by Tony | Jul 14, 2024 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves
For June VHF this year, I decided to put EN20 on the air (after my previous failure) due to its relatively rare status for being a midwest grid as reported by FFMA chasers. My plan for this contest was to use my general setup from previous roves including my 25 foot...
by Tony | Apr 28, 2024 | Amateur Radio, Projects
UPDATE (5/12/2024): Turns out my little DIY project below is not so novel. Check out OZ1JHM’s website to see their solution which is basically the same solution as mine, but posted long ago! I recently came across VBand, CW Hotline, and the USB Paddle Interface...
by Tony | Apr 25, 2024 | Amateur Radio
The Waypoint Amateur Radio Club, WA0RC, made up of Garmin employees at headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, held a 2m Simplex Contest on April 13th. As Vice President of the club for 2024, I decided to take the lead on this event after seeing some examples online and...
by Tony | Mar 30, 2024 | Amateur Radio
Earlier this month, I spent a week in Flagstaff, AZ finishing my Hybrid Wilderness First Responder course and wanted to try a SOTA summit before I headed back to Kansas City. After searching around for summits nearby (of which there are many), I decided to try...
by Tony | Sep 4, 2023 | Amateur Radio
This year for the Kansas QSO Party, I participated as a Kansas rover station with plans to hit several counties throughout the weekend under the 1×1 N0S. This had me generally setting out to the east from Kansas City early Saturday morning for a couple county...