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In this edition: * Welcome SO-125! AMSAT-EA’s HADES-ICM Joins the OSCAR Fleet * Your Voice, Your Board: Nominate Now for 2025 AMSAT Election * Another Batch of CubeSatSim Kits Available Soon in AMSAT Store * SpaceX Starship Ninth Flight Yields Data, Misses Reentry Goals * Japanese Private Lander Resilience Nears Lunar Touchdown * GridMasterMap Satellite … Read more
This field report picks up where we left off after my last post earlier this week at Lake Alma State Park (May 14, 2025). Eric and I planned to hit two parks en route to Dayton, Ohio. Lake Alma was a successful park number one. The next park we planned to activate—another new-to-me park—was Great … Read more
If you read QRPer regularly—or listen to the Ham Radio Workbench podcast—you probably know I’m a bit of a pack geek. Okay… that’s a gross understatement. I’m more of a quality-pack evangelist. For many operators, a pack or field bag is just a way to transport gear—an afterthought. But for me? It’s one of the … Read more
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, my good friend Eric (WD8RIF) and I started our drive from Athens to Dayton, Ohio. We left Eric’s QTH early that morning—not because it’s a long drive (it’s only about 2.5 hours)—but because we wanted to activate at least two new-to-me parks en route and still arrive early enough to … Read more
This year’s Hamvention was truly incredible. While I haven’t seen the official attendance figures, I can only assume it was highly attended based on my observations. Once again, my friend Mike (VE3MKX) captured a plethora of photos at Hamvention—both in the flea market and the indoor exhibit areas—and has generously shared them with us here. … Read more
Readers, there’s a bit of a backstory to this guest post by my friend Jamie (AA4K). During the W4SOTA campout in October 2023, Jamie showed me his favorite field radio: the (tr)uSDX. I’ve used the (tr)uSDX for a couple of activations, but I’ll be honest—I haven’t exactly shown it a lot of love. I’ve even … Read more
If you own the popular MTR-3B V4 transceiver, you’ll be pleased to hear that a new and greatly improved manual is now available on the LNR Precision website. If you’ve recently picked up an MTR-3B V4—or if you’ve had one for a while and want clearer documentation—I highly recommend grabbing this updated guide. Click here … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-145 May 25, 2025 In this edition: Dick Jansson, KD1K, Former AMSAT Vice President – Engineering, SK Nominations Open for 2025 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Updated Digital Edition of Getting Started With Amateur Satellites Now Available HADES-ICM FM Repeater to Be Active Weekends Beginning in Mid-June Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for May … Read more
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, I made a little time in my afternoon schedule to take my Venus SW-3B on a final POTA activation. I might have mentioned in previous posts (and certainly on the Ham Radio Workbench) that starting in April, I’ve been trying to downsize the shack a bit. This is a process … Read more
A Remote Control Antenna Link by Dave (KO4YLZ) Like so many other SOTA activators, I’m constantly tweaking my gear to optimize it for all the variables we encounter in the mountains. One of my main antennas is, of course, an EFHW. Paired with my KX2, I generally get sub-1.6:1 SWR on 40, 20, 15, and … Read more