by Tony | Jan 31, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
Yesterday was a busy day of sea kayaking, exploring the Grace Bay shops, and checking out the Island Fish Fry, so I had no time allocated for radio. I still managed about an hour on 20m FT8 🙂 I only worked around twenty stations using a tuned wire strung up outside...
by Tony | Jan 30, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
We spent yesterday at the beach and exploring the island. I was able to try RS-44 at 1808z, but was not able to make any contacts; while I was able to find myself on the downlink, my CQs were never full audible. There may be some interference at play. I also tried the...
by Tony | Jan 29, 2025 | Amateur Radio, Expeditions/Roves, Satellites
I’ve made it to Turks and Caicos! After a relatively smooth travel day, we settled into our condo last evening. I was able to string up a quick wire on the porch and work a few stations on 30m FT8. More HF operations will happen this week in that style, likely in the...
by Tony | Jan 18, 2025 | Amateur Radio
My brother Andy, KK4LWR, and I decided to do a quick activation of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park the day after Christmas as we were both in Cleveland visiting our parents for the holiday. My goal was to test out my FT-817, QBV 20/40m vertical antenna, and my...
by Tony | Oct 12, 2024 | Amateur Radio, Projects
Our work amateur radio club, WA0RC, is very lucky in that we have been given a dedicated room for a club shack and have roof access. However, it is in what used to be a mechanical room, and as such, it is in the middle of the building with no windows. This means there...
by Tony | Aug 26, 2024 | Amateur Radio, Events, Expeditions/Roves
For this year’s Kansas QSO Party, I participated again as a 1×1 station, K0B, traveling around central Kansas. Unlike previous years, I decided to make only two stops and enter under the new “Expedition” category. This meant visiting one...