Bill Brown

Kilo Activation at K-3646, Payne’s Creek State Park, Bowling Green, FL

Today’s activation came after a hearty Thanksgiving Day breakfast that my lovely XYL makes every year. How can you pass up bacon and Taylor Ham (the latter is a Jersey thing)? Payne’s Creek State Park is located in Bowling Green, Florida, Hardee County, grid square EL97co. There are two options for activating. The first isContinue reading “Kilo Activation at K-3646, Payne’s Creek State Park, Bowling Green, FL”

Great Bag for the Xiegu G90

Quite by accident I discovered a great protective bag for the Xiegu G90 low power transceiver. The Xiegu G90 has proven to be a game changing HF transceiver for new hams as well as for portable operations. It operates on all HF bands from 10-160 meters. It has a built in antenna tuner that canContinue reading “Great Bag for the Xiegu G90”

Activate

activate verb “to put (an individual or unit) on active duty” I am a Parks-on-the-Air (POTA) activator. I visit state and federal parks with the goal to make at least ten (10) simplex QSOs (contacts). When I accomplish this goal I have “activated” the park. If I use the above definition from Webster’s, I haveContinue reading “Activate”