by Tony | Sep 4, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Events
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...
by Tony | Aug 27, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves
This weekend (August 29th and 30th), I will again be a 1×1 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...
by Tony | May 31, 2026 | Amateur Radio, Events
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...
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 | 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...
by Tony | Aug 23, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
For the 2025 Kansas QSO Party, I will be returning as an Expedition station running SSB from a few counties as K0T. I will be in Ellsworth County at Kanopolis Lake State Park (US-2342) on Saturday and at the Marion, Chase, and Morris county corner on Sunday. I will be...