I played around in the ARRL DX CW contest this weekend. Not long, just for about an hour and a half to two hours. It was nice to get back be...

 Freeze Your Butt Off -  https://www.contestcalendar.com/contestdetails.php?ref=356 Vermont QSO Party -  https://www.contestcalendar.com/con...

Sadly, there are a lot of Hams who scoff at that, saying Amateur Radio as a true mode of emergency communication is just a fantasy.. They sh...

 CQ 160 Meter Contest -  https://www.contestcalendar.com/contestdetails.php?ref=232 Winter Field Day -  https://www.contestcalendar.com/week...

While strolling through Facebook today, I came across a posting on the POTA page about getting started in POTA CW. I whole heartedly agree w...

Saturday, February 4th will be the kick off to the 2023 Outdoor QRP Contest Season with the Arizona SQRPions FYBO - "Freeze Your Butt O...

 A good friend of mine, John Wyatt W2VTV posted this on Facebook. He received a certificate from the ARRL for 25 years of membership. Have a...

News of this article has been around on social media for the past few weeks. I do realize however, there are some Hams who disdain that plat...

The QRP Contest Calendar mentions that there's a 2023 QRP ARCI New Year Sprint on this Sunday January 1, 2023, from 1500Z - 1800Z. Ther...

 Yesterday, I had to go to see my urologist for a follow up PSA blood test after the radiation therapy for prostate cancer I received in Sep...

  Today in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving, which was instituted by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, shortly after the Battle...

  The South Plainfield Amateur Radio Club under call sign NJ2SP has done something it hasn't done since 2017. We've come in 2nd Plac...

 I didn't participate in the Zombie Shuffle on October 28th, but I like what I see in the results. After a few years of a modicum of ent...

I look at the sidebar of my blog here and I see a total of 38 posts for the entire year of 2022. Holy Shamoley - that's pretty bad! I kn...

 As always, on the third Saturday of September, the New England QRP Club sponsors QRP Afield. All the rules and regs can be found here -  ht...

Thinking of you in your time of mourning. If there was ever someone who was the epitome of service to their country, it was Queen Elizabeth....

As planned, I set up in the backyard. The Jackite pole held my PAR END FEDZ 40/20/10 aloft and the radio was of course, my KX3. With the ATU...

 This coming Sunday is the annual NJQRP Skeeter Hunt !!! There's still time to get a Skeeter number of you so desire. I will be honoring...

 This was the paddle I used yesterday for FOBB: It's made from a Bulldog style paper clip.  I don't remember from where I got it; or...

I set up on the backyard patio table. The antenna was the PAR END FEDZ held aloft by my 31 foot Jackite pole. I made 14 FOBB QSOs, 1 POTA QS...