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Saturday, January 2, 2021

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 The "SOTA Package" antenna includes 30m and 60m.    Base antenna is a 40m half wave with a powerpole connector at the end for any...
Sunday, December 27, 2020

Gen 3 of the NY4G End Fed Half Wave (Ariel's Aerials)

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  I have added both the 60m and 80m extensions to the system The 60 meter extension is particularly suited to the narrow allocation on 60m b...
Thursday, November 26, 2020

Gen2 of the NY4G End Fed Half Wave

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  Generation 2 with the following improvements: Winder is separable from the transformer so it can be replaced if damaged or if one that is ...
Monday, November 9, 2020

Antenna for SOTA, POTA, and DXpeditions

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Initial Prototype:  The initial prototype had a turns ratio of 14:2 (14 secondary and 2 primary).  It used a single 100 pF capacitor across ...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

All Time New One (ATNO) #315. South Orkney Islands

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This DXpedition took place between late February and early March 2020 just before the pandemic hit with full force.  Because of the pandemic...
Friday, October 23, 2020

My latest activation videos

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My new backpacking set-up for SOTA Activations

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 For backpacking where minimalism is important to me, my go to radio is the LNR MTR3B Mountain Topper.   The radio itself weighs 174 grams. ...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

Worked a new ATNO #314 - 4U1UN - Remotely from a Hospital - 5 Watts QRP

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My  Dad had a stroke and so I was doing duty in the hospital (Saint Francis Downtown) and 4U1UN had been on the air.   I have the ability to...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

New Book on Summits On the Air Activating

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Now available on Amazon: The 100 Unique Summit Challenge - eBook The 100 Unique Summits Challenge - Paperback
Sunday, September 1, 2019

101 Summit Activations Completed

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My blog posts to document the march up to the 1000 point goal is woefully out of date.   If you want to see the detailed blow by blow for ev...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Head to Head Test - Center Fed Link Dipole Versus EFHW on 20m

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The jury is in.   The same QTH, the same time, the same configuration (inverted Vee), same height above ground at the apex.    There is no s...
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Week 28 – Clingmans Dome (#58) and Nettle Creek Bald (#59)

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It was April 22, 2019, the day after Easter Sunday.  My hiking companion was Dave KE4EA.  The second visit to Clingman’s Dome has long been ...

Week 27 – No Activations Because of Severe Weather

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I spent the early part of the week vacationing with my wife and parents in Kentucky.  I had planned on doing Big Butt W4C/CM-009 with Dean K...

Week 26 – Doubletop Mountain (#56) and Snaggy Bald (#57)

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It was April 10, 2019.   Both mountains shared the same starting point which was on gated Forest Service Road 4652 (seasonally accessible be...

Week 25 Part 2 – Craggy Dome (#55)

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It was April 3, 2019.  It had been in the 60’s and foliage was exploding in the lower valleys. One more week and the same would happen in th...