This QRPp Fishing Lure Helped Me Snatch A BIG ONE Working My Greyline
Renowned Golfer Jack Nicklaus made this quote about fishing. "There are always places to go fishing. For any fisherman there's always a new place, a new horizon". I equate that quote to my portable Amateur Radio activities. There are always places to go operate Ham Radio. There are always NEW Parks on the Air, Summits on the Air, Islands on the Air and other places to operate portable and another day or opportunity to make a QSO. During my daily Early Bird Parks on the Air activation on August 13, 2025, I decided to operate QRPp ( less than 1 Watt ) with my QRP Labs QCX 40 Meter Mini with a 9 Volt / 200 mAH battery. Due to the excessive heat in the Ohio River Valley in Kentucky, U.S.; I try to get out around dawn to "Beat the Heat" and recently take advantage of the morning greyline over my QTH. I don't operate QRPp often but I looked back at my previous QRPp operating and found I seem to do this when HF band conditions are questionable. ...