In late December, I received a much-anticipated package from LnR Precision: my new MTR-3B V4 “Currahee.” Life has been hectic, so I didn’t get the opportunity to take it to the field until Thursday, January 9, 2025, when I carved out some time in my schedule. It was a chilly morning, with temperatures hovering around … Read more

Many thanks to Corey (N5YCO), for sharing 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. CFT1 Field Kit by Corey McDonald (N5YCO) I thought I would supply the field kit … Read more

Good Morning, Readers, Over the past few weeks, I have received messages from several of you stating that you are no longer getting email notifications via WordPress when new articles are posted on QRPer.com. I have contacted support, and they believe they may have resolved the issue. If you subscribe to new posts via WordPress, … Read more

Many thanks to Karl (K5KHK), who shares the following guest post, which initially appeared on his ham radio blog: POTA Spotting via Low Earth Orbit by Karl (K5KHK) For way too long, I have had the “Working from 200 different units” awards dangling in front of my face: I was at 197 unique parks activated. … Read more

This year, we’ve experienced some cold weather and snow at our mountain home—conditions that always seem to arrive on weekends. While we haven’t had any significant snowfall, the 2–4-inch dustings we’ve received have been enough to coat our steep and winding mountain road. Since our road is still undergoing repairs from the damage caused by … Read more

Last week, we recorded an episode of the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Our main topic was Winter Field Day, but we also discussed our plans for 2025—not just workbench projects but our overall goals and what’s on the calendar. Lately, I’ve been so focused on the present and immediate future (sorting out post-storm property repairs, … Read more

This past week, I’ve been revisiting my shack, paring down, and reorganizing. By that, I mean separating the wheat from the chaff and reevaluating my grab-and-go radios and accessories. Before Hurricane Helene (a moment in time I seem to use to benchmark events now), I picked up a few IKEA shelf organizers and was quite … Read more

New Year’s Eve Sand Dune SOTA & POTA by Tim (W8TMI) My wife and I head to Northern Michigan over the New Year’s holiday almost every year. It’s a nice way to wrap up the year and the busy holiday season. Most of our friends and family obligations are met, and we can spend time … Read more

As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! ? by Vince (VE6LK) Ahhhh, the midwinter get-a-way. Everyone does it a bit differently, but for most of us, when you have only a few days and a couple of nights you don’t venture too far … Read more