QRP in the Driftless
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Winter Field Day
WFD is coming up this weekend. Am I going to turn out for it? (Scroll down to the bottom for updates ! ) In the end, like every other year, I will make the actual decision around noon on Saturday. Right now I am feeling some reluctance; Wisconsin is going through the Polar Winter phase…
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Activating Mecan River SFA and the Ice Age Trail
Drawing upon my experiences last Monday, I left the house as the sun was rising: A quick stop at KwikTrip for lots of coffee, then rather more than an hour of driving, finally brought me to the perfect twofer spot that I scouted out last week. Though the day was sunny and the forecast promised…
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What turned out to be a scouting trip
The forecast was for temperatures above freezing, and I wanted to activate a new (to me) park this morning. Noodling over this in the living room over coffee, my wife reminded me of a spot she had visited last summer, kayaking with a neighbor: Mecan River State Wildlife and Fishery Area. I had noted at…
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Resolutions for 2026
It’s the season for that, after all. Here are a few, all radio related: That’s all for now. Thanks for visiting driftlessqrp!
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Probably the last hike of 2025
The last few days have been overcast but rising above freezing for a few hours, and today was the same. The Ice Cave at Wildcat Mountain State Park Still had plenty of ice anyway. The trail was a mixture of granular refrozen snow and softish melty ice; easy walking, not too slippery … and it…
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Winter weather
Thanks to K4SWL for this article, which really helped me make the selection ! Thank you for visiting driftlessqrp! More, soon!
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Day 1: learning the KH1 menus
It’s a very cold, but sunny day, following on a scant inch of snow overnight, so playing with the new radio has been an indoor thing today. The KH1 has a lot of menu functions that I am working through with the aid of the Owners Manual. I found the real-time clock, and set the…
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Hello, KH1 !
Every individual piece of the Edgewood package came separately packed, so a bit of assembly was needed; installing the battery and the log tray, mostly … putting the pen and whip into their clips finished the job. There it is. A complete radio station that will fit in my back pocket! I think I’ll want…
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a Black Friday tale …
Ever since the moment I saw it, I have wanted an Elecraft KH1, and I have held back for one reason or another, time after time, for two whole years! This video: “Wayne Burdick N6KR Elecraft Cofounder Talking About the New KH1 Transceiver at SOTA Luncheon” is what sold me originally; I just watched it…
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2025 Field Day results are out!
December QST arrived about a week ago (I still pay extra for the print version) and after reading the Elecraft KH1 review (more about this later) I browsed the rest of the magazine and much to my surprise, there were the Field Day results! I scanned 1B – Battery – Single Op several times and…
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And now for something completely different …
Saving animals from the front lines in Ukraine Doing animal rescue in a war zone shows impressive commitment. These people are doing great work under difficult conditions and need support! Follow this link to learn more about what they are doing, and please consider donating! I did! Thanks for visiting driftlessqrp!
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Testing the X6100 at Wildcat Mountain
The radio seemed to work okay with the new firmware update; I asked particularly for reports on my signal and audio; “just fine” was the typical response. (lol, insofar as anyone can tell when they’re giving me a 33 signal report). Here’s one ominous note: the volume knob froze on me again. It doesn’t seem…
A backwater of the Mississippi River in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge on a gloomy, chilly day in early November, viewed from the Lower Diversion Dike Trail.
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