by kb9vbr | Feb 19, 2024 | Getting started
These are the two things you need to do to a new piece of coax cable before you start using it. Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This does not affect the price you pay. Like what you see? You can leave me a...
by kb9vbr | Feb 12, 2024 | Product Focus
I head to Council Grounds State Park (POTA K-1447) to test the new Chameleon LEFS 4010 end fed half wave antenna system. The LEFS or Light Weight Antenna System is a versatile EFHW HF antenna with tuner-free operation on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters and can be used with...
by kb9vbr | Feb 6, 2024 | Product Focus
We take the Gabil GRA-7350TC portable whip antenna and lightweight tripod up north with us to Madeline Island on the shore of Lake Superior (Big Bay State Park K-1439) to give it a test and see if this really is the ultimate in portable, packable, HF vertical...
by kb9vbr | Feb 1, 2024 | Parks on the Air
Parks on the Air and camping is a great combination and if you love both of those activities, I invite you to attend the 2nd annual Wisconsin POTA campout on October 4-6, 2024 at the Brunet Island State Park (POTA K-1442) in Cornell, WI. What to Expect Your hosts,...
by kb9vbr | Jan 31, 2024 | Parks on the Air
A quest for the best hamburgers turns into a DX rich afternoon at a seldom activated park: New Wood State Wildlife Area (POTA K-4318) near Merrill, Wisconsin Thank you to Patreon member Mike Radzicki for supplying the book:Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age...
by kb9vbr | Jan 24, 2024 | Product Focus
The folks are Coffee and Ham Radio did it again! This time with their Ares End Fed random wire (non-resonant) antenna. What’s a random wire antenna and why would you want one? Let’s talk about that as we put this antenna together. Coffee and Ham Radio (CaHR) Ares...
by kb9vbr | Jan 21, 2024 | Activation Log
January 20, 2024 – This was a busy Saturday. I started the day out proctoring an FCC amateur license exam session. As the testing liaison for our club, an exam won’t happen unless I’m there, because I have all the materials. But I’m not complaining as our group...
by kb9vbr | Jan 15, 2024 | Activation Log
January 13, 2024: To most people, Hatley Wisconsin is blip on Highway 29 in eastern Marathon County. Driving past at 65 mph, you probably notice the gas station, the Dollar General, and maybe the large Catholic church. This little village of about 500 people is more...
by kb9vbr | Jan 13, 2024 | Ham Radio Q and A
I’ve been using this window screen as a ground network for six months now. Is there something better out there? My viewers say there is, so meet the new magic carpet: Faraday cloth. Faraday Fabric, 108×44 inches (3 yards): https://amzn.to/3RTjDv7 Window Screen...
by kb9vbr | Jan 10, 2024 | Activation Log
December 24, 2023 – It has become a tradition over the last few years to do a POTA activation on Christmas Eve. Christine is Danish, so we have a big celebration on Little Yule, December 23, and again on Christmas day, but Christmas eve is sandwiched in the...
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