by Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, my wife and I were still in Raleigh, North Carolina, enjoying one of our last days that week in the state capital. That morning, I woke up knowing exactly what I wanted to do first: head out and activate a park! Since I’ve activated William B. Umstead […]
by Dan (NM3A) April 22nd, 2026: The weather was perfect! Sunny, 65°F, a light breeze, low humidity, K index 1, and SSN 72. I decided to head up to Schaefer Head (W3/SV-003). I’ve been eyeing this for a while, but bad weather of one sort or another kept me from doing it. During the Trans-Atlantic […]
If you’ve followed QRPer, watched my videos, and especially listened to my Patreon Audio Dispatches for any length of time, you know how often my dear friend Vlado (N3CZ) comes up around here. Well, through Vlado, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know another remarkable operator: Vladimir Kovacheski (Z35M), based in North Macedonia. And […]
Many thanks to Brian, K2BRZ, who recently reached out via email with a few questions about doing one-bag travel with a field radio. This is a deep rabbit hole for me because it combines two things I absolutely love geeking out over: packing and radio. I’ve been traveling with radios on flights since around the […]
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, my wife and I were in Durham, North Carolina, visiting a few places for the day. Earlier that morning, I had already activated Bennett Place State Historic Site using my Xiegu G106 and my Just OK Mini antenna—a really fun activation. That afternoon, we had just enough […]
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