Alpha Charlie Niner Mike
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DX to Germany with the KX2 and POTA Performer
Read More: DX to Germany with the KX2 and POTA PerformerMy wife had a busy evening yesterday, so I took the opportunity to head out to my home park, Potato Creek State Park (US-2265), intending to activate the park twice since the UTC rollover would happen at 8pm my time. We are so far west in the eastern time zone that the sun stays out…
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Three parks, two stops
Read More: Three parks, two stopsI had to drive down to Tipton, IN, just north of Indianapolis, today for work. I was asked to give a talk for a unit at Notre Dame that was hosting a retreat. So I naturally figured out how to get in some POTA while I drive around Indiana. After stopping in the office to…
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A quick activation en route to a concert
Read More: A quick activation en route to a concertMy wife and I drove down to Bloomington, IN Saturday morning for a concert. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are on tour and we both love their music. It’s about a three hour drive to the other side of the state for us. I have no aspirations to activate all the POTA parks in Indiana,…
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One year as a ham and a new radio
Read More: One year as a ham and a new radioI became a ham radio operator in July of 2025 for no discernible reason. My grandfather, a World War II vet who had worked in communications while fighting in Germany, had a room in his house completely filled with radio equipment. “He never met a Radioshack bag he did not like,” was my grandmother’s favorite…