2024 WA0RC 2m Simplex Contest

2024 WA0RC 2m Simplex Contest

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...
Failed SOTA Activation – W7A/CS-066

Failed SOTA Activation – W7A/CS-066

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...
2023 Kansas QSO Party Report

2023 Kansas QSO Party Report

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...
2023 Kansas QSO Party Plans

2023 Kansas QSO Party Plans

On August 26th and 27th, I will once again be participating in the Kansas QSO Party as a rover hitting up several counties around Kansas! This year, I will be using the call sign N0S and operating from the following counties on 20m and 40m: Saturday: Riley...