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LU9DCE > NEWS     08.02.26 22:24l 135 Lines 5875 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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                      PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
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KB2PIZ: PAIRING THE SGC 2020 AND CHA LEFS 4010 AT FORT BOGGY STATE
PARK

BY MARK (KB2PIZ) AFTER THE SNOWSTORM ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY, MY WORK
TOOK ME UP THE ROAD TO COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS AND THEN TO DALLAS,
TEXAS FOR ONE DAY. LOOKING AT THE MAP, I SAW THAT IF I HEADED WEST
FROM COLLEGE STATION, I WOULD PICK UP ROUTE 45 AND HEAD NORTH TO
DALLAS. … CONTINUE READING KB2PIZ: PAIRING THE SGC 2020 AND CHA
LEFS 4010 AT FORT BOGGY STATE PARK →

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TWO MARKS POTA AT W. GOODRICH JONES STATE PARK!

BY MARK (KB2PIZ) EVERY YEAR, WHEN I GO TO HOUSTON FOR A CONFERENCE, I
MANAGE TO SQUEEZE IN AN AMAZING EYEBALL QSO WITH MARK TYLER (K5GQ).
MARK IS MY CWOPS INSTRUCTOR AND MENTOR, INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING MY CW
SKILLS UP TO SPEED. WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO MEET ON SUNDAY, BUT A
MAJOR BLIZZARD WAS … CONTINUE READING TWO MARKS POTA AT W.
GOODRICH JONES STATE PARK! →

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HEAVY 40 METER MORNING PILEUPS FROM A QUIET NORTH CAROLINA STATE
FOREST

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, I DECIDED TO
SQUEEZE IN ANOTHER PARKS ON THE AIR ACTIVATION WHILE SPENDING A FEW
DAYS IN THE RALEIGH AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS TIME, I SET MY SIGHTS
ON CLEMMONS EDUCATIONAL STATE FOREST (US-4853), WHICH IS ABOUT A
25-MINUTE DRIVE FROM WHERE WE USUALLY STAY WHEN … CONTINUE
READING HEAVY 40 METER MORNING PILEUPS FROM A QUIET NORTH CAROLINA
STATE FOREST →

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ALANS ELECRAFT KX2 FIELD KIT IN A HIDDEN WOODSMEN HAVERSACK

MY FRIEND ALAN (W2AEW) HAS JUST POSTED A VIDEO OF HIS NEW ELECRAFT KX2
FIELD KIT BUILT INTO A HIDDEN WOODSMEN HAVERSACK M55: CLICK HERE TO
VIEW ON YOUTUBE. I LOVE YOUR FIELD KIT, ALAN! I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE
THE NUMBER OF ANTENNA OPTIONS YOUVE MANAGED TO PACK INTO WHAT IS STILL
A VERY COMPACT SETUP. ITS … CONTINUE READING ALANS ELECRAFT KX2
FIELD KIT IN A HIDDEN WOODSMEN HAVERSACK →

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W7MDN: TRAIL-RUNNING SOTA WITH THE LNR MOUNTAIN TOPPER MTR-3B

BY MATT (W7MDN) THE PERFECT COMBINATION WHEN MY WORK SCHEDULE ALLOWS,
I TRY TO MARRY UP TRAIL RUNNING WITH A SOTA ACTIVATION, WHICH ADDS TO
THE ADVENTURE ASPECT OF SUMMITS ON THE AIR. IVE BEEN TWEAKING MY
ULTRALIGHT SOTA KIT RECENTLY, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING WEIGHT AND
SPACE TO JUST THE ESSENTIALS NEEDED FOR … CONTINUE READING
W7MDN: TRAIL-RUNNING SOTA WITH THE LNR MOUNTAIN TOPPER MTR-3B →

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PAIRING THE KX2 & AX1 FOR A QUICKIE ACTIVATION AT FALLS LAKE STATE
RECREATIONAL AREA

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026, I WAS IN RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE WEEK, TRYING TO FIT IN AS MANY PARKS ON THE AIR
ACTIVATIONS AS POSSIBLE WHILE MY WIFE AND I RAN ERRANDS AND WORKED
THROUGH A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS AROUND TOWN. THAT AFTERNOON, WE FOUND
OURSELVES IN NORTH RALEIGH, AND … CONTINUE READING PAIRING THE
KX2 & AX1 FOR A QUICKIE ACTIVATION AT FALLS LAKE STATE
RECREATIONAL AREA →

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TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR ELECRAFT KX2? HERE ARE
SOME QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF.

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ONE OF THE QUESTION IM ASKED OFTEN BY
READERSESPECIALLY THOSE LOOKING FOR A HIGHLY CAPABLE, DO-IT-ALL FIELD
RADIOIS THIS: WHICH RADIO SHOULD I BUY: THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR THE
ELECRAFT KX2? IVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY IN SOME OF MY ACTIVATION
VIDEOS OVER THE YEARS, BUT USUALLY IN PASSING AND OFTEN WHILE …
CONTINUE READING TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE ELECRAFT KH1 OR ELECRAFT
KX2? HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF. →

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TESTED: THE SURPRISING FLAWS IN 18650 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

MANY THANKS TO SCOTT (VA3EKR) FOR SHARING THIS RECENT EPISODE OF ADAM
SAVAGE’S TESTED, WHERE HE AND HIS GUESTS (ALEX HAO AND ANDREAS
BASTIAN OF LUMAFIELD) TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT CT SCANS OF 18650 LITHIUM
BATTERIES, UNCOVERING BATTERY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND QUALITY
CONTROL INCONSISTENCIES: CLICK HERE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE.

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KB2PIZ: GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM  A LIGHTLY ACTIVATED POTA SITE

BY MARK (KB2PIZ) AFTER FINISHING ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING,
SERENDIPITOUS ACTIVATIONS IN JEROME STATE HISTORICAL PARK, OUR JOURNEY
HAD US HEADING UP 89A TOWARDS KANAB, UTAH. LOOKING AT THE MAP, FIVE
MINUTES FROM WHERE I WAS GOING TO WORK WAS THE GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM
RECREATION AREA (US-5986). NOT ONLY WAS THIS A POTA SPOT, …
CONTINUE READING KB2PIZ: GREENHALGH TRAIL BLM  A LIGHTLY ACTIVATED
POTA SITE →

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HIDDEN WOODSMEN M55 HAVERSACK & FT-818 FIELD KIT TEST: POTA AT WILLIAM
B. UMSTEAD STATE PARK

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) EARLIER THIS MONTH, MY WIFE AND I DROPPED OUR
DAUGHTERS OFF AT THEIR UNIVERSITIES TO START THEIR SPRING TERMS, THEN
DECIDED TO SPEND A WEEK IN THE RALEIGH AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE
WE DID HAVE A FEW PROJECTS TO TACKLE DURING THE WEEK, IT ALSO OPENED
THE DOOR TO QUITE A … CONTINUE READING HIDDEN WOODSMEN M55
HAVERSACK & FT-818 FIELD KIT TEST: POTA AT WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD
STATE PARK →

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