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For a few days at the end of June we had a family houseboat vacation . It's been several years since I've operated houseboat mobil...

Yesterday it was sunny and the temperature reached 70 degrees, almost 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. Looking at the forecast...

Big Bay State Park, Madeline Island, WI Beth and I have just returned from a short excursion to Wisconsin. We spent a couple of nights ...

It is warming up nicely here in SE Minnesota and the city parks are finally open. Yesterday I took my KX3 along with my 20 meter end fed zep...

The homebrew paddle that I pack with my KX3 is durable but weighs in at 2.2 lbs, a heavy weight by any standard. I finally looked around fo...

Last night and today was the ARRL Straight Key Night . This 24-hour event (00:00-23:59  GMT, January 1) is not a contest; but a day to get...

While setting up for the AWA '29 QSO Party I started playing more with the KX3 filtering and audio response....mostly because 80 meters...

I finally got the relay box finished so that I can use my grounded grid 572B amplifier with my KX3. On receive it bypasses the amplifier...

Today, with nice weather and nothing on the calendar, Beth and I headed for Frontenac State Park, one of my favorite places for picnic ta...

On Sunday, August 4, I went a little beyond my regular picnic table QRP sort of laid back operating. With some spare time while visiting in ...

Last week Beth had an all day conference scheduled in the cities. I had the day free so this sounded like a great opportunity for some QRP i...

How many times have we seen 18 wheelers with CB verticals mounted on their mirrors? Doing this, truckers add a little gain on 11 mtrs. With ...

Today it was great weather here in SE Minnesota for getting outside (and it was even a lazy Sunday afternoon!). Beth agreed and she also nee...

Beth and I just returned from a 5100 mile road trip. My KX3 went along. Even with hot weather and family obligations I managed a few picnic ...

I'm pretty happy with my new end fed antenna. Using it Friday evening through yesterday afternoon I've worked NM, PA and OH on 20 an...

Tonight I got on the air with my latest endfed wire and had good success working both New Mexico and Pennsylvania. I've been concerned...

A year ago, in a rare foreshadowing of radios to come, I acquired a linear amplifier built around a single 572B running grounded grid. It ...

It's a new "QRP in the Park" season and I have a new rig. I need a new QSL card. My new card, using Walmart digital photo prin...

Today the weather finally turned warm, sunny and dry. It was also Mother's Day, a good reason to avoid the restaurants for a picnic in t...

I'm getting ready for summer trips and outings with my Elecraft KX3. I found a the right size padded bag at Goodwill for $3.00. See my v...