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LU9DCE > NEWS     13.05.90 13:04l 130 Lines 5605 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 13442_LU9DCE
Subj: QRP 13-MAY
Path: IW8PGT<IZ3LSV<ED1ZAC<LU4ECL<LU9DCE
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HEADING TO DAYTON HAMVENTION AND FOUR DAYS IN MAY!

GOOD MORNING, QRPERS! AS YOURE READING THIS POST, TUESDAY MORNING, IM
ALREADY ON THE ROAD HEADING TO DAYTON HAMVENTION AND FOUR DAYS IN MAY
FOR A FULL WEEK OF RADIO FUN, FRIENDS, FIELD ACTIVATIONS, AND PROBABLY
(DEFINITELY) NOT ENOUGH SLEEP! TODAY IM DRIVING TO ATHENS TO MEET UP
WITH A FRIEND FROM THE NETHERLANDS AND ... CONTINUE READING HEADING TO
DAYTON HAMVENTION AND FOUR DAYS IN MAY!

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ROADSIDE POTA TWOFER: TESTING DB4REBS KH1 ANGLED PRESSURE PADDLES!

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026, I VISITED MY BUDDY VLADO
IN SOUTH ASHEVILLE AND, ON THE WAY HOME, DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORTCUT
VIA THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. SINCE I WAS ALREADY ON THE PARKWAY, I
THOUGHT: WHY NOT STOP FOR A VERY QUICK PARKS ON THE AIR ACTIVATION? IN
THE CAR, ... CONTINUE READING ROADSIDE POTA TWOFER: TESTING DB4REBS
KH1 ANGLED PRESSURE PADDLES!

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QRP IN THE SPIRIT OF POTA AT MARUGAME CASTLE

BY MARK (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) GOLDEN WEEK IN JAPAN IS A 5 OR SO-DAY STRETCH
OF HOLIDAYS TO GIVE THE HARD-WORKING JAPANESE WORKERS SOME
WELL-DESERVED TIME OFF. THAT IS GREAT FOR THEM, BUT MANY STORES AND
RESTAURANTS CLOSE, SO THERE IS NOT A LOT TO DO! SOUNDS LIKE A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR A PARK ACTIVATION. MY WIFE ... CONTINUE
READING QRP IN THE SPIRIT OF POTA AT MARUGAME CASTLE

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TESTING DB4REBS CLEVER KH1 ACCESSORIES ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026, MY WIFE WAS MEETING SOME
FRIENDS AT A CAFE IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA, SO I DROVE HER
INTO TOWN, DROPPED HER OFF, GRABBED AN OAT MILK LATTE IN MY THERMAL
MUG, AND MADE MY WAY UP TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. I WAS ESPECIALLY
EXCITED ABOUT ... CONTINUE READING TESTING DB4REBS CLEVER KH1
ACCESSORIES ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

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WHEN EIGHT EQUALS TEN

AS ALWAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF LINKS WITHIN THE ARTICLE. CLICK ONE! CLICK
THEM ALL! LEARN ALL THE THINGS! BY VINCE (VE6LK) ITS EARLY MAY, AND IM
BACK IN ONTARIO FOR MORE FAMILY BUSINESS AND LIFE EVENTS WITH A
SMATTERING OF LOCAL TRAVEL AND VISITING FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALONG THE
WAY. ITS EARLY MAY AND, ... CONTINUE READING WHEN EIGHT EQUALS TEN

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VHF/UHF LIFT AND A FIRST CW SOTA: EI3LHS MARCONI DAY MILESTONES

MANY THANKS TO IAN (EI3LH), WHO SHARES THE FOLLOWING POST, ORIGINALLY
POSTED ON HIS BLOG: MARCONI DAY:  A DAY OF THIRSTS (AND FIRSTS) BY IAN
(EI3LH) FOR THE TOTALLY TROPOSHERIC TASTE? HERE COMES THE EI3LH MAN.
IM NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT I WEPT OPENLY WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT
THE LILT MAN WAS GETTING HANDED HIS P45. ... CONTINUE READING VHF/UHF
LIFT AND A FIRST CW SOTA: EI3LHS MARCONI DAY MILESTONES

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PAUL MODIFIES THE CHAMELEON CHA PRV 2.0 FOR BACKPACK PORTABILITY

BY PAUL PATSIS (W7CPP) THERE ARE CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE A VERTICAL
ANTENNA MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR PORTABLE OPERATIONS, SUCH AS POTA.
THERE ARE SOME PARKS WHERE A GROUND SPIKE OR WIRE ANTENNA IN A TREE
WILL NOT WORK, EITHER BECAUSE OF PARK REGULATIONS OR THE TERRAIN.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME LOCATIONS WITH SANDY ... CONTINUE READING PAUL
MODIFIES THE CHAMELEON CHA PRV 2.0 FOR BACKPACK PORTABILITY

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POTA WITH FRIENDS: ZACHS FIRST CW ACTIVATION, NEW GEAR, AND TOUGH
BANDS!

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026, MY FRIENDS ZACH (AI4ZD)
AND HIS DAUGHTER MAGGIE (KR4FTN) WERE IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA FOR THE
DAY AND REACHED OUT TO SEE IF I COULD MEET UP FOR A POTA ACTIVATION.
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I HAD THE MORNING AND THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY
WIDE ... CONTINUE READING POTA WITH FRIENDS: ZACHS FIRST CW
ACTIVATION, NEW GEAR, AND TOUGH BANDS!

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K3ES: ACTIVATING THE ALLEGHENY NATIONAL WILD & SCENIC RIVER

BY BRIAN (K3ES) IF I HAD LOOKED, I WOULD NOT HAVE TRIED! I WAS
PUTTERING AROUND THE HOUSE ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN I REALIZED
THAT I HAD NO PARTICULAR OBLIGATIONS.  OFTEN, THAT MOTIVATES ME TO GET
MYSELF OUT TO ACTIVATE A PARK FOR THE PARKS ON THE AIR (POTA) PROGRAM,
AND SO IT WAS ... CONTINUE READING K3ES: ACTIVATING THE ALLEGHENY
NATIONAL WILD & SCENIC RIVER

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JOHNSTON MILL STATE NATURE PRESERVE (US-3859)  A PEDESTRIAN MOBILE
SLOG WITH A SURPRISE FINISH!

BY THOMAS (K4SWL) YESTERDAYFRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026MY WIFE AND I HAD A FULL
DAY IN THE RALEIGHDURHAM AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA. THAT MORNING, I
KICKED THINGS OFF WITH A LEISURELY 40-MINUTE ACTIVATION AT WILLIAM B.
UMSTEAD STATE PARK (US-2755) USING MY TEN-TEC ARGONAUT VI. IT WAS A
FANTASTIC WAY TO START THE DAY, AND ILL ... CONTINUE READING JOHNSTON
MILL STATE NATURE PRESERVE (US-3859)  A PEDESTRIAN MOBILE SLOG WITH A
SURPRISE FINISH!

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