Likely my last post on @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team For me, Social Media has gone off the rails. Not supplying any of the information requested below. It's been FUN.

Here's showing not to let a #SpaceWeather #SpaceWX forecast sway you from doing a #POTA #parksontheairair activation. A Index (27) K Index (6) Solar Winds 429+ at 1000 UTC over U.S. today but here's a sample of the strong #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #MorseCode CW signals received youtu.be/mSjX5m2MWp4

Minimal #hamradio #amateurradio #qrp #qrpradio setup for what #spaceweather said was a dismal morning. NOT for today's #40m #amateurradio #hamradio #cw #morsecode #parksontheair #pota activation. Can't always accept a #spacewx #solarcycle25 forecast.

The stealthy #solarstorm has arrived and it is beginning to really look good for #aurora shows, despite being pretty slow. Aurora chasers in the Western and those down under should get some decent periodic brightenings through morning as substorms ramp up!

Compromised Antenna? Not Today! AX1 Activation at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, my wife, Hazel, and I were heading back from Greensboro, NC along Interstate 40 when I thought it fitting to make a short detour to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site for a quick POTA…

In the words of PFC Gomer Pyle, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise". Yes, there are times when I operate SSB for my #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #POTA #parksontheair activities. Here's proof. youtu.be/RZLeDmSOer8

The first QSO, of course! Hands sweating, head turning around, 2 left hands, but when it finished, was like angels playing a choir of trumpets!

Working my way through an early morning #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #POTA #parksontheair #MorseCode #CW activation at US7956 youtu.be/7C4XcrF4Ijw?...

KV4AN: A Pair of Quick Drive-Up SOTA Activations in Northern Alabama By Steve (KV4AN) My XYL and her sister like to go yard sale-ing on Saturday morning (this is the practice of buying other people’s junk so you can throw it away for them), so I’ve had two beautiful Saturday mornings to do a pair…

11m @SOTAbeams #travelmast with #randomlengthwireantenna into #qrpradio #ft817 #z817 @cwmorse_us #sp4 for this morning's #amateurradio #hamradio #cw #morsecode and #ssb #parksontheair #pota activation

HF propagation and space weather metrics. 1. HamClock with FT8 signals and bands being heard in Vancouver over past 30 minutes. 2. HamClock with Max Usable Frequency mapping and WSPR over past 30 minutes. 3. MLA-30+ antenna 10-160 m bands over past 24 h. 4. MLA-30+ antenna monitoring 10, 12 m.

I'm loving these Early Bird #qrp #amateurradio #hamradio #grayline #greyline #hfpropagation #morsecode #cw openings into Down Under while doing #pota #parksontheair activations

Updated #VOACAP DX Charts with propagation predictions for 9L8MD Sierra Leone (Oct 30–Nov 10, 2025). As we heard, 3C2MD Equatorial Guinea was cancelled. But now a special site with VOACAP & ITURHFProp data + sunrise/sunset times is live for 9L8MD: voacap.com/dx/9l8md/ — Good DX!

Hurricane Helene: One Year Later One year ago today—September 27, 2024—Hurricane Helene moved up from the Gulf of Mexico, swept across the Southeast, and struck Western North Carolina. Its impact was massive—its destruction, unprecedented. by Thomas (K4SWL) The Storm Arrives We’d been following…

Join Mike (N2MAK) along with others and myself tonight as we discuss all things 2m!! If you're coming for repeaters, well we might discuss those at the last second!! #hamradio #LeaveNoBandBehind #AmateurRadio #2mband youtube.com/live/GPnuPg4...

Pre-dawn #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #parksontheair activation setup with #ft817 #qrpradio into #qrp #EFHW

This is a MUST Read for those who may be struggling learning #morsecode. Over the last few weeks I've had several #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #parksontheair P2P with Zach, my Kentucky neighbor. Outstanding #cw newbie. You'd never know it by his sending and listening. Look for him on #potaspots

Thanks to @potaspots.bsky.social , all #POTA #parksontheair hunters and others for helping me reach another milestone. The sweet taste of "RUM" Mike #K4RUM put me over 9K contacts at US-7956. #amateurradio #hamradio at its BEST.

K2BRZ’s (tr)uSDX Portable Field Kit Many thanks to Brian (K2BRZ), for sharing the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. Note that his kit was initially featured on his blog. If you would like to share your field kit with the…

Are you ready for some SSTV from space? The next ARISS SSTV weekend will start on Fri. October 3. Series 29 will be 6 images related to Space Week! The event will take a break for a scheduled contact Saturday, see the full schedule in the graphic.

On small screens, the prediction will fill the view and on larger devices it will appear as an inset at the bottom left. On large screen the prediction will change as the target destination is moved to a new location. The inset will move to get out of the way of the target as needed. hf.dxview.org

There is a new button on all devices to reveals a propagation prediction between two points on the HF map. To show the prediction, first select an initial location. Next select a distant point of interest. Finally, at the top of the window, select "show prediction …". hf.dxview.org #hamradio

Enhancements for mobile devices have been completed for the HF propagation map. Most visitors to the HF map are using a phone or tablet. The experience on phones and tablets is much improved now. The changes will be activated the next time you open or refresh the site. hf.dxview.org #hamradio

The New Morserino M32 Pocket from QRP Labs! Many thanks to Paul (VP9KF) who notes that QRP Labs has just announced the Morserino Pocket. Here are the details from the QRP Labs product page: Morserino M32 Pocket The QRP Labs Morserino-32 Pocket is designed by Willi OE1WKL (with immense help by Hari…

