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The best I can tell, Purgatory Chasm State Reserve and Sutton State Forest are the same place. Or, maybe it would be better to say that Purgatory Chasm is a subsection of Sutton State Forest in Sutton Massachusetts. As many portable ham radio operators bemoan though, sometimes half of a Parks-On-The-Air challenge is figuring out …
A dozen or so hams went to play radio at the Dennison Lake Recreation Area of Otter River State Forest in Winchendon, MA. We took advantage of a Parks-On-The-Air activation (POTA K-4745) as well as the CQ Worldwide WPX contest to make some QSOs. The perfectly spring weather could almost make one forget the existence …
We did it! Three Summits-On-The-Air activations in a single day! Now, don’t get me wrong. We did not pick Everest, K2, and Denali as our destination peaks. In total, we hiked about 6.5 miles, with the hills all within a half hour drive from one another. But our February 13, 2021 RaDAR (Rapid Deployment Amateur …
A snowy hike in mild temperatures toward the end of winter while playing radio? Does it get any more New England than this? Watch WX1MAR and I on our Summits-On-The-Air journey on this classic loop hike of Mt. Watatic W1/CR-009 in Ashburnham MA on February 28, 2021.
Dear [Fill-in-the-Blank]-On-The-Air Chasers and Hunters: I want to let you know how much you mean to me, so I thought I would write you a letter. The world sure has gone to Hades in a handcart lately, huh? I’ve been told that almost everyone is hiding inside watching the modern variant of the television and …
Oddly, WX1MAR and I celebrated Valentine’s Day this year. Odd because, well, in 27 years we have almost never celebrated Valentine’s Day… But! We had a great excuse! I had secured callsign K1S (get it?) for the “Happy Hams Valentine’s Day” special event station. And since February 14th was a Sunday this year, it meant …
WX1MAR and I will be getting on the air tomorrow for Valentine’s Day. We hope all of you ham radio operators track us down. Because, it means you will get a valentine as a qsl! 73s and 88s!
The first summit of the 2021 is actually an old friend — Peaked Mountain in Monson, Massachusetts. Well-traveled, the short 1 mile summit trail consisted of a few inches of hard-packed snow, making microspikes the choice footwear accessory. Especially given that temperatures creeped above freezing most of the day, assuring a slick refreeze for our …
Working Winter Field Day 2021 from an early 1900s train caboose seemed the perfect way to abandon the trials of modern life at least for a weekend. Fortunately, the Chester Railway Station and Museum in Western Massachusetts offered just the ticket for WX1MAR and I. And Dave, the station’s highly knowledgeable proprietor and overall sweetheart, …
January’s SSB North American QSO Party made a great excuse to play radio and winter gear test in this Never-To-Be-Named outdoor paradise. You know, the one in Massachusetts where winter camping is allowed? (…I’ll never tell!) Plan (largely followed) was for WX1MAR and I to meet KB1REQ, hike 1.5 miles steeply downhill to the Adirondack …