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

3 February 2025 Eager to get back on 10 meters today I went out to Pirates Cove well before my 0800z proposed start time. There was a decent swell producing nice big waves that were crashing on the reef about 200 yards off shore. As they crested you could see the seaspray blowing right to… Read more

27 January 2025 I was recently persuaded to give 20m a try in the afternoon here. As you may have noticed I enjoy operating in the mornings or evenings to avoid the heat of the day. I do also like learning how the bands perform at different times of day so this was officially now… Read more

26 January 2025 I was eager to get back on 12m Sunday evening (Wake time) to see what it had in store. The past several outings were nothing less than amazing for propagation. I setup at Pirates Cove around 0630z and quickly realized I had forgot my logbook back in my room. Luckily it is… Read more

22 December 2024 Well, after calling on 28.320 for about twenty minutes and hearing no one I decided to tune around the band. Glad I did as I found N4BAA and after a quick QSO he graciously let me have the frequency. Away it went. Over 200 contacts this morning, putting my Wake Island QSO… Read more