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PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
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THE PERFECT AFTERNOON: COFFEE, CW, AND 0.1 WATTS AT WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD
STATE PARK
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026, AFTER A MORNING OF
RUNNING ERRANDS AROUND RALEIGH, MY WIFE AND I GRABBED LUNCH AT THE
CONDO. AS WE WERE WRAPPING UP, I GLANCED OUTSIDECOLD AND BREEZY, BUT
SUNNYAND THOUGHT, “THIS IS A PERFECT AFTERNOON TO ACTIVATE A
PARK.” (IN TRUTH, PRETTY MUCH ANYTIME IS THE PERFECT …
CONTINUE READING THE PERFECT AFTERNOON: COFFEE, CW, AND 0.1 WATTS AT
WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD STATE PARK →
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ELECRAFT KH1 3D-PRINTED PROTECTIVE CAPS BY PD5GL
MANY THANKS TO GOS (PD5GL), WHO SHARES THE FOLLOWING: HI THOMAS, FOR
MY UPCOMING PCT HIKE I WANT TO HAVE MORE TO DO ON THE TRAIL, SO ILL BE
ACTIVATING SOME SOTAS ALONG THE WAY. FOR THAT I PURCHASED THE KH1 AND
A PELICAN CASE. THE CASE IS GREAT, BUT ITS QUITE HEAVY AND I …
CONTINUE READING ELECRAFT KH1 3D-PRINTED PROTECTIVE CAPS BY PD5GL
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FIELD RADIO KIT EXTRAS: WHAT DO YOU PACK?
THIS MORNING, I WAS REPACKING MY MAIN FIELD RADIO BACKPACK AND TAKING
A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT I CARRY. AS I WAS DOING THAT, I ADDED SOMETHING
NEW TO MY MAIN FIELD PACK: THREE BANDPASS FILTERS ONE EACH FOR 40M,
30M, AND 20M. I PURCHASED THESE FROM DAN (K9DP). HONESTLY, THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING … CONTINUE READING FIELD RADIO KIT EXTRAS: WHAT DO YOU
PACK? →
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EI3LH: THE LONG ROAD TO AN ELECRAFT KH1 IANS FIRST FIELD TESTS &
IMPRESSIONS
MANY THANKS TO IAN (EI3LH), WHO SHARES THE FOLLOWING POST, ORIGINALLY
POSTED ON HIS BLOG: NEW YEAR, NEW RADIO. TAKING THE ELECRAFT KH1 FOR A
TEST DRIVE. BY IAN (EI3LH) RADIOS ARE, IN MY OPINION, MORE OFTEN THAN
NOT, SOMEWHAT BLAND AESTHETIC AFFAIRS. USUALLY, LUMPS OF VARIOUS
SHADES OF BLACK/GREY/INSERTBORINGCOLOURSCHEMEASAPPLICABLE AND FAIRLY
TEDIOUS TO BEHOLD. THE … CONTINUE READING EI3LH: THE LONG ROAD
TO AN ELECRAFT KH1 IAN’S FIRST FIELD TESTS & IMPRESSIONS
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CHECKING OFF A BUCKET-LIST PARK: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE AT THE NORTH
CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL!
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026, I FINALLY SET ASIDE
TIME TO ACTIVATE A PARK THAT HAD BEEN ON MY BUCKET LIST FOR A VERY
LONG TIME: THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL STATE HISTORIC SITE
(US-6852). LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA, THIS ONE HAS ALWAYS FELT LIKE A
MUST-DO ACTIVATION. AFTER ALL, ITS THE … CONTINUE READING
CHECKING OFF A BUCKET-LIST PARK: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE AT THE NORTH
CAROLINA STATE CAPITOL! →
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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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