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4010 Sloper Cheat Sheet
A 4010 End Fed Half Wave, EFHW, antenna in a slope is hands-down my go to field antenna. It works, pretty much anyway you can get it up. I didn’t figure this out with a modeling software, I figured it… Continue reading
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NEW POTA Map!!
If you’re adventurous, if you POTA on the go, there’s a new park-planning map for you. https://potamap.us The brain child of N9FZ, Cainan Whelchel, it’s an online map tool that gives us another look at the yellow dots on the pota.app… Continue reading
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2026 Winter Field Day – The High Lonesome
In North Texas, winter always brings an ice storm. More often, a cold snap that lingers a day or two then fades into spring. But sometimes, we get a real chiller – roads ice over, businesses close, pipes freeze, and power fails. This… Continue reading
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Navigating The Parks
My YouTube buddy Ed W4EMB just released a video on Tools To Find And Get To Your Park. He did a great job, you should check it out. He’s inspired me to share what I’ve learned about this topic. I don’t want to drop… Continue reading
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2025 POTA Week!
My annual POTA week is near and I’m excited! Not completely planned out but that’s how I like it, I’m an improvisor – what I call hip shoots. Western Texas and eastern Arkansas! I’ll bring my FT-891 and a few… Continue reading
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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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POTA in Central Texas
With a week of precious vacation gradually dissolving in the wet and gloomy North Texas weather, I desperately grabbed a BnB in Laguna Park, TX with intentions of activating parks new to me. These are my old stomping grounds from… 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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