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☀ Solar
SFI 128
SN 73
A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B7.8
Wind 387.9 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 01:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Portable & Field Operations

Talk about portable ham radio operation, batteries, packable gear, outdoor setups, and field communication skills.

  1. IC-705 vs KX2 for SOTA - weight matters!

    Ham Fan 24,
    • 2 replies
    • 209 views
    Rag Chewer

  2. first SOTA attempt went sideways but still counts right

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Radio Geek

  3. first POTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Jennifer Adams

  4. first SOTA activation went better than expected tbh

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Emily Thomas

  5. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    Daniel Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Rebecca Davis

  7. first SOTA activation went sideways but still counts i think

    CW Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    CW Operator

  8. finally did my first SOTA activation, some thoughts

    Jennifer Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Linda Rodriguez

  9. first SOTA activation went better than expected, few things i learned

    QRP Guy,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Jessica Davis18

  10. first POTA activation did not go as planned lol

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Amanda Williams

  11. first SOTA attempt did not go as planned lol

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Amanda Clark

  13. weird noise on 20m during my pota activation yesterday

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    Mark Stevens

  14. first SOTA attempt this weekend, went better than expected honestly

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Nordic Ham

  15. first POTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Maria Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  16. first SOTA attempt went sideways but still made contacts

    Linda Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    QRP Master

  17. first SOTA attempt went sideways but still had a blast

    Paul Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  19. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Andrew Martinez

  20. first POTA activation went sideways but still had fun

    Susan Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Susan Davis

  21. first SOTA attempt went better than expected but my legs hurt

    DX Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Sarah Rodriguez

  22. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    Nicole Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Emily Thomas17

  23. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    Jessica Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Mike Johnson

  25. first SOTA activation went sideways but still counts lol

    Bob Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    CW Lover

  26. Minimalist SOTA setup - what's actually essential?

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Packet Radio

  27. first POTA activation went sideways but still counts right

    John Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    John Johnson

  28. first SOTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Brian Taylor

  29. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Michael Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Robert Kim

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