POTA

Unbeknownst to me, I’ve been racking up awards as a POTA hunter. Now that I have an FT-857D and Wolf River Coil portable antenna, I supposed I better go activate a park sometime.

September 23, 2021
KC9VKV Audio Tuning

Got some audio advice for my Yaesu FTDX10 from Jim Fergusson KC9VKV on his Friday afternoon radio show. Very helpful guy and this is a great service he provides for radio amateurs.

April 3, 2021
Worked W7HU Alex on YouTube Live-stream

What a great way to hear the audio from my new FTDX10. Thanks and 73, Alex

April 1, 2021
Applied to Breezeshooters

I participated in and applied to join to Breezeshooters last night. Now that I have a radio where I can really pull out weak signals, 10m groundwave is actually a possibility for me. To join, you must make confirmed contact with 10 members following the net. And because I clearly get a lot of use […]

March 30, 2021
CQ WPX SSB Contest

I had a pretty good run on the CW WPX SSB contest. Only 40 contacts but I have a really good excuse, on Saturday we took a drive out to DX Engineering in Ohio and picked up a Yaesu FTDX10! I am loving this radio so far and will have a blog entry/review on it […]

March 29, 2021
2021 SSB DX Map
2021 ARRL Phone International DX Contest

2021 ARRL SSB DX Contest

March 7, 2021
Kenwood Hybrid Rigs

Kenwood Hybrid rigs are are awesome. That is all.

March 4, 2021
Adventures in Linux & Ham Radio

A quick dive into the Linux software I use in the ham shack for rig control, digital modes, and logging.

February 24, 2021
My First HF Station

About 11 years or so ago I got my General license and went hunting for an HF radio online. Not knowing really anything about what I wanted I stumbled upon Jack KG6PX selling his TS-820s and my quick web research (as well as asking my friend Jim N3VJ) led to believe this probably a good […]

February 23, 2021