by kb9vbr | Feb 6, 2024 | Product Focus
We take the Gabil GRA-7350TC portable whip antenna and lightweight tripod up north with us to Madeline Island on the shore of Lake Superior (Big Bay State Park K-1439) to give it a test and see if this really is the ultimate in portable, packable, HF vertical...
by kb9vbr | Nov 25, 2023 | Parks on the Air
We take a weekend trip to Rocky Arbor State Park (POTA K-1476) in the Wisconsin Dells. Rocky Arbor State park is located a little over a mile away from the Wisconsin Dells a, popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty and waterparks. This park, created...
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 4, 2023 | Parks on the Air
What’s your favorite part of camping? The fire, the food, the ham radio? Chris and I share that and more as we explore the Kettle Moraine State Forest in Southeast Wisconsin. The Kettle Moraine State Forest POTA K-4352 and Long Lake Recreation Area K-4260 is a...
by kb9vbr | Apr 27, 2023 | Parks on the Air
A rainy weekend delivers mushrooms in all sorts of glorious shapes and colors. Join us as we explore a damp Brunet Island State Park, WI and put POTA K-1442 on the air. See the unedited contacts. Patrons can see all 259 contacts spread over the three hours of...
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