POTA appears to be one of the last variants in the On The Air series. What started with Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) became Summits On The Air (SOTA), Youngsters/Youth On The Air (YOTA), Bunkers On The Air (BOTA), etc. I always liked the idea of going outside with a little portable QRP HF-radio, put…
Tag: Elecraft K1
Aligning the Elecraft K1
Last Saturday I visit my friend Mischa, PA1OKZ. I took my Elecraft K1. I still noticed no one replied my CQ’s when I used it and I also got weird results on Reversed Beacon Network. My idea was that transmit and receive frequency was not the same on the K1 and maybe the filters where…
My first CW-paddle contact!
Last night I was fiddling around with my Elecraft K1. Couldn’t get it to work properly. Couldn’t even spot myself on Reverse Beacon Network. Eventually I got out my Kenwood TS-590. Turns out my home-brew coax patch-cable didn’t work! Aaaargh, stupid mistake of course. After a few spins over 20m and 40m I heard a…