![Disney's Aladdin with the Genie: It's all part and parcel of the [QRPP] gig. PHENOMENAL COMIC POWERS. Itty-bitty living space.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nf4orqwwda6pz6wkp5roiped/bafkreiguawrcjmkbdl3ikiecthbgpcskotm7cu5rasvxaaox2xs27ykgwy)
Disney's Aladdin with the Genie: It's all part and parcel of the [QRPP] gig. PHENOMENAL COMIC POWERS. Itty-bitty living space.
Getting some Flea-Watting Friday #QRPP contacts in on a snowy afternoon with 20m. Always a fun challenge.
FT8 for now. Trying FT4 on a new app and attempting to get the new JS8Call app going too.
Flea-watting Friday #QRPP in two shifts today on 20 Meters.
Just got done with one, 4 contacts in 15 minutes on 1 watt!
More to come tonight...
Productive night:
- Back to Flea-Watting Friday #QRPP on 40m. Getting contacts 1000s of miles away on teeny amount of power. Never not fun.
- APRS with a cable & plug into a cheapie Quansheng. Checked into an APRS net last night. More texting. Again - lo-fi/punk rock Ham Radio. Hit or miss […]
Join our mW Sprint Dec 17 0130-0330Z (tonight in No. Amer.)! www.naqcc.info/scoreboard.p... #qrp #qrpp #AmateurRadio #cw
Join us for the November Sprint on 80/40/20 in the usual QRP areas of the bands, Wed Nov 19 8:30-10:30P EST (Thu Nov 20 0130-0330Z). #qrp #qrpp #cw #amateurradio www.naqcc.info/scoreboard.p...
Map of Northern Hemisphere with green marks mostly in North America, 2 in Europe.
For fun, here's where One watt gets you on 30 Meters in the evening, using FT8 and JS8Call. Antenna is a EFHW out a window.
QTH = Minneapolis, Minnesota (or close enough)
Started with a Canadian QSO and ended with one 2 hours and 9 QSOs later.
#QRPP
Dude from They Live with sunglasses. An American Flag is to his right, but I'm happy with a QSO from anywhere.
I am here to QRPP and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
Fleawatting Friday, FT8 on 30m. Might go JS8 if I'm curious.
#QRPP
Orange radio, cables, Android phone on a metal park bench. A tiny McDonalds figurine of Jin from BTS in the background.
Brown's Creek State Trail sign in wood. Trail on the left.
*blinks*
Wow.
I just activated a park on #QRPP at .8 watts!
More later, but that was awesome. It's kind of like a no hitter in baseball where you don't want to say anything before it's official.
(Wife said I needed to take the BTS guy from McDonald's as a mascot.)
Off to more!
Orange TruSdx on a bench with coax and phone cables running out of it.
Windmill against a blue sky.
Alright POTA and bike day is officially started!
I'm fighting rough bands, equipment issues, and worst of all - allergies. But I'm determined to get at least 2 Parks on the Air today, with a bonus one if the time/conditions permit.
The Gateway State […]
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A bike on a trail, next to a small orange radio and a phone sitting on a bench.
A black backpack and a bike helmet on a bench.
A bike on a trail next to a small pond.
My ham radio gear in a backpack and I'm wrapping up a biking POTA trip!
The best part may have been getting numerous QSOs at #QRPP power -- and a few others impressed with my 5 watts of SSB.
Two great hobbies that go better together. The Gateway State Trail's beautiful.
It may not technically be #QRPP but making contact with a station in Italy on 3 watts is still a fun challenge.
Two recent days of #QRPp (less than a watt) #MorseCode #CW #POTA #parksontheair activations early morning on 40 meters from US-7956 - Louisville, KY using the setup pictured into a @tuftelndotnet 40/20 #LinkedEFHW up 35'.
No #QRPp #cw #morsecode attempt for this morning's #parksontheair #pota activation. Too much #QRM #QSB on 40 meters. Not complaining as I still managed 41 contacts thanks to some wonderful hunters.
Day 2 of pushing the edges of that #hamradio #amateurradio #CW #morsecode #QRPp envelope with 17 contacts with less than a watt in 16 minutes with 1st #pota #parksontheair #QSO with Idaho. AWESOME morning fun.
A great #amateurradio #hamradio #QRPp #cw #morsecode #parksontheair #pota activation with @qrplabs #qcxmini into @tuftelndotnet 40/20 m #linkedefhw up about 30'. 27 contacts on 40 meters with less than a watt with help from Rocky Squirrel.
Shirt that says PT Flea's Circus, Satisfaction Guaranteed -- photo of PT Flea from a Bug's Life on the front
Flea Watting on 20m tonight. Ft8, FT4, and JS8.
Already got W6K - Route 66 on the Air.
Better conditions tonight, so hopefully it's be a worthwhile challenge.
#QRPP
The Sept NAQCC News newsletter is out! Simple QRP 9:1 Unun Construction, NAQCC State QSO Party Challenge, NAQCC Long Island Chapter Meet Up at Belmont Lake State Park, and more. www.naqcc.info/newsletter/n... #amateurradio #qrp #qrpp #cw
I didn't forget battery today BUT will try activating #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #parksontheair #QRPp at 0.5 watts with #ft817 #qrpradio into #EFHW antenna #cw #morsecode
The Thing from Fantastic 4. "Clobberin' Time Later, QRPP Time Now."
Fleawattin' Friday just after dusk.
Making contacts on the Fantastic 40m.
Actually got my first JS8Call QSOs ever tonight -- with 1 watt to boot!
The Latest "Ham on a Bike" Blogpost is out. "This QRPp Fishing Lure Helped Me Snatch A BIG ONE Working My Greyline" #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #POTA #parksontheair #QRPp #MorseCode #CW #DX
hamonabike.blogspot.com/2025/0
Made the #MorseCode #CW catch of a LIFETIME with less than a watt #QRPp working the 40 meter greyline from Kentucky to Down Under during my Early Bird #HamRadio #AmateurRadio activation. For me, #POTA #parksontheair is not about the numbers but the EXPERIENCE!
During this morning's #parksontheair #pota activation I'm throwing this 9v/200mAh #QRPp fishing lure into the ionospheric waters to see what I can reel in. #amateurradio #hamradio #cw #morsecode
#qrplabs #qcxmini
Peggy HIll saying Hoo Yeah!
Didn't have much time for #QRPP tonight, but since I got Costa Rica with 1 watt I think I did alright for myself.
Musical notes of "My Dog Has Fleas."
Fleawattin Friday on 20m. FT8.
(Time to ask ChatGPT if insane levels of smoke help propagation.)
#QRPP
I did a thing.
Nothing fancy, but made some #QRPP contacts tonight after a storm. Decided to make it look nice in the process.
Besides, the song's called "Like a Radio" on a live album called Amateur Shortwave Radio. How could I not??
https://youtube.com/shorts/CTl4vYiVab4?feature=shared
Two QSOs at .54w in just a few minutes.
This is never not fun.
#QRPP
Got some voice QSOs in on POTA for US-10727, Pine Bend Bluff SNA, on the outskirts on the Twin Cities.
Going for #QRPP fleawatting on 20m FT8 Now.
Dust off your flea powered rig and join in the NAQCC June mW Sprint, Tue Jun 17 8:30-10:30P EDT Wed Jun 18 0030-0230Z. www.naqcc.info/scoreboard.p... #qrp #qrpp #amateurradio
Got my #parksontheair #pota activation fix satisfied in between storms. Thanks all for the quick 20 #cw #morsecode #qrp contacts. First 5 contacts were #QRPp less than a watt due to operator error.
