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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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241029 Another Oklahoma Raid
DitWit adventures continue! Inspired by “just going somewhere”, I found a cabin at McGee Creek State Park near Atoka, Oklahoma. The cabins, huts they call them, were rustic – table, bunk bed, no indoor plumbing – but they came with… Continue reading
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What if that was me?
The news from North Carolina has caused me to think and consider things a little differently. I don’t really focus on the news. I’ve just gathered little bits and tits from various sources that combine to paint part of a… Continue reading
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240927@US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
A friend and Elmer Mark, AA2MA, picked up an IC-706Mk2G for me from the Huntsville Hamfest. He found me a good deal and arranged all of the mailing. Here’s the backstory. I wanted an all mode, all band radio. I… Continue reading
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Unlicensed Preppers
“Just get the ham equipment so you have it. You don’t need a license to use it in an emergency.” Hmmm. I regularly read this on the Facebook feed for “Radio Preppers”. Gil Grusen founded and administers the feed where… Continue reading
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240816 @ US-6553 Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site
Not a bad day in the park. I’m trying to maintain my two-activations per week tempo, so any chance for a Friday feels like a bonus. I had work meetings scheduled into the afternoon but by 0800, they started to… Continue reading
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280810 Hometown Rove
I’ve found myself taking for granted the collection of close parks at home. Looking at the dots on the POTA map, I daydream about Air BnBs and clusters of dots in exotic lands like….. Arkansas. I think about the East… Continue reading
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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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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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