by Tony | Jun 21, 2020 | Amateur Radio
I’ve wanted to give a VHF contest a go for awhile, it never seemed like I could have a workable station for real weak signal VHF being an apartment dweller. With all my travel plans canceled this summer due to COVID-19 and plenty of time to experiment, I figured...
by Tony | May 26, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
Continuing my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks, I decided to take the Friday before Memorial Day (5/22/2020) off from work to travel down to Crawford State Park in southeast Kansas. This park is nicely situated around a lake and offers camping, boating, and...
by Tony | May 17, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Projects, Satellites
8/22/2025 UPDATE: I have had some discussions with ARRL about this rule for VUCC. In short, the intent of the rule is a 200km diameter circle enclosing all locations used toward VUCC rather than no two locations being farther than 200km apart. It is possible to meet...
by Tony | May 11, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
Although technically a Kansas State Park entity, the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is actually a 51 mile trail that connects Ottawa and Iola, Kansas and replaces the old railroad that used to link the cities. Along the way, this trail brushes up against several city...
by Tony | May 1, 2020 | Amateur Radio, Satellites
As the first step on my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks for Parks on the Air, I decided to visit the park nearest to my home in the suburbs of Kansas City – Hillsdale State Park. This park has numerous RV and tent campsites as well as a few day areas...