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PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
COPYRIGHT 2026 - EDUARDO A. CASTILLO
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A HIKE BY THE LAKES AT BANFFS SUNSHINE MEADOWS
AS ALWAYS, THERE ARE LOTS OF LINKS WITHIN THE ARTICLE. CLICK ONE!
CLICK THEM ALL! LEARN ALL THE THINGS! BY VINCE (VE6LK) THIS IS DAY ONE
IN A MINI-SERIES OF THREE DAYS OF CHASING PERSONAL GOALS. THE OTHER
TWO ARTICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED HERE ON QRPER AND WERE
PURPOSELY WRITTEN OUT OF SEQUENCE. LINKS ... CONTINUE READING A HIKE
BY THE LAKES AT BANFFS SUNSHINE MEADOWS
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THE CHICKADEE DOUBLE TAPS MAIDEN POTA VOYAGE & MY NEW TR-25 PEANUTS
PENCIL CASE FIELD KIT!
BY THOMAS (K4SWL) ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026, I LEFT MY HOUSE
PRETTY EARLY FOR A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR DRIVE TO SPEND THE DAY WITH MY
FATHER. WE HAD APPOINTMENTS TO ATTEND AND ALSO PLANNED TO ENJOY THE
NEW HICKORY AVIATION MUSEUM IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA. MY DAD AND I
ARE BOTH AVIATION BUFFS, AND HIS LOCAL ... CONTINUE READING THE
CHICKADEE DOUBLE TAPS MAIDEN POTA VOYAGE & MY NEW TR-25 PEANUTS PENCIL
CASE FIELD KIT!
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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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