Tag: KH7AL/KH9
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20,000 Contacts Out at Sea, Wake Island Milestone
20,000 Contacts from Wake Island: Milestone Met, Coconuts Cracked It’s not quite 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but logging 20,000 radio contacts from a remote speck in the Pacific does feel a bit adrift—in the best way. Thanks to a surge in June, I hit the goal before heading off on vacation, logging over 2,100… Read more
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FT8 and Compound Calls
KH7AL shares lessons learned from operating FT8 in Fox/Hound mode, including tips for call sign issues in WSJT-X and a recap of a successful 20m session with over 380 contacts. Read more
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FT8 Super Fox, Ants, and 15,000 Wake Island Ham Radio Contacts
Allen logs 890 QSOs in one night using Super Fox FT8 from Wake Island, battles termites during CW, and celebrates 15,000+ POTA contacts. Read more
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Machete Mishap, Wasps, and CW on Wake Island
A week of a machete mishap, bee stings, CW activations, and unexpected rescues on Wake Island—all part of one radio operator’s not-so-average downtime Read more
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Slow FT8, SuperFox Trials, Wake Island is Sinking(?), and a New General
KH9 station KH7AL reflects on FT8 slowdowns, tests WSJT-X SuperFox, and shares DX goals from Wake Island—plus a new General in the ranks! Read more
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FT8, a Visit to Peale Island, and New Videos Available
From first FT8 contacts on Wake Island to kayaking into overgrown WWII ruins on Peale, this week was full of radio waves, hermit crabs, and hidden history. Plus, I finally launched my YouTube channel to share the ham radio and historical gems of this remote Pacific outpost. Read more
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30 Meter Thursday, Second Edition
13 March 2025 This was an odd evening on the air. After dinner I set up my 30m dipole to get ready and noticed a high level of noise. I could distinctly hear the hum of a nearby generator that resulted in an S7-S9 noise level. This was the first time dealing with QRM like Read more
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On The Home Stretch
13 March 2025 As I see my travel date quickly approaching for my break from Wake Island, I feel the urge to log as many contacts as I can. Therefore, I have planned a multi-day (evening local time) radio activities to dish out some QSOs before I am wheels up and heading home for some Read more
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Wake Island Walk About
03 March 2025 On my day off today I went exploring. First let’s talk about Australian ironwood trees. The phase “you can’t see the forest because all of the trees are in the way” comes to mind as I bring this up. These ironwoods are not native to Wake but they have found a home Read more
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Home Away From Home
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