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PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
COPYRIGHT 2025 - EDUARDO A. CASTILLO
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PACKING MY EDC HAVERSACK: A QUICK KH1/AX3 POTA ACTIVATION AT WILLIAM
B. UMSTEAD STATE PARK
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, I LEFT THE CONDO
AROUND MIDDAY WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND DROPPED THEM OFF AT NC STATE
UNIVERSITY, WHERE THEY PLANNED TO SPEND THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING
TOGETHER AND GRAB LUNCH. BEING WHO I AM, I IMMEDIATELY SAW AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FIT IN A LITTLE RADIO … CONTINUE READING PACKING
MY EDC HAVERSACK: A QUICK KH1/AX3 POTA ACTIVATION AT WILLIAM B.
UMSTEAD STATE PARK →
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THE HIDDEN WOODSMEN STASH PACK SALE: AN AMAZING DEAL ON A HANDMADE
WAIST PACK
IF YOUVE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT THE HIDDEN WOODSMEN GEAR, NOW MIGHT BE THE
PERFECT TIME TO TRY ONE OF THEIR PACKS. THEIR HIDDEN WOODSMEN STASH
PACK IS CURRENTLY ON SALE FOR $20 US (ROUGHLY $35 WITH SHIPPING),
WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE PRICE–A STEAL–FOR A HANDMADE,
USA-MADE ITEM OF THIS QUALITY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEYRE …
CONTINUE READING THE HIDDEN WOODSMEN STASH PACK SALE: AN AMAZING DEAL
ON A HANDMADE WAIST PACK →
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ELECRAFT K1 LCD BACKLIGHT KITS AVAILABLE FROM DAVE W8FGU!
BY BOB (WO6W) HI FOLKS, I’VE JUST RETROFIT A BACKLIGHT FOR MY
ELECRAFT K1 SERIAL 355 LCD DISPLAY. WHILE THE LCD BACKLIGHT RETROFIT
KIT IS LONG OUT OF STOCK FROM ELECRAFT, DAVE (W8FGU) WAS ABLE TO
PROVIDE A KIT USING A K2 BACKLIGHT CUT DOWN TO K1 SIZE. DAVE WAS ALSO
ABLE TO SOURCE THE … CONTINUE READING ELECRAFT K1 LCD BACKLIGHT
KITS AVAILABLE FROM DAVE W8FGU! →
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W8TMI: POTA AND SOTA ADVENTURES IN MICHIGANS UPPER PENINSULA
BY TIM JOHNSON (W8TMI) IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH TO CONVINCE ME TO CROSS THE
MACKINAC BRIDGE FROM MICHIGAN’S LOWER PENINSULA TO THE UPPER
PENINSULA. IN THIS CASE, MY WIFE HAD A WORK CONFERENCE IN BEAUTIFUL
MARQUETTE, WHICH IS NESTLED ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
THE AREA IS KNOWN FOR IRON MINING AND STILL … CONTINUE READING
W8TMI: POTA AND SOTA ADVENTURES IN MICHIGANS UPPER PENINSULA →
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COFFEE-FUELED 40-METER PILEUP INSANITY: POTA WITH THE PENNTEK TR-25
AND A 40M EFHW
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026, MY WIFE AND I WERE IN
RALEIGH, NC, AND THAT MORNING I HAD ONE MISSION ON MY MIND: TO TEST MY
NEW-TO-ME PENNTEK TR-25 TRANSCEIVER! I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS TR-25
AT AN ESTATE SALE. I FELT CONFIDENT BUYING IT BECAUSE I KNEW THE
FORMER OWNER HAD TAKEN … CONTINUE READING COFFEE-FUELED 40-METER
PILEUP INSANITY: POTA WITH THE PENNTEK TR-25 AND A 40M EFHW →
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ITS TIME FOR A FIELD KIT INSPECTION!
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) FOR MANY OF US HERE IN NORTH AMERICA, ITS BEEN A
PRETTY BRUTAL WINTER–BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES, SNOW, ICE, AND
ALL THE THINGS THAT TEND TO KEEP US FROM HITTING THE FIELD AS OFTEN AS
WED LIKE. I KNOW QUITE A FEW OPERATORS WHO SIMPLY PUT THEIR RADIOS
BACK IN THEIR FIELD KITS … CONTINUE READING IT’S TIME FOR
A FIELD KIT INSPECTION! →
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W8TMI: SOTA & POTA IN THE BAY AREA WITH THE TRAVEL-FRIENDLY ELECRAFT
KH1
BY TIM (W8TMI) I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO GET TO THIS WRITE UP FOR SOME
TIME. AROUND CHRISTMAS 2024, MY WIFE DECLARED WE WOULD VISIT OUR
FRIENDS IN HAYWARD, CA, SOMETIME IN SPRING 2025. OUR FRIENDS INDICATED
THAT WE SHOULD COME IN APRIL TO HOPEFULLY AVOID THE RAINY SEASON. THIS
GOT MY GEARS TURNING. I … CONTINUE READING W8TMI: SOTA &
POTA IN THE BAY AREA WITH THE TRAVEL-FRIENDLY ELECRAFT KH1 →
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A NEW YEARS DAY COMEDY OF ERRORS POTA ACTIVATION ON THE BLUE RIDGE
PARKWAY
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) LETS DO A LITTLE TIME TRAVEL BACK TO NEW YEARS DAY.
IM A BIT BEHIND IN POSTING THIS FIELD REPORT BECAUSE OF AN AUDIO
ISSUE, BUT IN A WAY THAT FEELS FITTING. THIS ACTIVATION TURNED INTO
WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS A FULL-BLOWN COMEDY OF ERRORS–AND IM
ACTUALLY GLAD IT DID. … CONTINUE READING A NEW YEARS DAY COMEDY
OF ERRORS POTA ACTIVATION ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY →
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N7CQR: WINTER POTA ROVING THE WASHINGTON COAST AND PUGET SOUND
MANY THANKS TO DAN (N7CQR) WHO SHARES THE FOLLOWING FIELD REPORT:
WASHINGTON POTA ROVE BY DAN (N7CQR) AFTER THANKSGIVING THIS LAST YEAR
(2025), I FOUND MYSELF WITH A CHUNK OF FREE TIME FOR A LITTLE OVER A
WEEK. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING, AND I DIDNT HAVE ANY GIGS IN THE
IMMEDIATE FUTUREIM A SEMI-RETIRED PROFESSIONAL … CONTINUE
READING N7CQR: WINTER POTA ROVING THE WASHINGTON COAST AND PUGET SOUND
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BG2FX IS DESIGNING A COMPACT 50 WATT HF FIELD RADIO
OUR FRIEND JOHN (AE5X) RECENTLY NOTED ON HIS EXCELLENT BLOG THAT YU
(BG2FX) IS DEVELOPING A NEW HF RADIO BASED IN PART ON THE FX4CR. THE
NEW RADIO WILL HAVE A SLIMMER PROFILE AND DELIVER UP TO 50 WATTS OF
SSB POWER OUTPUT. THIS RADIO IS STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE, BUT IF IT
SOUNDS … CONTINUE READING BG2FX IS DESIGNING A COMPACT 50 WATT
HF FIELD RADIO →
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