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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. first SOTA activation totally humbled me lol

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Michael Peterson

  2. IC-705 vs FT-891 for POTA - which do you prefer?

    Bob Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 297 views
    Gary Yamamoto

  3. First SOTA attempt - questions about VHF contacts

    John Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 185 views
    Emily Moore

  4. first SOTA activation went way better than expected

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Sarah Rodriguez

  5. Wolf River Coil vs EFHW for POTA - experiences?

    James Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 188 views
    James Anderson

  7. first SOTA attempt this weekend, what am i getting myself into

    Nicole Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Betty Johnson

  8. first SOTA attempt went sideways but still logged a few contacts

    Sarah Collins,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Jessica Miller89

  9. first POTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    Kevin Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Moon Bounce

  10. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Paul Wilson

  11. POTA logging app recommendations for small battery drain?

    Radio Geek,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Radio Geek

  13. first POTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    QRP Master

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

    Emily Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    John Williams

  15. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Rajesh Patel

  16. first SOTA attempt went better than expected tbh

    Kevin Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    James Wilson48

  17. first POTA activation went sideways but still counts i guess

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Packet Radio

  19. first SOTA activation didn't go as planned lol

    Daniel Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Daniel Patel

  20. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Amanda Johnson64,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Robert Moore

  21. First SOTA attempt tomorrow - any last minute tips?

    Emily Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 167 views
    Ashley Wilson95

  22. first SOTA activation went sideways but still counts i guess

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Stephanie Chang

  23. first SOTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    Ahmed Hassan,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Ahmed Hassan

  25. first SOTA activation didn't go quite as planned lol

    Linda Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Linda Thompson

  26. first real SOTA attempt went better than expected honestly

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  27. First POTA activation - battery recommendations?

    Michael Torres,
    • 2 replies
    • 223 views
    Michael Torres

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

    Michael Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Giovanni Rossi

  29. battery died halfway through my pota activation today

    Dave Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views
    Sarah Thompson

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