Whew, what a weekend, I operated in the ARRL June VHF Contest from two locations as WG3K/R and it was a learning experience to be sure. My first operating location was from Cunningham Falls State Park (FM19GP20) and second was from home (FM18rp). I learned a lot and had …
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Plans for the ARRL June VHF Contest
The 2024 ARRL June VHF Contest is quickly approaching and I’ve been working hard to get my station ready to deploy. So far, it appears I’ll be on the air on 6m through 23cm (except 1.25m and 33cm) using a Kenwood TS-2000X. I’ll be trying out …
SOTA activation of Lambs Knoll
The day started with a good night’s sleep; an almost rare thing for me. I had planned on leaving at 9AM but when one wakes up at 8:45A you realize that’s not going to happen. We did leave the house around 10 o’clock so no big …
ATGP and POTA Activation at Gambrill State Park
Ahh, yes, July. The bees are in the air, storms are rumbling all around, and the sweet smell of packets are flying from mountain peak to mountain peak all along the Appalachian Trail.
Of course I’m talking about the annual Appalachian Trail Golden Packet (ATGP) event held at the …