RSS Feeds We woke up to beautiful weather on the morning of Wednesday, June 25, 2025—POTA was in the air! Cap Tourmente, my local POTA park, opened its gates at 8:30, and I planned to arrive shortly thereafter to fit in a casual activation before my wife, daughters, and I made our way to Québec City later … Read more
by James (KI5OEB) I am sharing my continued journey with a new radio, the IC-705. Today was an early work day—05:30 show time—but that was all behind me. At 00:00 UTC on 21 June 2025, I had finished supper and was sitting on the couch, not tired. My wife said, “You’re fidgeting.” I told her, … Read more
By Steven Krumm (KV4AN) “Glamping,” noun, describes a style of camping with amenities and resort-style services not usually associated with traditional camping. We recently went on a family “glamping” trip to Pickwick Landing State Park (US-2967) in middle Tennessee. Pickwick Landing State Park is located at Pickwick Dam along the Tennessee River in Hardin County, … Read more
Many thanks to Steve (KV4AN) who writes: LNR Precision has released an important firmware update to the MTR3B-V4 Mountain Topper. The attached article describes it. [Click here to download PDF.] I thought the readers of QRPer.com would like to know about it, as they are out doing SOTA and POTA activations and not hanging out … Read more
In this edition: * AMSAT Submits Formal Objection to AST SpaceMobile Plan, FCC Records 2,283 Comments * Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Decode SSMIS After DoD Ends Public Hurricane Data Stream * SpaceX Launches NASA’s TRACERS Mission to Study Solar Wind and Magnetic Reconnection * NASA, ISRO Set to Launch NISAR Satellite to Map Earth and Monitor … Read more
I’ve mentioned my good buddy Mike (KE8PTX) in previous posts—he’s designed some very cool 3D-printed accessories for portable operators. Just a day before our family left on our multi-week trip to Québec, Mike sent me two brand-new mounts he designed for the Elecraft AX3 antenna: a strap mount (which I used in this activation) and … Read more
I recently received a message from Ralf (DB4REB / CN2REB) who’s been learning CW and activating parks with CW since mid-2024. He created a simple and clever tool to improve one of the trickier parts of CW activation: recognizing callsigns on the first pass. Here’s what Ralf shared: “Since 2025 I try practicing on a … Read more
by Micah (N4MJL) This spring I took delivery of my new teardrop-style trailer. Some of my earliest memories as a child are from the camping trips my parents took me and my siblings on. My wife and I love the outdoors, and we want to pass on that love of the outdoors to our daughter. … Read more
On Sunday, June 22, we spent the day in Québec City enjoying a local farmer’s market, visiting a café, catching up with friends, and taking a long walk in the woods. Somehow, we managed to return to our condo in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Québec, by 3:30 in the afternoon. My wife and daughters decided to spend some … Read more
by Brian (K3ES) Sometimes life gets in the way of putting Parks on the Air (POTA). But sometimes, you just need to find a way to fit it in. In northwest Pennsylvania, spring and early summer have been damp, with April showers seeming to extend through May, June, and into July. The middle week of … Read more