by kb9vbr | Mar 9, 2022 | Parks on the Air
Our local club, the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association, participated in the 2021 Wisconsin Parks on the Air event as a multi-operator station; activating Rib Mountain State Park, K-1473. It was a beautiful day to play radio. Wisconsin Parks on the Air:...
by kb9vbr | Apr 21, 2021 | Parks on the Air
Mild January weather means only one thing: a Parks on the Air Activation. This time I take a day trip to my favorite local hangout, Rib Mountain State Park in Wisconsin (POTA K-1473) to test out a new antenna. Shark Antennas Hamsticks F5S (10-15-20-40-75M):...
by kb9vbr | Sep 15, 2025 | Activation Log
I’ve always been a fan of vertical HF antennas. They set up quickly and offer surprisingly good performance. They also are more forgiving when it comes deploying them in a tight location. Over the Labor Day weekend we were camping at Wildcat Mountain State Park...
by kb9vbr | Aug 29, 2025 | Activation Log
Signal reports are a little better than worthless. That’s how back in 1934 Arthur Braaten W2BSR described the method used by amateur radio operators for reporting and describing the quality of signal over the air. Terminology was inconsistent and the values had little...
by kb9vbr | Jul 2, 2024 | Product Focus
The Chameleon URT-1 is a remote outdoor antenna tuner for almost any type of antenna or model of transceiver. This wide range tuner matches resonant and non-resonant wires, verticals, and long wire antennas with its range of 5 to 1500 ohms of impedance. The URT-1 has...
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