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LU9DCE > NEWS 25.09.26 19:33l 134 Lines 5685 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: QRP 25-SEP
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PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
COPYRIGHT 2026 - EDUARDO A. CASTILLO
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DOES A CROSS-BORDER CONTACT COUNT AS DX?
AS ALWAYS, THERE ARE LOTS OF LINKS WITHIN THE ARTICLE. CLICK ONE!
CLICK THEM ALL! LEARN ALL THE THINGS! BY VINCE (VE6LK) YES. EVEN IF
SAID CONTACT IS ONLY 2.5 KM AWAY? YES, YES IT DOES. BUT WHAT ABOUT
QRP? YES, DEAR READER, ALL ACTIVITY WAS PERFORMED AT 5 WATTS OR LESS.
BUT WAIT, IM ... CONTINUE READING DOES A CROSS-BORDER CONTACT COUNT AS
DX?
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THE XIEGU X6200 RETURNS TO THE FIELD: QRP CW FROM WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD
STATE PARK (US-2755)
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2026, I HAD A FULL DAY
AHEAD WITH FAMILYMOST NOTABLY, MOVING A DAUGHTER INTO HER RALEIGH
APARTMENTSO I WOKE EARLY TO FIT IN A PARK ACTIVATION BEFORE THE CHAOS
BEGAN! THE PREVIOUS MORNING, ID PLANNED TO USE MY XIEGU X6200 BUT
DISCOVERED THE BATTERY HADNT CHARGED PROPERLY AFTER ... CONTINUE
READING THE XIEGU X6200 RETURNS TO THE FIELD: QRP CW FROM WILLIAM B.
UMSTEAD STATE PARK (US-2755)
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FOUR POTA ACTIVATIONS THAT DIDNT GO ACCORDING TO PLAN
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) I OFTEN TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING INTO POTA AND
SOTA, AND THEYLL SOMETIMES TELL ME THAT I MUST NEVER HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING CONTACTS BECAUSE OF MY CALLSIGN. THEY ASSUME THAT, WITH ALL OF
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ME IN THEIR HAMALERTS, ILL ALWAYS HAVE PLENTY OF
STATIONS CALLING ME REGARDLESS ... CONTINUE READING FOUR POTA
ACTIVATIONS THAT DIDNT GO ACCORDING TO PLAN
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DOUG HENDRICKS (KI6DS) IS SILENT KEY
MANY THANKS TO MANY OF YOU WHO REACHED OUT TO TELL ME THAT DOUG
HENDRICKS (KI6DS) PASSED AWAY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. I KNEW DOUG FOR
NEARLY TWO DECADES, AND HE HAD AN ABSOLUTE PASSION FOR QRP AND FOR
MAKING THE WORLD OF AMATEUR RADIO AFFORDABLE AND EDUCATIONAL THROUGH
KITS. OVER THE YEARS, IVE PURCHASED SO ... CONTINUE READING DOUG
HENDRICKS (KI6DS) IS SILENT KEY
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MORNING POTA AT UMSTEAD: LOW BATTERY FORCES ONE-WATT CW WITH POOR
BANDS
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2026, I WAS IN RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA WITH MY FAMILY, PREPARING BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR FALL TERM AT UNIVERSITY. WE ARRIVED A DAY EARLY,
KNOWING ONE DAUGHTER HAD TO MOVE INTO HER APARTMENT THE FOLLOWING DAY,
AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, WED ... CONTINUE READING MORNING POTA AT
UMSTEAD: LOW BATTERY FORCES ONE-WATT CW WITH POOR BANDS
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WR7D: A VERY MOVING POTA TRIP
BY KEN (WR7D) I PREVIOUSLY WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT A TRIP TO HUNGARY
WITH MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS WORKING ON A PH.D. AT MONTANA STATE
UNIVERSITY. SHE GRADUATED THIS PAST SUMMER AND GOT A POSTDOC JOB IN
HENDERSON, NV. THAT MEANT WE WOULD BE HELPING HER MOVE DOWN THERE AND,
OF COURSE, THAT MEANT POTA ... CONTINUE READING WR7D: A VERY MOVING
POTA TRIP
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THE UNCOMPROMISING COMPROMISE
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) OVER THE YEARS OF DOING AMATEUR RADIO IN GENERALAND
FIELD RADIO IN PARTICULARIVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT COMPROMISE. BY THAT, I
MEAN OPERATING IN WAYS THAT ARENT TEXTBOOK, THAT ARENT THE BENCHMARK.
AND IVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT COMPROMISE GETS A BAD RAP. IN FACT, ID
ARGUE THAT COMPROMISE IS ONE OF ... CONTINUE READING THE
UNCOMPROMISING COMPROMISE
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ONE PLANTED MAST, TWO COUNTRIES: A UNIQUE POTA ROVE ACROSS THE
SCOTLANDENGLAND BORDER
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026, I WOKE UP KNOWING EXACTLY
THE TYPE OF POTA ACTIVATION I WANTED TO DO THAT DAY. WE WERE NEARING
THE END OF OUR TIME IN THE BERWICK-UPON-TWEED AREA AND WOULD SOON BE
HEADING SOUTH TO SURREY AND THEN CORNWALL BEFORE EVENTUALLY RETURNING
TO EDINBURGH AND FLYING HOME ... CONTINUE READING ONE PLANTED MAST,
TWO COUNTRIES: A UNIQUE POTA ROVE ACROSS THE SCOTLANDENGLAND BORDER
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VE3YTX: A NEW HAMS GUIDE TO OVERCOMPLICATING EVERYTHING TODAYS TOPIC,
QSL CARDS
BY JOSH STRINGER (VE3YTX) SO, A FEW WEEKS AGO I SENT IN AN ARTICLE TO
QRPER.COM ABOUT MY HARROWING FIRST FEW POTA ACTIVATIONS IN CW. ONE
THING THAT I DIDNT MENTION IS THAT ONCE I GOT HOME, I SENT AN EMAIL TO
EACH OF THE PEOPLE I CONTACTED, THANKING THEM FOR THEIR PATIENCE. THAT
GOT ... CONTINUE READING VE3YTX: A NEW HAMS GUIDE TO OVERCOMPLICATING
EVERYTHING TODAYS TOPIC, QSL CARDS
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SOTA, POTA, AND PEPPER-ASSISTED RAPID ANTENNA REMOVAL AT LEITH HILL
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026, MY FRIEND NICK (M5NCW),
HIS SWEET DOG PEPPER, AND I JUMPED IN THE CAR AND MADE OUR WAY FROM
GUILDFORD, SURREY, TO A SOTA SITE I HAD BEEN EAGER TO VISIT: LEITH
HILL (G/SE-002). THE REASON I LOVED THE IDEA OF ACTIVATING LEITH HILL
IS THAT, WHEN ... CONTINUE READING SOTA, POTA, AND PEPPER-ASSISTED
RAPID ANTENNA REMOVAL AT LEITH HILL
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