Monthly Archives: March 2021

Three more RI parks activated

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Bob Beatty

This past Tuesday, my wife and I (and our lab Jaclyn) headed out to the three RI parks furthest from our house: Simmons Mill, Sapowet Marsh, and Haines State Park.  It was about an hour to the furthest one, and … Continue reading →

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Light Travel Paddle from Ukraine

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Bob Beatty

From time to time, some beautiful work or art, that is also a Morse key, catches my fancy.  I recently purchased a small dual-lever paddle from UR5CDX, for about $150 including shipping (surprisingly fast too — about a week via … Continue reading →

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POTA Gold Activator

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Bob Beatty

After completing 30 unique park activations yesterday, my “Gold Activator” certificate arrived today: I continue to gather metrics on activations.  I noted in doing three activations yesterday that my old Toughbook CF-30 laptop had used 30% of it’s battery capacity, … Continue reading →

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POTA Hat Trick

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Today was a glorious weather day here in Rhode Island, so my wife and our yellow lab piled into the van and headed out for three park activations (Lynn and Jaclyn walk the park trails while I jabber on the … Continue reading →

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QRP Labs QCX-mini

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Bob Beatty

I need another radio like a submarine needs a screen door.  That said, I couldn’t resist buying a QCX-mini from QRP Labs.  This is a $55 partial kit (all SMT devices already on the board), with a $20 case, making … Continue reading →

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More POTA Swag

Posted on March 1, 2021 by robert

I just completed hunting 200 unique parks: And I received a Winter Hunter Award for 2021 (for working someone in the first week of the new year):

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