by Tony | Mar 1, 2026 | Amateur Radio
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 through the ARRL’s Collegiate Amateur Radio Program. Needless...
by Tony | Feb 21, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
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...
by Tony | Jan 11, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves
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)...
by Tony | Jan 4, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves
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...
by Tony | Oct 27, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
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...
by Tony | Oct 23, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
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...