RSS Feeds by Zach Hartzell (NI4K) A year ago, my father (W3HN) and I completed his first Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation in the North Georgia mountains. He submitted an article as a guest author for QRPer.com and was grateful for acceptance to post. I’ve written personal summaries and field reports on different activations, and am … Read more
Masthead: img_5054.jpeg by Vince (VE6LK) As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! Dear Readers, Lately I have become absolutely hooked on taking my radio gear outdoors, via bicycle, into backcountry. It combines several of my passions -Ham Radio, off-roading and cycling- into one … Read more
by Vince (VE6LK) As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! Dear Readers, The last time you heard from me I had taken my city commuter e-Bike onto a trail in the Alberta backcountry and activated an ATNO. I thrive on finding ATNOs and … Read more
Many thanks to Scott (KA9P), who writes: Thomas, while I’m generally loath to advertise for anyone, I think the recent price change for Gigaparts’ Explorer pouches might interest the portable radio crowd. Many probably know that Gigaparts offers a recently revised Explorer backpack. This dedicated radio backpack uses a loop field to accept hook-backed accessory … Read more
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, we drove into the Charlevoix region of Québec to visit one of our favorite parks in North America: Parc national des Grands-Jardins. In all of our years traveling to Québec, we’ve always made time for at least one excursion to this park—it’s just that beautiful. Parc national des Grands-Jardins (CA-0499) … Read more
Many thanks to Richard (MM0RGM) and Markku (VA3MK) for noting that Icom has released a firmware update for the venerable Icom IC-705. Changes from Version 1.32 Improved the importing repeater list. Supported importing repeater list while retaining the existing order. Added the ability to select other near repeaters using the dial after entering an access … Read more
Icom has unveiled the long-anticipated IC-7300MK2, the next generation of its popular IC-7300 HF transceiver. The new model was officially introduced at the JARL Ham Fair 2025 (August 23–24, 2025), with initial shipments expected before the end of this year. Key Upgrades (via the pre-relase PDF) Enhanced RMDR and Phase Noise Performance RMDR improved to … Read more
As I write this, I’m sitting at Philadelphia International Airport waiting for the last, short leg of my flight to Worcester, Massachusetts. This weekend I’ll be at the Northeast HamX (Ham Exposition) in Marlborough, Massachusetts. It’s my first time attending this event, and I’ve been eager to experience it. I’ll also be presenting at the … Read more
On Monday, June 30, 2025, the skies finally cleared after a couple of days of steady rain in the Côte de Beaupré region of Québec, where we were staying. Of course, I wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather by heading into the field and activating my favorite local POTA site: Cap Tourmente. That … Read more
by Dave (KN2M) Knowing that proximity to salt water offers great advantages to communications via the Brewster Angle, I looked for a simple way to operate my KX3 on the beach during a recent vacation trip to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. My antenna choice was the W9SAB EFHW antenna 3 wire section 10-80m choice found on … Read more