My top 5 FAVORITE Antennas

My top 5 FAVORITE Antennas

It came as no surprise to me that any list of my five favorite antennas would be heavy weighted towards verticals. As much as I love the satisfaction of throwing a line and getting it high up in a tree, I also don’t like to mess around and the quicker I can set...
The Three Antenna Showdown

The Three Antenna Showdown

This week’s video takes us on a rove of three different parks in Southwestern Wisconsin, using three different antennas. It’s also a race against time as I try to activate these parks in advance of an impending rainstorm. You can watch this week’s...
Lake Superior Calling …

Lake Superior Calling …

As a family we’ve vacationed up on Madeline island in Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands just about every summer for the last 25 years. The island in far northern Wisconsin has been a draw for us for as long I can remember and the place has made many fond...
13 Colonies Special Event

13 Colonies Special Event

One ham radio activity that I enjoy is chasing special events. Special events are when a station goes on the air to celebrate a historical or public event. You may find them on the air for a festival, commemorating some thing or some one, or even marking a moment in...
On the road to Hamvention 2025

On the road to Hamvention 2025

We put on a lot of miles getting to Hamvention and back. Over 1,500 to be exact. While that’s certainly not the longest distance anyone has traveled to the world’s largest ham radio gathering, it does offer plenty of road tripping opportunities. This...