I decided to add an extra 120′ (36m) tower to have a better signal in contesting. My signal from the current 100′ (30m) tower is not competitive on 20m and 40m so I decided to upgrade a 2 el 40m beam to 3 elements and 3 el 20m beam to Read more
Austria is 80% mountainous. Wherever you are in the mountains, they are zillions of ski lifts or gondolas. Many of them are open in summer for tourists. Gondolas go up from downtown Innsbruck way up. A restaurant there is perfect for ham radio. One extra attraction is personnel; most of Read more
In July 2025 I went to Australia and New Zealand. Of course, Elecraft KX2 radio went with me. Since QRP is not much power and nearly all contacts for Australia are DX, QTH selection is important, at best over salt water in the direction of DX. In Darwin Australia (region Read more
For many years my family travels to St George Island for the end-of-year vacation. I always take a radio and at times try to make an effort to participate in the Stew Perry contest. This time it was too much drama – please read. http://no9e.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Perry_StGeorge_25.pdf