by kb9vbr | Mar 6, 2026 | Activation Log
The cool thing about the Parks on the Air program is that it’s deliberately designed for a great amount of flexibility. One of those features is that you can take advantage of activating two or more park entities at once when their borders overlap. I love the...
by kb9vbr | Mar 2, 2026 | Activation Log
I’m all about saving money. What ham radio operator isn’t. I also enjoy the thrill of building something and implementing it into my amateur radio workflow. When I made the switch a couple of months ago to the Koss SB40 headset for my Yaesu FT-891, I was...
by kb9vbr | Jan 28, 2026 | Activation Log
Between Christmas and New Years typically affords us a bit of down time and this video is our third annual holiday POTA rove. Putting a string of new parks together is getting a bit more difficult as we’ve pretty much done everything within an hours drive of...
by kb9vbr | Jan 21, 2026 | Activation Log
My first real exposure to the Rybakov antenna was back about two years ago. I was playing with the Chameleon URT-1 remote tuner and needed a portable vertical to demonstrate the tuner’s usefulness. I ended up combining the Chameleon 17 foot whip with the...
by kb9vbr | Nov 26, 2025 | Activation Log
I frequently receive comments from viewers that are on the cusp of going out and doing their first Parks on the Air activation, but for whatever reason are hesitant. It may be they are working towards acquiring equipment, or aren’t quite ready to get on the air...
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