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.
Day Two Update – 2025 VP2V Milluzzi Brothers DXpedition
Quick post this morning to say we will be on the air shortly! We got going a bit later than expected but have our DX Commander, 6m 3el yagi, and Super Antenna all set up and ready to go along with our two station. I will be primarily focusing on 6m SSB today (50.125...
Day One Update – 2025 VP2V Milluzzi Brothers DXpedition
We have arrived in Tortola, British Virgin Islands! After a very early morning flight to Miami to meet up with Andy and grab lunch, we boarded our flight to Tortola. There were some minor delays leaving Miami but we are here more or less on time. Our plan for the rest...
Activation Report: DM68/69/78/79 Grid Corner and Pike National Forest (POTA US-4404)
After volunteering all week at the 2025 Youth on the Air camp in Denver, I decided to rent a Jeep for a day and do a satellite activation on some new grids a couple hours away up in the mountains. I scouted the grids around Denver and found a good grid corner at...
2025 Milluzzi Brothers DXpedition to British Virgin Islands (VP2V/KD8RTT and VP2V/KK4LWR)
Dates: August 8, 2025 to August 11, 2025 Location: Tortola, British Virgin Islands ClubLog Rank: 138 IOTA: NA-023 Grid: FK78 Team: Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT (Team Captain), Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR Transceivers: 2+ Bands: 80m to 6m with particular focus on 30m, 17m, 12m, and...
2025 WA0RC 2m Simplex Contest
In 2024, the Waypoint Amateur Radio Club (employee club at Garmin HQ in Olathe, KS) hosted a 2m Simplex Contest for all those in the Kansas City Metro. Based on good feedback from participants, we decided to run it again with some minor tweaks to the rules. As Vice...
Activation Report: Little Jerusalem Badlands SP (POTA US-5717 + DM98)
After racing over from Lake Scott State Park and the somewhat frustrating activation I experienced there, my trip to Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park ended up being a nice change in scenery (literally). This park has actually been on my bucket list for some time...