Monthly Archives: February 2026

Desecheo Island KP5/NP3VI

Posted on February 26, 2026 by robert

For whatever reason, I sort of stopped chasing DX a couple of years ago.  There are only so many hours in a day, and it can sometimes takes hours of patiently trying to contact a rare DX station.  I knew … Continue reading →

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Blizzard of ’26

Posted on February 26, 2026 by robert

Ever since I moved to RI in December of 1979, all I ever heard about was the Blizzard of ’78.  It was a horrible storm that immobilized much of New England for many days. Emergency Management wasn’t really much of … Continue reading →

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Progress toward 2000 unique POTA Parks

Posted on February 13, 2026 by robert

I’m thinking something pithy, like as slow as maple sap in the winter – that’s how fast my march toward 2,000  unique  POTA parks is going.  It’s been 44 days, and I’ve worked 50 new parks, bringing the total to … Continue reading →

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Remote CW on a Flex6600 and iPad/iPhone

Posted on February 4, 2026 by robert

I’ve owned a Flex6600M for many years, and use it daily.  One of the things that it absolutely excels at is accessing the radio remotely.  Initially I did that by having a Flex Maestro (essentially a remote head for the … Continue reading →

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