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Monday, August 22, 2022

Skeeter Hunt: My First Use of the Buddipole Buddihex Hex Beam

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The annual NJQRP Skeeter Hunt QRP Event on August 21st was my first opportunity to try out the BuddiHex Hex Beam by Buddipole Antennas. Th...
Saturday, July 23, 2022

POTA Fun with Icom 705, Alexloop, and a Saltwater Venue

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I had fun this morning doing a Park On The Activation from my favorite spot at St. Andrews State Park near Panama City, Florida. There happe...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

I used Five Watts, Battery, Hand Key, and Paper Log for 2022 ARRL Field Day

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Our 2022 ARRL Field Day was at a campsite at Falling Waters State Park, Florida. When packing up the Icom 7300 and a laptop, it struck me. W...
Monday, June 13, 2022

Lassen Volcanic National Park POTA Activation

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Linda and I took a plane ride from Panama City, Florida to Sacramento, California to visit our daughter Emily in Chico, California the first...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

One Day Island Getaway with the Alexloop and the Icom 705

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One Day Getaway (1DG) is the US Islands Programs ' excuse to operate ham radio from an island on the second Saturday of May. Since I cho...
Sunday, April 3, 2022

Awesome RaDAR to RaDAR QSO

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Chris VA3ECO and I both participated in the Spring RaDAR Challenge on Saturday. We had radically different venues. Chris was on foot on a fr...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

RaDAR: Get Ready to be Challenged!

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The next RaDAR Challenge is April 2nd, 2022 UTC. RaDAR is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio fostered by Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE. The RaDAR “Chal...