Many thanks to Scott (VA3EKR) who shares the following guest post which was originally posted on his blog: September 21, 2025, Beverly Swamp Conservation Area (CA-1312, VEFF-2551) by Scott (VA3EKR) I wanted to get the most of my Sunday, so I drove to Waterloo with my wife to visit my daughter. The next part of the plan was … Read more

by Zach (K4ZSR) My first on-air CW QSO occurred on 16 July 2025. By 16 August, I had hunted 41 POTA activators using CW, completed one SOTA and twelve POTA activations using CW, and logged a total of 278 CW QSOs. While I will not be cutting my mic cords any time soon, I am … Read more

Many thanks to Brian (K2BRZ), for sharing the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. Note that his kit was initially featured on his blog. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. (tr)uSDX Portable Field … Read more

At QRPer.com, we love shining a light on small, mom-and-pop ham radio makers who are building high-quality accessories for the field and the shack. Brian (KF8ASE) is one of them. He hand-builds RFI chokes using genuine Fair-Rite ferrites and Messi & Paoloni coax, with models designed both for QRP portable ops and higher-power rigs. His … Read more

Many thanks to Paul (VP9KF) who notes that QRP Labs has just announced the Morserino Pocket. Here are the details from the QRP Labs product page: Morserino M32 Pocket The QRP Labs Morserino-32 Pocket is designed by Willi OE1WKL (with immense help by Hari OE6HKE and other contributors) and produced by QRP Labs under license. … Read more

by Thomas (K4SWL) My wife and I hatched a plan for Labor Day weekend: pack the car, head to the Raleigh, NC area, and spend the long weekend with our daughters, who were just a few weeks into their first year at university. I’m sure they were glad to see their loving parents—but let’s be … Read more

Sometimes the best therapy Is building a kit. One of the great things about going to Four Days in May during Hamvention week is attending vendor and club nights at the Holiday Inn Fairborn. It’s incredibly rare that I go to this event and don’t walk away with one, two, or three kits. I’d say … Read more

by Mark (KB2PIZ) Last weekend, I had a business meeting in Seattle and decided to take a scenic drive afterward. I planned to travel up Route 20 from Seattle, pass through Whidbey Island, stop at Deception Pass, and then continue north to Canada on Route 99, with an overnight stay in Whistler. Well, Deception Pass … Read more

The ARRL has launched a simple web-based tool that lets you send a message to your representatives in support of a bipartisan bill that would eliminate HOA/private land use restrictions preventing Amateur Radio operators from installing antennas at their residences. I encourage you to take just 30 seconds today to fill out the form and … Read more