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Activation Report: Meade State Park (POTA US-2344)
For the 4th of July weekend, I decided to drive to the far southwest corner of Kansas to hit up Meade State Park as part of my mission of activating all Kansas State Parks on satellites. For a long time, I had thought about how I could make it to this park without...
Activation Report: Meade State Park (POTA US-2344)
For the 4th of July weekend, I decided to drive to the far southwest corner of Kansas to hit up Meade State Park as part of my mission of activating all Kansas State Parks on satellites. For a long time, I had thought about how I could make it to this park without...
US Islands NY065L Frontenac Qualification and POTA US-6532 Activation
Each summer since we’ve met, my wife and I have spent at least a week together at her grandmother's house in upstate New York, where she lives on the shores of Cayuga Lake. It's always an awesome place to spend some time swimming, canoeing/kayaking, and just hanging...
2026 Field Day Report
For Field Day this year, I participated again with my club, the Waypoint Amateur Radio Club, WA0RC, for an operation in the company parking garage in Olathe, Kansas. We ran for nearly the full 24-hour period and had 12 participants over the weekend. Our final claimed...
2026 Kansas QSO Party Plans
This weekend (August 29th and 30th), I will again be a 1x1 special event call, K0T, for the Kansas QSO Party operating as an Expedition station. This means I will be at one location Saturday in Russell County (Wilson State Park US-2355 for POTA) and at the...
2026 Kansas City Metro FM Simplex Contest Results
In March, The Waypoint Amateur Radio Club, WA0RC, held its annual FM simplex contest, departing from the April tradition of previous years. While the rules were similar to last year’s, the key changes for 2026 were the additions of the 1.25m and 70cm bands to the...
Introducing My First Book – Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio!
I'm very excited to announce the release of my first book, Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio (Amazon Affiliate link), published by the ARRL! This book has been the culmination of about a year and half of work. My goal with this book is to lead the reader to...
2026 Orlando HamCation Gordon West Ham Ambassador of the Year Award
Back in December, I was notified that I had been awarded the 2026 Orlando HamCation Gordon West Ambassador of the Year Award for all my effort in promoting amateur radio in colleges and universities...
2026 ZL/KD8RTT (non-)DXpedition
I just got back from an amazing two weeks in New Zealand for my honeymoon, and while I was clear from the get-go this was not a DXpedition, I did bring some radio gear to make a few contacts while I was there. We traveled extensively over both the north and south...
My Plans for Ham Radio in 2026
2025 was a huge year for me with a ton going on including my wedding, several good trips , and lots of amateur radio activity. To kick off 2026, I thought I'd write down my plans for year as it relates to radio at this point: New Zealand Trip (not a DXpedition) From...
2025 Milluzzi Brothers VP2V DXpedition Debrief
After taking some time to reflect on our experience, I thought it'd be a good idea to do a full recap and debrief of the 2025 British Virgin Islands DXpedition that my brother Andy, KK4LWR, and I undertook back in August. If you followed along with our daily updates,...
DM33/DM43 Grid Line Operation
While on my "mini-moon" the weekend after my wedding, I was able to sneak away from the Arizona Biltmore resort while my wife was at a yoga class to get on a satellite pass from the DM33/DM43 grid line. Luckily, we had a rental car, and there was a good public trail...
2025 Kansas QSO Party Report and Kanopolis Lake SP (US-2342) Activation Report
For my fifth year participating in the Kansas QSO Party, I decided to reprise my efforts of last year by again activating several counties as an Expedition station. As outlined in my initial planning post, I was going to head to Kanopolis Lake State Park (US-2342) on...