How I worked the #19 most wanted CW DXCC as a pedestrian mobile station by Leo (DL2COM) A couple of months ago, I started using the app HamAlert to keep track of interesting DXpeditions and rare call signs just to check if I would be able to copy their signal on my home-made WebSDR at … Continue reading A QRP Morse Code Exchange with a Monk →

Many thanks to Steve (MW0SAW) who shares the following guest post: Getting a KH1 into Wales and activating a couple of SOTA summits by Steve (MW0SAW) I suspect like many QRP enthusiasts, when the brochure of the KH1 surfaced on the Elecraft FTP site, and the YouTube videos appeared, I worked myself into a frenzy … Continue reading From Customs to Summits: Steve’s KH1 journey into Wales and onto summits! →

I arrived back at the QTH late yesterday afternoon after an amazing week of travels. I’ve got (no kidding) more than 100 emails in the inbox that require attention, so if you’ve written to me recently, my apologies in advance for the late reply. I’m spending the next few days catching up with my family. … Continue reading Elecraft KH1 in Motion: Proper Pedestrian Mobile Activation in an Ohio State Nature Preserve →

The Federal Communications Commission today said it fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon $196 million “for...

Many thanks to Bob (K4RLC) for the following field report: SOTA Babe in the Clouds at Mt. Jeff de Bob (K4RLC) Two weekends ago, Alanna K4AAC & I took a short trip to the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina to combine a POTA Weekend and Summits-on-the-Air. We stayed at the New River State … Continue reading K4AAC & K4RLC: SOTA Babe in the Clouds at Mt. Jefferson →

In mid-2023, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), 77, sponsored a bill called the AM Radio for Every Vehicle...

On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, I woke up with SOTA (Summits on the Air) on my mind. That morning, I plotted to activate a local drive-up summit I’ve basically ignored the past few years. Peach Knob (W4C/CM-097) is one of the most popular summits in the Asheville area no doubt because it’s so accessible. That … Continue reading Handheld SOTA DX and Testing K6ARK’s New KH1 Pressure Paddles! →

On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, I had a number of errands to run in town. Before leaving the house that morning, I looked at my schedule and honestly couldn’t see a wide enough opening for an activation. In the latter part of the morning, however, I was miraculously ahead of schedule en route to a … Continue reading Field Report: Elecraft KH1 for a Quickie POTA Two-Fer! →

Many thanks to John (NS6X) who shares the following field report: Frustrating rove from California QTH to OzarkCon in Branson, MO. by John (NS6X) I had great plans for a radio-centric, POTA activation road trip from my home in Camarillo, CA (outside Los Angeles) to my first visit to OzarkCon in Branson, MO. The Four … Continue reading John’s KH1 Redeems an Otherwise “Frustrating” Start to a Cross-Country POTA Rove →

Ein Dualband Mobilfunkgerät mit abnehmbarem Bedienteil, das sowohl analoges FM, DMR, C4FM, P25, NXDN und D-STAR kann? Du träumst wohl! …Oder etwa nicht? Nicht wenn es nach Jerry Wanger KK6LFS von Connect Systems Inc. geht: Mit dem CS800D Plus soll der Traum endlich in Erfüllung gehen. Einführung und Historie Aber der Reihe nach: Ich selbst … CS800D Plus – Eierlegende Wollmilchsau des Digitalfunks? weiterlesen

We examine the differences between the original and higher power version of Wolf River Coils' Silver Bullet 1000 tunable loading coils.

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After three years of mobile operation, I review the Diamond Antenna NR770HBNMO with appropriate K515SNMO mount including pattern measurements.

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Data from W4GO's Virginia QSO Party operation confirms how well NVIS works from his SUV.

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