02 March 2025 Apparently I’ve been busy. Without meaning to do so, I broke from my normal two activations per week. Since 21 February I have been on the radio every day (9 days in a row) and logged over 1,400 QSOs, mostly on CW. That is also why my updates have been lacking. The… Read more

24 February 2025 I used to check the band conditions before heading out. I stopped doing that because it did not seem to matter. Unless the conditions are really bad under an extreme geomagnetic storm, you can probably make some contacts under less than ideal conditions. After setting up my 12m dipole for more CW… Read more

22 February 2025 Wow. No pressure at all…. I went out to get on 15m and my linked dipole SWR would not get below 8:1. What was going on? A quick inspection of the alligator clips used to make the mechanical connections have rusted significantly in the time on Wake Island. As my activity time… Read more

21 February 2025 Some days it just all comes together. Last evening I met a new friend I’ve been corresponding with over the past few weeks on the air to have a quick QSO on 12 meters SSB. After a brief chat, I switched over to CW and started calling CQ. This time I was… Read more

18 Febrary 2025 My alarm clock seemed to chime too quickly this morning to get me up and ready for another run at CW from Wake. I was up until close to midnight the night before after some fun on 12m, uploading my log to all the places and typing up a quick blog post… Read more

17 February 2025 Part of my reasoning for not getting on the air in the morning on my day off today, on Presidents’ Day, was due to the fact that several people and I put together a 10 K race. It was scheduled for the morning, but due to a work conflict we needed to… Read more

16 February, 2025 Hello fellow friends of Wake Island, Last Monday I actually took my day off from work and relaxed for a change. The past several weeks have been non-stop busy. I needed a day for some rest and relaxation to enjoy Wake Island a little. Thanks for understanding and letting me give the… Read more

7 February 2025 Not too long ago someone contacted me and recommended I try out a “VDA”. I have heard of a lot of different kind of antennas but this I had not heard of. I didn’t look too far into it as I assumed it might be a little more time consuming to dial… Read more

3 February 2025, PM edition I went back on 12m this evening to explore the ether and make new friends far from Wake Island. Tonight went very well in some regards and left room for improvement in others. Where things went well was in the decent propagation. While there was some QSB to deal with,… Read more