Monthly Archives: January 2026

Winter Field Day 2026

Posted on January 26, 2026 by robert

I’m usually with my club doing Field Day, summer and winter, but this year my family was rocked with Norovirus the week before WFD.  We knew when and where we caught it and it was obvious that I would be … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget Xmit Attenuator in FLDIGI

Posted on January 23, 2026 by robert

I was configuring my radio to be able to copy the Winter Field Day bulletin tomorrow (1 PM and 7 PM EST), and wanted to use PSK31 as a backup for CW copy (I seem to recall last year that … Continue reading →

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POTA and DMR – A New DJ-MD5 Talkgroup

Posted on January 3, 2026 by robert

I really went deep into a rabbit hole yesterday.  I had been reading and listing to many things POTA related and stumbled upon the fact that there was now a DMR Talkgroup, 3181, for POTA users to coordinate their activations.  … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2026!!

Posted on January 1, 2026 by robert

With the love and care of my bride and help from many good friends, I survived 2025.  While it was a very chaotic year, there were still many fun things that happened along the way. In terms of POTA, I … Continue reading →

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