by kb9vbr | May 23, 2025 | Activation Log
Hamvention is undoubtly the world’s largest amateur radio event, and for many it is more of a ham radio home coming than a vendor show and flea market. I wanted to know more about what others thought about Hamvention, so as Chris and I wandered around the...
by kb9vbr | May 2, 2025 | Activation Log
In the little over five years that I have been active with the Parks on the Air program, I’ve just accomplished my 500th POTA activation (502 to be exact). There are many that have more activations under their belt. Program wide, I am in about 280th place of the...
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...
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