Posts from David Saylors (WK4DS)
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The Ten Tec Argonaut 5 transceiver is a fun little radio if you love CW. It works well on the other modes it has as well, but I only use mine for CW. The Jones filter setup makes adjusting the filter bandwidth a snap and it works really well too.
I think everyone that activates a park or even sits in front of their base rig with a cup of coffee while dialing around for the hunt carry some expectations about what will happen.
The new software addressed every item I listed when they asked for input for things to improve the radio further. I had asked for some items specific to how I operate POTA and that would make my life a little easier. But on top of that, they added a whole slew of new features that I dont even fully
The HF Signals sBitx radio is designed to be a passive radio. That is, it is not cooled by fans at all…from the factory. I used it in this state when I first got the radio and to be quite honest about it, I thought it was going to fail due to heat alone. The rear heat sink would get so hot you could
We arrived just a little over 2 hours before dark and I immediately sprang into action with the antenna. I wanted to make sure we had the activation in before the end of the UTC day so I wanted to use 20 meters and CW. These have traditionally given me the best results in the past with getting the a
The sBitx V4 just keeps getting better and better. With the recent software version upgrade to version 4.3, the Sbitx has had a nagging problem with the CW keying circuit patched and now it works great!
When I choose a radio for POTA, what do I look for? This is something that I get occasionally asked, but I have never really put a lot of thought into sharing until now.
Today saw me travel out to Chito Branch Reserve for a POTA activation in the afternoon. I have been here before, but it is close to where we are staying so it is a convenient park for me to go to during the time we are here. It is just south east of the town of Brandon and makes for a simple setup a
So today I tried to go to a park I had not activated before, only to find it closed. Well, not to be deterred, I looked on the map and found a new park near me, but it looked like one I had been to before. I thought I would ride over to it and see if it was open…it was.
It all begins with an idea. Today…I went by and grabbed my buddy Roger (KG4WBI) and took him with me to activate US-2169 for a few hours. Needless to say, we had a wonderful time.