by Thomas (K4SWL) In March, our friend Emily set out on an incredible six-month adventure: thru-hiking the entire Appalachian Trail from start to finish—a journey of roughly 2,200 miles stretching from Georgia to Maine.The Appalachian Trail (often simply called the “AT”) is one of the world’s most famous long-distance hiking trails. The AT passes through […]
by Mark (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) The weather is getting more summer-like here in Takamatsu. That means hot and humid and rain on the days it is not hot and humid. The rainy season is in June, and it is not much fun, with sweat, rain, and mosquitoes! But my wife was meeting a friend for lunch, and […]
As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) It’s my last POTA activation before flying back to Alberta, in fact, it’s the morning of. As usual, I’m up before everyone else, so I snuck out to squeeze in one more activation. […]
Elecraft has just introduced two new products that will likely attract the attention of many POTA activators and portable operators: the AX4 portable vertical antenna and its companion BL3 balun. At first glance, the AX4 looks like a bigger, higher-power evolution of the AX1/AX3 concept—but without giving up the portability that made those antennas so […]
As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) Over the years, I’ve learned to carry less when doing portable operations. It was only three and one-half years ago that Malen VE6VID said to me, “You are carrying too much gear,” when […]
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