by kb9vbr | Dec 23, 2023 | Parks on the Air
This was a busy weekend. Two hamfests and two POTA parks in two days. First hitting Ham Radio Outlet’s Superfest on Saturday and then beeline to Belvidere Illinois, near Rockford, for the Chicago FM Club’s Radio Expo. To make driving easy, we took off Friday afternoon...
by kb9vbr | Nov 15, 2023 | Activation Log
The Activation Log is a new series that reports on my Parks on the Air (POTA) activations. These are write-ups that share additional content, thoughts, and images of portable operations that may or may not make it into a video. (November 5, 2023) The Fox Cities...
by kb9vbr | Sep 6, 2023 | Amateur Radio
What’s it like to visit the nation’s largest amateur radio festival? There’s a lot of walking. Chris and I wander around the 2023 Dayton Hamvention and find some of the more interesting things at the event. Don’t forget to stick around to the...
by Michael Martens | Jan 8, 2018 | Ham Radio Q and A
Saturday January 6th, 2018, we’re at the West Allis Radio Amateur Club’s 46th Annual Midwinter Swapfest at the Waukesha County Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee, WI. This hamfest happens on the 1st Saturday in January after New Years. This is one of the...
by Michael Martens | Aug 6, 2017 | Ham Radio Q and A
Like many hams, my first radio was a used purchase. Way back in 1999 I bought a dual band Alinco DJ-G5T handheld radio off of eBay. I didn’t know what I was doing (radio wise) so fortunately the transaction was a good one and that radio served me well for a few...
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