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241109 @ Eisenhower State Park, QRP
Something about CW outside just really recharges my battery. Maybe it’s being outside after my first week of going back in to the gulag – err – office. Maybe it the sunshine after several days of overcast and misty days. … Continue reading
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241028 @ US-2991 Bonham State Park
Vacation – a whole week!! Looking at the calendar at the beginning of the year, I know I’ll want – need – some outside time in decent weather. Meaning fall. So I blocked out the first week of fiscal November… 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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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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240511@US-3005 Eisenhower State Park
Every app and webpage I frequent said the bands would be noisy and closed and they were not wrong. But I went anyway. A slow day in the park beats any day at work, right? Turns out, HF bands weren’t… Continue reading
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