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Overcoming Injuries: A POTA Day at US-0548
What an absolutely beautiful day at US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. About 45 degrees. While an overcast sky looked like dirty dish water and the air carried moisture just marginally on the dry side of mist, it was a stunning… Continue reading
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New Rig! CFT1 at US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
It’s not a review! I picked up a new QRP rig, took it to US-0548 Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, and ran it through some paces. I’m in no way qualified for product reviews, but am willing to share my experience. … Continue reading
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Radio Jedi
I used to shoot a little pistol competition and once saw a sticker on a gun box that said revolver shooters are the Jedi of action pistol competition. It made me chuckle and still does. Is a revolver easier to… Continue reading
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Spread The Word!
I’ve watched a ton of YouTube videos while learning CW. Most every night, I fire up my Kindle or phone and copy along to someone else’s POTA activation. There’s several CW operators filming and posting their POTA activations to YouTube… Continue reading
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POTA The Destroyer
I happened across a live stream by Walt, Coastal Waves & Wire posing the topic of what POTA will mean to the solar minimum. The talked slipped into is POTA a contest and should it be allowed on the non-contesting… Continue reading
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Wires and Antenna Models
I’ve been playing at modeling antennas. It’s an on-and-off again thing where every time I play with the software I get a little closer to understanding it. I use MMANA-GAL to model. It’s free. It’s also fairly simple if you… Continue reading
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The best table at Bonham SP
I found a cool morning at US-2991 Bonham State Park. Not cool-neato, but cool-brrr. It was high 50’s when I arrived at 08:00 and dropped four or five degrees while I was there. The activation was a breeze, pun intended.… Continue reading
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Packin’ Light
I carry allot of gear. My mind plans in depth, a trait I developed in the Marines, to account for every possible circumstance then lay in reasonable contingencies for each. My thoughts swirl with, “If this happens, I’ll do that… 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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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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