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The Little Rig That Could. I Think I Can, I Think I Can and and It DOES!

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  YouKits HB-1B CW Transceiver I don't do equipment reviews but I had to write about this little powerhouse.  It works for ME. In the fall of 2022, I was looking for a small QRP  Multi-Band  CW Transceiver.  I wasn't sure what I wanted but I came upon a find on the site below. QTH.com - Ham Radio Classified Ads   I contacted the broker who was selling the rig for the owner who advised me the seller had been trying to sell his HB-1B for almost a year with no takers. He said several people had expressed interest but no takers.  When he told me the asking price I almost fell out of my chair. My next question was, "What's wrong with the unit?" Broker said nothing.  Not going to mention the cost but I was excited to purchased it for what he was asking.  Before the rig arrived, holding true to my nature of building my own antennas, I constructed a 40, 30, 20,17 and 15 meter Linked Dipole, a 29'6" random Wire with two 17' counterpoise and purchased ...
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POTA 300!

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  Everytime I travel to do a Parks on the Air activation is special but on April 22nd, "Earth Day 2025" I reached a noteworthy occasion at Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve US-7956 in Louisville, KY. USA. The occasion; activation Number 300. I never imagined that on an early Sunday morning on August 8, 2021, I would achieve this milestone and the path that Parks on the Air would provide that has lead me to enjoy so many meaningful  and wonderful experiences Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve 8/8/2021 I discovered POTA during the height of the COVID pandemic and was recovering from surgery and treatment for liver failure.  LIttle did I know at the time of two more bladder cancer surgeries, treatments and the horrendous side effects that face me over the next three years. Undeterred since I've survived a previous  bladder cancer and pancreatic cancer surgery and treatment, Parks on the Air was the best medicine and treatment during this time.  I am so LUCKY...
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Be An Early Bird Morse Code POTA Hunter

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Morse Code POTA Hunter It is Spring in the U.S. and the Early Birds are out chirping Morse Code.  You've heard the saying, "The Early Bird Catches the Worm".  l did a post about  The Morse Code POTA Early Birds   Activators .   That post is about a group of CW operators who by chance arise before sunrise to activate Parks on the Air sites around the U.S. These collective Morse Code Parks on the Air operators are back again with early morning POTA activations, and with some new activators.  None of these operators organized these activities as a group. These EARLY BIRDS just came together unintentionally to operator at sunrise. They seem to employ the Nike commercial catchphrase ...  JUST DO IT! If you are curious about Parks on the Air , new to Morse Code and looking for a short structured CW QSO exchange, an early riser, or an activator who is taking a day off, turn on that rig to hunt the Parks on the Air Morse Code EARLY BIRDS any day of t...
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Two Hams On A Bike Make Contact

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  Craig - WB3GCK Jim - N4JAW Sometimes it can be exhilarating achieving a first. Recently I had once such opportunity with my first Ham On A Bike - To - HAm On A Bike Morse Code QSO with Craig - WB3GCK.  I featured Craig in one of my recent blogs "I Am Not Alone! There Are Many Of Us." Craig went out on his first Ham On A Bike ride of 2025 to at a local peak near his QTH in Pennsylvania and just happened to find me while I was doing a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation from Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve in Louisville, KY. USA  (US-7956).  Not only was Craig my first Ham on a Bike contact he was also my first contact for that day. Here is a photo of Craig's bike setup for that day. You can read more about his operation and setup on that day from his Blog. WB3GCK - First Ride of the Year 3/29/2025 POTA Activation at   Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve US - 7956 / Louisville, KY. USA EM78df Not only has the Space Weather been intolerable but around my Q...
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Location: Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, Louisville, KY 40213, USA
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