I recently received this great question from reader Steven: First of all, love your videos since you’re the one who convinced me to get the KH1, which I thoroughly enjoy. I was wondering if you could recommend a portable, end-fed long wire and counterpoise for QRP that I can toss into my go-to bag. Ideally, … Read more
Our friend Bryan Reed (AD8HK) recently wrote: “I have begun to sell both the 9:1 and 4:1 antennas on eBay.” Since I started using Bryan’s antennas in the field, many readers have asked where they could get one. Up until now, they were just a homebrew project Bryan made for himself and a few friends—but … Read more
You might recall that on the morning of Wednesday, June 25, 2025, I fit in a brilliant little POTA activation with the CFT1 at Cap Tourmente. I performed that activation early in the morning knowing we had a full day planned in Québec City, and I hoped to squeeze in one more activation at a … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-215 August 3, 2025 In this edition: AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers & Presentations AMSAT-UK Tests FM Transponder for Jovian-1 Satellite AO-123 FM Transponder to Enter Continuous Service HamTV Installed On ISS NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 to be Decommissioned GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers August 2025 Rankings VUCC Satellite Standings for August 1, … Read more
by Dan (NM3A) Life gives you presents! Our latest arrivals were twin granddaughters, who arrived in Los Angeles, CA, in mid-August 2024. So, of course, we had to go see them. In addition, mom and pop needed some help with them. So both sets of grandparents tag-teamed to help out. Our turn was second, so … Read more