After a good quiet night at the Lake Mac, we woke up early to head north to South Dakota. We looked forward for a busy day, as we had 300 miles to drive, we planned a stop with a tour along the way, and we wanted to arrive at our destination before dark to set up the camp. Continue Reading
A relatively short stretch of the Platte river in central Nebraska near Kearney and Grand Island is known for a unique natural phenomenon that happens every spring: migration of the sandhill cranes. They arrive from their wintering locations, such as… Continue Reading
To you apartment dwellers – I feel your pain! When I had my first thoughts about getting on HF, my main concern was what antenna system will I use? After doing some research I realized that it will be a… Continue Reading
Shortly after the New Year, I started planning a trip that I wanted to go on for at least a couple years: I wanted to visit the Black Hills. However, instead of driving directly to the final destination, I chose… Continue Reading
This past Memorial Day weekend I went to visit my friends in Chicago, and one of them organized a short outing to the Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin. The plan was to drive up on Saturday and go directly… Continue Reading
I usually take my handheld radio (or simply HT in ham radio lingo) with me wherever my travels take me. It is lightweight and takes almost no space in my carry-on, but gives me an opportunity to occasionally jump on… Continue Reading