Starting a Multi-Park Day Right: Lake James State Park (US-2739) with VA3EKR On Monday, November 17, 2025, my buddy Scott (VA3EKR) was still visiting us here in Western North Carolina. You...
SOTA with Friends and First Activation for Scott on Dogback Mountain! On Friday, November 14, 2025, my friend Scott, VA3EKR (a.k.a. KK7TMS State side), was visiting western North Carolina during...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....