by kb9vbr | Nov 21, 2023 | Ham Radio Q and A
This week, Dave KZ9V, shows me, an utter neophyte, how to make a CW contact. The great news is that you can too. – – Links and Products Mentioned – – -Build a Yaesu remote control box: https://youtu.be/lj7m-9KC9IwYaesu FH-2 remote control:...
by kb9vbr | Nov 17, 2023 | Parks on the Air
This weekend I meet up with Dave, KZ9V, at Lake Wissota State Park, WI (POTA K-1460) for a joint Parks on the Air activation. Dave’s got something up his sleeve this time, so who knows what’s gonna happen. Lake Wissota State Park is located in Western...
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 | Nov 14, 2023 | Parks on the Air
We’re in Southwestern Wisconsin, enjoying the sites of the Driftless Area and putting two parks on the air. Join me for Parks on the Air activations of Tower Hill State Park (POTA K-1478) and Governor Dodge State Park (POTA K-1451). Southwestern Wisconsin’s...
by kb9vbr | Nov 10, 2023 | Product Focus
I take a look at the Coffee and Ham Radio’s Apollo End Fed Half Wave (EFHW) antenna. CaHRtenna EFHW is a 49:1 end fed antenna designed to operate on the 40 to 10 meter bands. The god Apollo is one of the most important in Greek Mythology and is also the name of...
by kb9vbr | Nov 8, 2023 | Parks on the Air
Big Bay State Park (POTA K-1439) and Big Bay Sand Spit and Bog (POTA K-4244) are two little activated entities located on Madeline Island on Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. It’s always a pleasure to put these parks on the air when we take our annual trip...
by kb9vbr | Nov 2, 2023 | Ham Radio Q and A
A viewer recently sent me a message about batteries and what type of battery that I use for my portable operation. That’s a big question as I’m currently using three different batteries depending on the situation. But they all share a common trait, so let’s dig into...
by kb9vbr | Oct 31, 2023 | Parks on the Air
Roche-a-Cri is French for ‘Screaming Rock.’ French explorers dubbed this outcrop in central Wisconsin that name, but ancient petroglyphs on the rock indicate that indigenous people have been visiting this site for ages prior. Roche-a-Cri State Park (POTA...
by kb9vbr | Oct 27, 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. October 18, 2023 – It’s been a...
by kb9vbr | Oct 24, 2023 | broadcast
Traveling home from Hamvention, our journey took us to Cincinnati Ohio to the Voice of America National Museum located at the site of the Bethany relay station. Voice of America was created in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda. The Bethany station went on the air in 1944...
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