern New York, education, facebook, FCC, Foundations, Guam, Ham Radio, headlines, History, INDIA, internet archive, KW Electronics, Museum, NBC, New York City, News, obituary, Onno Benschop, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, QRP, Radio Luxembourg, RAIN, regulatory, rfi, Satellite, seminar, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, Sri Lanka, STEAM, STEM, telethon, tower climbing, Tsunami, TWIAR, Twitter, vintage, VK6FLAB, VOTA, X, Youth, Youtube

Venus Technologies SW-3B QRP CW Transceiver Review

Looking at the Venus Technologies SW-3B QRP CW Transceiver for 20/30/40 meters. Dimensions: 104*71*25mm (excluding the protruding part such as...
QRP, Review

QDX digital transceiver

I brief description of a construction problem, symptoms and solution regarding the QDX digital transceiver from QRP Labs. The...
Equipment, QRP, QRP Labs, QRP TRANSCEIVER

QCX-mini is coming soon!

QCX-mini is a response to quite a few comments on the new QCX+ kit, from people who want to take...
Equipment, qcx-mini, QRP, QRP Labs
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