by kb9vbr | Oct 12, 2021 | Parks on the Air
We hit the road and traveled a circle route of the eastern half of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In this video we travel from Menominee to St. Ignace and see the following sites: JW Wells State Park: POTA activation K-1554Powers Book State Park: Kitch-iti-Kippi...
by kb9vbr | Jul 7, 2021 | Reviews
Shark Antennas Hamsticks are mono band HF antennas that consist of a fiberglass mast with integrated coil and 48 inch stainless steel whip. In this video I review the 10, 15, 20, 40, and 75 meter Shark Hamsticks and give a solution on how to fix the poor SWR of the 40...
by kb9vbr | Jun 1, 2021 | Ham Radio Q and A
I typically paper log my Parks on the Air contacts during an activation. After I get home I will transcribe and edit the log with Fast Log Entry. Here’s my workflow for processing the POTA logs for submission. Fast Log Entry:https://www.df3cb.com/fle/ Become a...
by kb9vbr | Jan 12, 2021 | Parks on the Air
Another beautiful weekend of camping. This time with amazing fall color and a campsite right on the water. Plus we had a visit by a chipmunk eating heron. All this and more from K-1442 Brunet Island State Park in Wisconsin. Link Dipole Antenna:...
by kb9vbr | Oct 13, 2020 | Antennas
It was a good weekend to head north and build an antenna. For this Parks on the Air (POTA) Activation I’m at K-7260 which is the Northern Highlands American Legion State Forest. I’m building an 40/20 meter linked dipole using the dipole center insulator...
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