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Many thanks to Mike (VE3MKX) who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. Mike writes: My $5 flea market find POTA Camera case! by Mike (VE3MKX) Hi Everyone, … Read more

Many thanks to Adam (KD9ZAB) for sharing the following field report, originally posted on our discussion board, QRPer.net. First POTA Activation with the Elecraft KX2 — Fort de Chartres, Illinois by Adam (KD9ZAB) ON Tuesday, October 14, 2025, I finally checked a big one off the list — my first Parks on the Air (POTA) … Read more

On Monday, October 13, 2025, my family took a trip we hadn’t been able to take in over a full year. Finally, the Blue Ridge Parkway had been repaired enough (post-Hurricane Helene) that the entire route to Mount Mitchell State Park (US-2747) was open again. It’s actually been open for a few weeks, but we’ve … Read more

Many thanks to Dan (NM3A) who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. Dan writes:  Elecraft KX2 Go Kit by Dan (NM3A) We have two vehicles. The one my … Read more

Many thanks to Paul (WA1VEI) who writes: I wanted to share this very cool tool I found that has been developed by Tim (K5OHY). I am always interested in how my signal is getting out on any given activation. I subscribe to QSOMap.com, so I can plot my contacts. I find the RBN an extremely … Read more

By Chuck (K8MDB) What a great idea to explore field kits for fall! The October prompt had me digging through bins and drawers to locate all my small CW field radios and to weigh them for the first time. I was surprised by the results. My original 2012 two-band Mountain Topper from KD1JV came in … Read more

As I mentioned in a previous post, I declared October, 2025 to be my Bug-Out Month. I did this primarily to motivate myself to get comfortable using a bug—a semi-automatic key—not just in the shack, but in the field as well. I was inspired by several things that happened over the past few months: my … Read more

Many thanks to Zach (K4ZSR), who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post.  K4ZSR’s Penntek TR-45L Skinny Field Kit by Zach (K4ZSR) The Penntek TR-45L is my favorite … Read more

As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! ? by Vince (VE6LK) It’s the final day of my brief trip to Southern Ontario and my bags are packed and ready to head to the airport. With a few hours to go before departure, what’s … Read more