My latest interest in the Parks On The Air program gave me enough reason to buy a nice little kit: the QCX mini from QRP-labs. After watching a great deal of POTA-video’s on YouTube, I decided to get a portable, CW-only rig. I didn’t mind if it is a single band version. QRP-labs After some…
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POTA – Parks On The Air
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…
New call: PA8E
PA8E After eight years I applied for a new call: PA8E. For some time I was in doubt about my old call. PA1JIM doesn’t key well in CW. It’s too long and I didn’t like the combination 1-J. A few weeks ago one of my HAM-buddies, Gerald PA9G changed his call from PE1PQW to PA9G….