by kb9vbr | Nov 10, 2023 | Product Focus
I take a look at the Coffee and Ham Radio’s Apollo End Fed Half Wave (EFHW) antenna. CaHRtenna EFHW is a 49:1 end fed antenna designed to operate on the 40 to 10 meter bands. The god Apollo is one of the most important in Greek Mythology and is also the name of...
by kb9vbr | Nov 8, 2023 | Parks on the Air
Big Bay State Park (POTA K-1439) and Big Bay Sand Spit and Bog (POTA K-4244) are two little activated entities located on Madeline Island on Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. It’s always a pleasure to put these parks on the air when we take our annual trip...
by kb9vbr | Nov 2, 2023 | Ham Radio Q and A
A viewer recently sent me a message about batteries and what type of battery that I use for my portable operation. That’s a big question as I’m currently using three different batteries depending on the situation. But they all share a common trait, so let’s dig into...
by kb9vbr | Oct 31, 2023 | Parks on the Air
Roche-a-Cri is French for ‘Screaming Rock.’ French explorers dubbed this outcrop in central Wisconsin that name, but ancient petroglyphs on the rock indicate that indigenous people have been visiting this site for ages prior. Roche-a-Cri State Park (POTA...
by kb9vbr | Oct 27, 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. October 18, 2023 – It’s been a...
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