Before diving fully in the everyday reality of the new year, I decided to treat myself to the first field radio adventure of 2020. Since the beginning of the week, I followed the forecast that promised sunny and decently warm… Continue Reading
After quite a busy end of the semester, I finally got back on the air last week. The weather was unseasonably warm, and I was going down to Lincoln to visit my friends – thus, I decided to leave early… Continue Reading
Earlier this season, I have successfully taken my high-power 100 watt portable HF station on a number of adventures – both short outings not too far from home and longer road trips. Inspired by the spirit of field radio, I… Continue Reading
Not so long ago I was lucky to spend a great weekend with my friends camping in Michigan. We explored the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and surrounding areas in the Lower Peninsula. Of course, being a field radio enthusiast… Continue Reading
Since I became an owner of an Elecraft KX2 portable HF transceiver and started building an ultra-portable field station with it, I spent quite a lot of time researching different options for compact antennas. The first one that I came… Continue Reading
Last weekend I enjoyed a very successful test of my new fiberglass telescoping mast from SOTAbeams (and not so successful deployment of the antenna). The issue was promptly resolved the same day, and I decided to return back to the… Continue Reading