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A new POTA for me
Today I got a chance to head out, between the rain and storms to activate a new park for me. K-4526, George Washington and Jefferson...
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Aug 12, 20223 min read
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NOW FOR SALE: sBitx is a 40 watts, high performance SDR
Dear All, The Developer's Edition of the sBitx is finally for sale on www.hfsignals.com. Before you press the buy button, a few things to...
wb8yxf
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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QRP Frequencies
QRP Calling Frequencies Band CW Phone 160m 1810 kHz 1843 kHz 1843 kHz (EU) 80m 3560 kHz 3985 kHz 3690 kHz (EU)...
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Jul 10, 20221 min read
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The K7RA Solar Update
07/01/2022 ARRL Update Solar activity took a dramatic plunge over the recent reporting week (June 23 to 29) but geomagnetic activity...
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Jul 4, 20221 min read
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Starting today, you’ll be able to upload your own POTA logs!
The Parks On The Air website has the following message displayed on their home page: After 12:00 Zulu (9AM Eastern Time USA) Friday, July...
wb8yxf
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Opportunity to WIN a new (tr)uSDX
Hi All, Sunny Yang (our official Dealer) has generously offered some (tr)uSDX to give away for free. Thank you so much for doing this !...
wb8yxf
Jun 30, 20221 min read
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Is FT8 popularity growing at the cost of SSB Phone and CW? April 6, 2021 | Author Basu (VU2NSB)
Is FT8 growing at the cost of SSB Phone and CW? This is a million-dollar question. The debate on whether FT8 popularity is growing at...
wb8yxf
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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W4DXCC Convention
"W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention every year for the past 17 years has welcomed Hams from around the world. Our goal is simple,...
wb8yxf
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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New Forum for QRP'ers
Thomas, K4SWL, who runs QRPer.com has started a new forum for all of us who love to be QRP and in the field. Thomas states in his blog,...
wb8yxf
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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HAM meets Military event
On Friday the first of April 2022 (this is no joke) the Royal Dutch Army will organise ”HAM meets military”. Eight special stations ...
wb8yxf
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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Hams, News,QRPer Notes: QSO Today Expo This Weekend, IC-705 Current Drain Explored, And DX Commander
Channel Removed from YouTube March 9, 2022 Thomas Witherspoon https://qrper.com/2022/03/qrper-notes-qso-today-expo-this-weekend-ic-705-c...
wb8yxf
Mar 9, 20221 min read
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W4ELP new Lookup Program with ACLog and HRD!!
Just a note to let you know that the W4ELP Lookup program with interface for N3FJP and Ham Radio Deluxe has a new update available....
wb8yxf
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Seems like a long time!!
Well yes it has been awhile since I started this blog, and my intention is to tell a story of where I've been with my radios, such as in...
wb8yxf
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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My first POTA Activation
On 2 October 2021 I activated my first Parks on the Air (POTA), actually, 2 parks were activated. The Shenandoah National Park (SNP)...
wb8yxf
Jan 20, 20224 min read
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