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Park #51 in Rhode Island Activated

Posted on April 2, 2022 by robert

I had forgotten how long it had been since my last activation (November 9, 2021), and how nice it was to be outside.  My wife, dog Jaclyn, and I drove to Beach Pond (K-6980) which is on the boarder of … Continue reading →

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Have Hunted 600 Unique Parks

Posted on March 31, 2022 by robert

The Parks on the Air (POTA) program continues to hold my attention, partially because of the enormous popularity (you can’t turn on a radio without hearing someone calling CQ POTA), and also due to the variety of awards.  Today I … Continue reading →

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Goal Review 2022

Posted on March 31, 2022 by robert

I started the year with 5 goals.  Two have been completed and two are underway: Teach a CW Academy Course – This goal has been completed after teaching 16 classes in January and March.  All seven students were advanced to … Continue reading →

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Completed my CWops Beginner Class Instruction

Posted on February 26, 2022 by robert

I had the privilege of working with seven students across 9 different time zones this winter as their advisor/instructor for a CW Academy Beginner CW class.  After 16 sessions (twice a week for eight weeks), I’m happy to say that … Continue reading →

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A surprise POTA Award!

Posted on February 26, 2022 by robert

I was checking my Hunter status today to see how far I was from the next award and discovered a new award had arrived a few days back (Feb 18th).  It is the “Operator to Operator” award, given for working … Continue reading →

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POTA Hunter Award for 500 Parks

Posted on February 10, 2022 by robert

This just came in today:

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Snow melting and antenna still up!

Posted on February 6, 2022 by robert

I don’t know why I didn’t post this photo earlier – it was taken Jan 29th after we had a blizzard.  Because of hurricane strength winds, it was hard to measure.  I took 20 readings along our driveway and came … Continue reading →

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Solar Cycle 25 Continues to Amaze

Posted on January 15, 2022 by robert

The official prediction for Solar Cycle 25 was a bit disappointing, with most forecasters agreeing that it would be similar to Solar Cycle 24, and only a few suggesting it might be better. Well, in the 15 months since Solar … Continue reading →

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2021 Goal Review and 2022 Goals

Posted on January 2, 2022 by robert

For the first time ever, all goals for a year were completed in 2021 Teach a Technician Class (Completed) Reach 1500 Band-Points in the DXCC Challenge (Completed with 1,521) Complete DXCC on 160-Meters (Completed) Reach a total of 50 park … Continue reading →

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First snow for 2021 season

Posted on December 9, 2021 by robert

Well it had to happen sooner or later, the first snow of the season, a dusting here at casa-WB4SON Now if that were all we would get, life would be grand.  But winter is coming, along with brutal nor’easter storms … Continue reading →

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