Welcome to KD8RTT.com
I’m Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, an Extra Class ham currently residing in the Kansas City area. I’ve been licensed since 2012 and since then have tried out many parts of amateur radio from SOTA to satellites. I enjoy trying out new areas in the hobby, building electronics projects, and volunteering with the ARRL’s Collegiate Amateur Radio Program.
Activation Report: Crawford SP (POTA K-2333) and EM27/37 Grid Line
Continuing my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks, I decided to take the Friday before Memorial Day (5/22/2020) off from work to travel down to Crawford State Park in southeast Kansas. This park is nicely situated around a lake and offers camping, boating, and...
VUCC Circle Checker Script
8/22/2025 UPDATE: I have had some discussions with ARRL about this rule for VUCC. In short, the intent of the rule is a 200km diameter circle enclosing all locations used toward VUCC rather than no two locations being farther than 200km apart. It is possible to meet...
Activation Report: Prairie Spirit Trail SP (POTA K-2350)
Although technically a Kansas State Park entity, the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is actually a 51 mile trail that connects Ottawa and Iola, Kansas and replaces the old railroad that used to link the cities. Along the way, this trail brushes up against several city...
Activation Report: Hillsdale State Park (POTA K-2340)
As the first step on my mission to activate all Kansas State Parks for Parks on the Air, I decided to visit the park nearest to my home in the suburbs of Kansas City - Hillsdale State Park. This park has numerous RV and tent campsites as well as a few day areas spread...
Activating All Kansas State Parks on Satellites
MARCH 6, 2025 UPDATE: While I haven't made any progress on this since 2020, I have decided to restart my efforts in 2025 to visit each Kansas State Park and activate it on satellites. My goal is to complete the original mission by the end of...
Raspberry Pi METAR Ticker Display
When I was still in graduate school a few years ago, my office was in the center of a building which meant no windows and no way to quickly see the weather outside. This motivated me to make a project that would display the current weather on my desk. Being a pilot, I...