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Within these pages, I talk about all the ways I have found to enjoy our fantastic hobby with the intention of sharing ideas and also learning by doing and then sharing what I’ve learned with others.
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QRP Labs QMX + WSJT-X = FT8 Fun
Like many people before me, I purchased the QRP Labs QMX transceiver and waited a month or more for it to arrive. And like maybe a few people, I immediately try to get the little radio set up to operate on the HF digital modes. I successfully managed to connect and configure everything needed to…
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Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 16
I activated a new park this week after a workday. That was fun and it opens some doors to more frequent activating and general radio operating since I have some QRP kits now that are simple to travel with and deploy quickly.
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POTA US-1596 – Seneca Creek State Park (MD)
Seneca Creek State Park near Gaithersburg, Maryland is a relatively large state park, or at least it felt that way to me compared to some of the parks we have in Northern Virginia. While I was there for a singular purpose, I did drive around the entire park checking out the multitude of picnic areas…
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Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 15
No luck with getting out with my KX3 kit this week. As I’m sure most hams are well aware, this week brought us a nice coronal mass ejection from our friend, Sol. Band conditions were certainly affected by that for a while this week. The solar weather cleared up just in time for our local…
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Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 14
So, fun fact. I got my new-to-me Elecraft KX3 at a huge steal, it turns out. Just out of curiosity, I pieced together all of what I purchased and added it to my cart on the Elecraft site and realized I saved about 51% off retail.
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Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 13
I activated Powhatan State Park in Powhatan, Virginia this past weekend (hence why this post is a day late). I only activated via FT8 again. I really need to get rid of the mic fright and activate these parks SSB sometime. The more I do that, the better I will become at it. I also…
About K2MAS
K2MAS is Matthew Swint. Matthew has been a licensed amateur radio operator since September 2014 when the FCC granted him General class privileges and the callsign of KM4EHD, which he changed to K2MAS in 2022. In 2025, Matthew earned an Amateur Extra class license.
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