This year’s most significant highlight in my radio adventures was getting into field communications. I supported Parks on the Air (and occasionally Summits on the Air) as a hunter/chaser since my first time on the HF bands – however, early… 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
My today’s field radio adventure (I went to activate three parks in the Parks on the Air program) reminded me that not all the time everything goes as planned, and once you’re outdoors – you have little to no external… Continue Reading
Our trip through Nebraska to the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota is in the books, and this summary concludes a series of posts taking us back to those amazing eight days… Continue Reading
Since I got my IC-7100/Commander portable HF setup, I loved the idea of operating in the field from various locations where the travels take me. At some point, I started to think about my options in case when I will… Continue Reading
This past weekend several friends and myself decided to go on a little adventure to Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area near Loup City in central Nebraska. I heard about this relatively big artificial lake, but have never camped there before.… Continue Reading