Earlier this week, I mentioned that I purchased a Xiegu G106 in September. Its delivery was delayed because I had it shipped to my local post office, which, as you likely know, was flooded during Hurricane Helene. With all the post-Helene chaos, I haven’t been able to do as much POTA as I’d like, so … Read more

All of the large ham radio retailers are offering Black Friday specials in 2024. Click the following links to go directly to their Black Friday pages: US DX Engineering Gigaparts Ham Radio Outlet R & L Electronics MTC Radio Canada Radioworld UK Martin Lynch & Sons Waters and Stanton Most Black Friday sale prices are … Read more

Many thanks to John (N3AAZ), who shares the following notes from a recent antenna project: Hi Thomas For what it’s worth, here’s an easy, cheap, very lightweight, multi-band, no counterpoise antenna for portable ops. This build took place on a rainy day at a campground in an 18ft RV and was inspired by an article … Read more

Activating on the Road:  Pikes Peak State Park is Where??? by Brian (K3ES) During our road trip across the country and back (Six Weeks and 7300 Miles:  Activating on the Road), Becky and I planned our route to enable me to complete at least one Parks on the Air (POTA) activation in each state across … Read more

I just received an email announcement from Elecraft noting that their holiday sale has already started.  They’ve discounts across their entire product line with some special pricing for bundles (like their KX2 shack-in-a-box and KH1 Edgewood package). Click here to read through the full list of items on sale.

Dan (W7RF) just informed me that he’s having a Black Friday through Cyber Monday 15% discount on everything in his inventory at Hamgadgets.com. This includes two items I own and love: The UPK Ultra Pico Keyer Kit (or assembled) The CFT1 Transceiver Kit (or assembled) Of course, he has many more items in inventory including … Read more

On Friday, November 8, 2024, my wife and I ran errands while one of our daughters attended a Shakespeare rehearsal. Since these rehearsals typically last 2–3 hours, I try to make the most of the time by completing errands and squeezing in a POTA activation when possible. That day, my wife encouraged me to fit … Read more

A few of you have sent me a tip about an exceptional Black Friday Week price for the Xiegu G106: $199 shipped via Amazon.com (yes, that’s a QRPer affiliate link). The timing is ironic for me since just three days ago, I performed a POTA activation with the G106 at Lake James State Park. I’ll … 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 time for another return trip to the correctional institution that I spoke about in my last post. And that means only one important detail: more time to POTA en route. This trip … Read more