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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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  • Happy Veterans Day

    Happy Veterans Day

    Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow veterans out there! I hope you all enjoy your day of thanks.

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  • Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 35

    Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 35

    I got my antenna mast fixed! We got slammed with some geomagnetic storms. And I had to make a really tough decision.

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  • Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 34

    Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 34

    I got hit with a temporary pause on home operations this week, built a QRP EFHW for my KH1, and had a very disappointing POTA activation. If any of that sounds interesting, please read on.

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  • Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 33

    Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 33

    It was a good week for amateur radio, at least for me. I finished up the second installment of the CWops Academy training, participated in the annual Zombie Shuffle, and found a fun place to spend my lunch breaks during the workweek. I ended the week by finally setting up a semi-permenant home base station…

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  • Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 32

    Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 32

    I broke my dry spell, supported one of my local parks in the POTA program, and had a lot of fun working CW. How about you?

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  • 2025 Zombie Shuffle

    2025 Zombie Shuffle

    C’mon everybody! Let’s do the Zombie Shuffle!

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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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