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240720@US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Whew, what a great day for radio. The birds were chirping, the bees were buzzing, and the thermometer stayed under a hundred. I had some things to take care of yesterday after work, namely sleep, so I was on fire… Continue reading
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240707@US-6591 Pat Mayse Wildlife Management Area
New Park! Now, last time I went to Paris, TX, I came home with a brand new Yaesu FT-991A so I avoided that side of town. The town has a population of about 25,000 and boasts both a Brookshire’s AND… Continue reading
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240704@US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Happy Independence Day! Full disclosure, I’m more Texan than American. My values and priorities are seldom aligned with those of our government, and apparently, are not aligned with the visible voting Americans. I definitely have more in common with Ham… Continue reading
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Portable Vertical Antenna
Wishing a speedy recovery to the essential employee at Wolf River Coil, but in the meantime… Their antenna systems breaks down to five essential elements. Lets look at each and find some alternatives. The Loading CoilFirst, let’s talk about the… Continue reading
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240629@US-7684 Blue River State Fishing Lake
It seems so long since I’ve activated. My club held field day at a POTA entity last weekend so the QSOs I made counted as activations, but it didn’t feel like an activation. It felt like contesting and I’ve come… Continue reading
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Summer Field Day Preps
Summer field day is neigh! (Note: The image for this post is what AI thinks of radio field day) ARRL Field Day is when amateur radio clubs come out to play and I have a great club. As I’ve stated… Continue reading
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Laptop Woes
I’m back – mostly. My laptop deserted me and it’s taken a few days to put things back together. As a “getting back to the blog” event, I’ll share my blunders and leave it to you to pick the lessons… Continue reading
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240527@US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Memorial Day Activation Saturday, a friend from the radio club asked me if Memorial Day bothered me. I immediately answered, no, and it doesn’t. But it does, but not how he’d think. I can’t speak for all vets, but I… Continue reading
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240526@US-6553 Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site
I’m amazing. This was my 266th activation and you might think it would start to get boring. Not when I’m there. I’m a seemingly endless source of unique and unexpected blunders that keep it fresh and new. No sooner do… Continue reading
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US-6553 Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site
I love my Ham Club, the Grayson County Amateur Radio Club K5GCC, but I’m not much of a meeting guy. The meetings are fantastic, well organized, informative, and the people are great to be around, but the monthly meeting runs… Continue reading
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