I received the following question from a reader recently, and I thought it deserved a proper reply here—especially since I get some version of this question a few times every year. Thomas, you mentioned it in one of your videos but I can’t find the answer. Why are you always in such a hurry to … Continue reading Why are my POTA & SOTA activations often so short? →

By Bob Colegrove If you happened to tune 8213 kHz during the ‘50s or ‘60s, you might have heard a dialog something like this: Boat: “Pittsburgh, this is the Mary Alice, upbound at mile 14, request lock status.” Pittsburgh: “Mary Alice, Emsworth has a two-tow delay. Recommend holding below the wall.” Boat: “Roger, Pittsburgh. We’ll […]