by Teri (KO4WFP) I woke on day four (Wednesday, July 17) of my North Carolina camping and POTA trip, determined for it to be a better day. The three unsuccessful activations were actually a good thing. It put me on notice that I had fallen into my past habit of scheduling to the max. Sometimes … Read more
by Anthony (M7TAW) Introduction After the success that was my first ever activations at Devil’s Punch Bowl, I’d earmarked another close by POTA spot for my second activation. This one had an unusually low number of activations, given the local activity in surrounding parks. I just figured maybe it’s a bit out the way and … Read more
Many thanks to Christian (IX1CKN) who shares the following field report: POTA Friends Meet to Activate IT-0737 by Christian (IX1CKN) With Andrea (IW0HK) in Turin for a few days, it would have been a shame not to use Sunday for a POTA activation, recreating the “Multicountry Rove” team that participated in the Friedrichshafen Fair. Our chosen destination, … Read more
by Teri (KO4WFP) As my friend Jon KC1FUU says “Some days are diamonds, some are stone.” The third day (Tuesday, July 16) of my North Carolina trip definitely fell into the “stone” category. The day began nice enough with a slow but steady pace. As our next overnight stay was at Lake James State Park, … Read more
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-226 August 13, 2024 In this edition: Registration Now Open for the 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Call for Papers The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur … Read more
My buddy Jonathan (KM4CFT) made a big announcement this morning. He’s been working tirelessly since the start of the year, designing and testing a brand-new field-portable CW transceiver he’s dubbed the CFT1. As of this morning, you can purchase the transceiver kit on HamGadgets.com. A little backstory Jonathan first mentioned his plans to design a … Read more
Somedays, I just need a little POTA and radio-active therapy to energize the day. And this was one of those days. On Thursday, July 18, 2024, I woke up still feeling quite tired because I had been out the entire day before helping my sister with a move–my wife and I didn’t get back home … Read more
In this edition: 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting October 24-27 QCWA Awards AMSAT Youth and Education Programs $2,500 VUCC Satellite Standing August 2024 AMSAT EA’s GENESIS-A Launched NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for August 9, 2024 ARISS News Upcoming Satellite … Read more
by Vince (VE6LK) All I wanna know is howcome our local star decides to throw in a monkey wrench when I go to activate? Huh? Huh? Monday August 5 was a statutory holiday for me and I decided to get out early at a popular picnic area in south Calgary and get some radio therapy. … Read more
by Teri (KO4WFP) Monday, July 15, after my “botched” SOTA activation of Black Balsam, the POTA Babe headed to Richland Balsam. Richland Balsam proved to be a nice hike and activation. The mountain is further up the parkway and the highest point on it. You access the trail to the summit via an overlook just … Read more