Ham On A Bike

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...

  In my previous post I touched on my Lifelong Morse Code Journey. This time I'll touch on some of the keys that have helped me on my journey to the WORLD! As I mentioned in my earlier posts the key below was my first REAL telegraph key I used in my journey. . This key is over 60 years old and has been mounted on presswood, plywood, tables, plastic and currently this piece of granite.  I cannot recall the number of QSOs I've hammered with this key but it has seen me through Novice, General, Advanced and Extra code exams.  As I look back on my journey, not only is this my first piece of ham radio equipment but this instrument is my most PRIZED piece of ham radio equipment.  When I decided to reacquaint myself with Morse Code, this was the key I used to re-start my journey. In 1983 when I decided to get relicensed as a Novice I purchased a Morse Code Practice Oscillator Kit from Heathkit.  I brought this out of mothballs to continue my Morse Code journey after a 3...