It is amazing that you can pick out an operator callsign by their sending style as if it were their voice during a #MorseCode #CW #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #POTA #parksontheair youtu.be/eFVye4r_nCc

HUGE grin for today's Early Bird #hamradio #morsecode #cw #parksontheair #pota activation because #radioblackout produced 20m opening into VK land using @#youkits #hb1b with 4040-10m #EFHW antenna up 35feet. #amateurradio is AWESOME BABY

A Quick-Build Cootie Key from the Four State QRP Group Sometimes the best therapy Is building a kit. One of the great things about going to Four Days in May during Hamvention week is attending vendor and club nights at the Holiday Inn Fairborn. It’s incredibly rare that I go to this event and…

The view from my key on a summit today. Easy hike, beautiful day. I’ve done this one before this year so I won’t get credit but I just wanted to get on the air in the nature.

Checked off the goal of building a key for myself today with guidance from another member of my radio club. One step closer to a completely DIY field kit to deploy!

From 2010(ish), along with Curt, WR5J, in foreground, and me in the background pointing at something, we are introducing kids to amateur radio field day. He and I (and few others) have been members of Seattle Auxiliary Comm (ACS) since 1998. Always great to inspire young people to get on the air! :)

Mark’s Fun-Filled “Failed” POTA Activation by Mark (KB2PIZ) Last weekend, I had a business meeting in Seattle and decided to take a scenic drive afterward. I planned to travel up Route 20 from Seattle, pass through Whidbey Island, stop at Deception Pass, and then continue north to Canada on Route…

A sunrise #hamonabike Early Bird #amateurradio #hamradio #morsecode #cw #parksontheair #pota activation with #hb1b into #randomlengthwireantenna up 37'

Wisconsin Parks on the Air is on! Catch Dave KZ9V and I at US-1460 Lake Wissota State Park. We’ll be on the air until 2300 utc. Using callsign W9P. Michael ~KB9VBR

Two recent days of #QRPp (less than a watt) #MorseCode #CW #POTA #parksontheair activations early morning on 40 meters from US-7956 - Louisville, KY using the setup pictured into a @tuftelndotnet 40/20 #LinkedEFHW up 35'.

No #QRPp #cw #morsecode attempt for this morning's #parksontheair #pota activation. Too much #QRM #QSB on 40 meters. Not complaining as I still managed 41 contacts thanks to some wonderful hunters.

Rebound continues. Note that PSKreporter limits the mapping lines it can show. In this case it can't show all the lines for 24 h of FT8 into my 10-160 m receiver. The totals displayed are correct however. Using MLA-30+ loop antenna, PDSDR.

Behind the Scenes at First U.S. TOTA by Todd (KE2AEQ) The first U.S. Toilets on the Air was a success! We made 336 FM, SSB, CW, and SSTV QSOs—52 of them "Toilet to Toilet"—with 13 operators being awarded the "Straight Flush" award. In the weeks leading up, I deployed an instance of the xOTA…

50 Things to Do with an SDR -- The International Beacon Network https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2025/09/50-things-to-do-with-sdr-international.html #hamradio

Day 2 of pushing the edges of that #hamradio #amateurradio #CW #morsecode #QRPp envelope with 17 contacts with less than a watt in 16 minutes with 1st #pota #parksontheair #QSO with Idaho. AWESOME morning fun.

A great #amateurradio #hamradio #QRPp #cw #morsecode #parksontheair #pota activation with @qrplabs #qcxmini into @tuftelndotnet 40/20 m #linkedefhw up about 30'. 27 contacts on 40 meters with less than a watt with help from Rocky Squirrel.

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Jordan Lake POTA with Roger, and a Surprise QSO with Leo in Germany! One of the joys of writing up field reports is reliving POTA and SOTA activations. Since our travels in Canada this summer, our family has had a lot of irons in the fire. My available time has been almost non-existent, so I’ve…

Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected Valid From: 2025 Sep 15 0055 UTC Valid To: 2025 Sep 15 0900 UTC Warning Condition: Onset NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate SolarHam.com

For running my #HamRadio portable setup from solar power, I made a power distribution box. I didn't know where to stop, apparently, and now I have a beast that weighs 1.2kg. It has two isolated battery busses, each of which has an XT60M, PowerPole […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

US-7956 #POTA #parksontheair activation setup. #youkits #hb1b #morsecode #amateurradio #hamradio Transceiver #cwmorse #cwmorse #ultraportapaddle #tufteln kneeboard #talentcell 12v 3Ah battery #sony audio recorder @cwmorse.bsky.social

Scott is somwhat new to #morsecode #cw #cwops who has become a #hamonabike with his #parksontheair #pota activations. Read about his recent excursion.

This is a nice, helpful site for my #hamradio followers. It also has a propagation planner; enter your grid location and some other details, and it calculates & predicts where you should be able to get to on your chosen band. #amateurradio prop.kc2g.com

One of My Favorite Places on Earth: An ATNO POTA Activation in Tadoussac, Québec There are few places on this earth that I love more than the region of Québec around the town of Tadoussac. Tadoussac sits where the Saguenay River—really, a dramatic fjord—meets the mighty St. Lawrence Estuary. Long…

Ham Nation Ep. #606 is available for viewing. Hosts: WB6NOA, @k7age.bsky.social @ae5dw.bsky.social @hoshnasi.bsky.social We discuss 10GHz transmissions, Enigma decoding, Rte 66 SES, AR Newsline and Ham it or Can it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4XM... #hamradio