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On Friday, May 23, 2025, I had a good 90 or so minutes to play radio, and the Blue Ridge Parkway (as always) is the easiest hit for me when running around in the Asheville, NC area. I was in the western part of Asheville, though, so I needed to find a site to set … Read more

Many thanks to Scott (VA3EKR) who shares the following guest post which was originally posted on his blog: June 22, 2025, Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area (CA-1447) by Scott (VA3EKR) It was a very hot day, and a lovely time to go into the woods, and I thought I would try out this POTA spot. It is a 2-fer, … Read more

by Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, I had another opportunity to squeeze in a POTA activation during a late morning drive back to the mountains after visiting my father, who was in the hospital at the time. Once again, I chose one of my favorite POTA sites that I don’t get to visit … Read more

At the upcoming HOPE_16 in NYC, Todd (KE2AEQ) is launching a brilliantly fun, tongue-in-cheek radio activity called Toilets on the Air (TOTA) — inspired by Georg (DH5GH) and the German hacker scene. Yes, Toilets on the Air. But before you flush the idea entirely (sorry!) read on… Much like POTA and SOTA, TOTA is about … Read more

by Micah (N4MJL) I strategically suggested to my family a camping trip to Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia (US-2169). It is located in northwestern Georgia, just south of Chattanooga, TN. I sold the idea to the family under the premise that it was centrally located for everyone. Cloudland Canyon State Park was about six-ish … Read more

by Thomas (K4SWL) The day before I left on my week-long FDIM/Hamvention trip, I received a package in the mail from Radioddity containing their soon-to-be-released HF-009 vertical antenna. In the spirit of full disclosure: Radioddity is not only a sponsor of QRPer, but we’re also an affiliate—meaning that if you purchase items via our affiliate … Read more

by Sam Duwe (WN5C) I really like homebrew radio. I’m also seeing a pattern: I build through the winter and the spring, get rusty at CW, and then spend the summer operating POTA until my ears bleed. So it’s good to be back! Here’s a quick report of a new radio I built and its … Read more

by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, I was on the final leg of my trip back home from Dayton. After spending some time with my father—who was in the hospital at the time (happy to report he’s now home and doing much better!)—I performed a pedestrian mobile activation of Tuttle Educational State Forest … Read more