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Jim "Ham on a Bike"

@n4jaw.bsky.social

Radio/TV Retiree, AE Class, #HamRadio #AmateurRadio Space WX, Activate/Hunt #POTA, chase #SOTA, "RELATED CONTENT ONLY" I will BLOCK ALL OTHER TYPES OF FOLLOWERS

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@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Compromised Antenna? Not Today! AX1 Activation at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, my wife, Hazel, and I were heading back from Greensboro, NC along Interstate 40 when I thought it fitting to make a short detour to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site for a quick POTA…

Compromised Antenna? Not Today! AX1 Activation at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, my wife, Hazel, and I were heading back from Greensboro, NC along Interstate 40 when I thought it fitting to make a short detour to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site for a quick POTA activation. Fortunately, both my wife and Hazel agreed. We all wanted to stretch our legs, and Fort Dobbs is a wonderful park to do just that.

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@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

KV4AN: A Pair of Quick Drive-Up SOTA Activations in Northern Alabama By Steve (KV4AN) My XYL and her sister like to go yard sale-ing on Saturday morning (this is the practice of buying other people’s junk so you can throw it away for them), so I’ve had two beautiful Saturday mornings to do a pair…

KV4AN: A Pair of Quick Drive-Up SOTA Activations in Northern Alabama

By Steve (KV4AN) My XYL and her sister like to go yard sale-ing on Saturday morning (this is the practice of buying other people’s junk so you can throw it away for them), so I’ve had two beautiful Saturday mornings to do a pair of quick drive-up SOTA activations here in Northern Alabama.  The first Saturday, I went to Gunters Mountain, which is around an hour away near Swearengin, Alabama. 

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Peter Vogel@petervogel.bsky.social · 11mo ago

HF propagation and space weather metrics. 1. HamClock with FT8 signals and bands being heard in Vancouver over past 30 minutes. 2. HamClock with Max Usable Frequency mapping and WSPR over past 30 minutes. 3. MLA-30+ antenna 10-160 m bands over past 24 h. 4. MLA-30+ antenna monitoring 10, 12 m.

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@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hurricane Helene: One Year Later One year ago today—September 27, 2024—Hurricane Helene moved up from the Gulf of Mexico, swept across the Southeast, and struck Western North Carolina. Its impact was massive—its destruction, unprecedented. by Thomas (K4SWL) The Storm Arrives We’d been following…

Hurricane Helene: One Year Later

One year ago today—September 27, 2024—Hurricane Helene moved up from the Gulf of Mexico, swept across the Southeast, and struck Western North Carolina. Its impact was massive—its destruction, unprecedented. by Thomas (K4SWL) The Storm Arrives We’d been following weather reports in advance, expecting heavy rain, localized flooding, and some winds. That’s not unusual here—we often see the remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike"@n4jaw.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is a MUST Read for those who may be struggling learning #morsecode. Over the last few weeks I've had several #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #parksontheair P2P with Zach, my Kentucky neighbor. Outstanding #cw newbie. You'd never know it by his sending and listening. Look for him on #potaspots

@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

K4ZSR: My First Month As A CW Operator by Zach (K4ZSR) My first on-air CW QSO occurred on 16 July 2025. By 16 August, I had hunted 41 POTA activators using CW, completed one SOTA and twelve POTA activations using CW, and logged a total of 278 CW QSOs. While I will not be cutting my mic cords any…

@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

K2BRZ’s (tr)uSDX Portable Field Kit Many thanks to Brian (K2BRZ), for sharing the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. Note that his kit was initially featured on his blog. If you would like to share your field kit with the…

K2BRZ’s (tr)uSDX Portable Field Kit

Many thanks to Brian (K2BRZ), for sharing the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. Note that his kit was initially featured on his blog. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. (tr)uSDX Portable Field Kit by Brian (K2BRZ)

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Jon Harder@ng0e.bsky.social · 11mo ago

On small screens, the prediction will fill the view and on larger devices it will appear as an inset at the bottom left. On large screen the prediction will change as the target destination is moved to a new location. The inset will move to get out of the way of the target as needed. hf.dxview.org

HF Real Time Propagation

An interactive map that shows real time, worldwide HF activity and propagation specific to the user's location on all amateur radio HF bands.

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Jon Harder@ng0e.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There is a new button on all devices to reveals a propagation prediction between two points on the HF map. To show the prediction, first select an initial location. Next select a distant point of interest. Finally, at the top of the window, select "show prediction …". hf.dxview.org #hamradio

A propagation prediction chart for 14 MHz between the grid squares PM35 and PI58.
Jon Harder@ng0e.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Enhancements for mobile devices have been completed for the HF propagation map. Most visitors to the HF map are using a phone or tablet. The experience on phones and tablets is much improved now. The changes will be activated the next time you open or refresh the site. hf.dxview.org #hamradio

A HF prediction for the 14 MHz band centered on Asia as captured by a phone screenshot.
@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The New Morserino M32 Pocket from QRP Labs! Many thanks to Paul (VP9KF) who notes that QRP Labs has just announced the Morserino Pocket. Here are the details from the QRP Labs product page: Morserino M32 Pocket The QRP Labs Morserino-32 Pocket is designed by Willi OE1WKL (with immense help by Hari…

The New Morserino M32 Pocket from QRP Labs!

Many thanks to Paul (VP9KF) who notes that QRP Labs has just announced the Morserino Pocket. Here are the details from the QRP Labs product page: Morserino M32 Pocket The QRP Labs Morserino-32 Pocket is designed by Willi OE1WKL (with immense help by Hari OE6HKE and other contributors) and produced by QRP Labs under license. M32 Pocket is the third generation Morserino built on many years of experience with Morse trainers.

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@qrper.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A Quick-Build Cootie Key from the Four State QRP Group Sometimes the best therapy Is building a kit. One of the great things about going to Four Days in May during Hamvention week is attending vendor and club nights at the Holiday Inn Fairborn. It’s incredibly rare that I go to this event and…

A Quick-Build Cootie Key from the Four State QRP Group

Sometimes the best therapy Is building a kit. One of the great things about going to Four Days in May during Hamvention week is attending vendor and club nights at the Holiday Inn Fairborn. It’s incredibly rare that I go to this event and don’t walk away with one, two, or three kits. I’d say the same goes for most other attendees.

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W2DON@donvision.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The view from my key on a summit today. Easy hike, beautiful day. I’ve done this one before this year so I won’t get credit but I just wanted to get on the air in the nature.

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Ryan K1TLN@k1tln.com · 11mo ago

Checked off the goal of building a key for myself today with guidance from another member of my radio club. One step closer to a completely DIY field kit to deploy!

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