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  • News | POTA | Technical Articles

    POTA Adventures

    ByJim Edmondson (N5JGE) 1-October-20232-July-2026

    This month’s article will highlight a few POTA adventures that I went on earlier this year. POTA hunting and activating have been a large part of my operating activities for the last two and a half years. In fact, as I am writing this, we are trailer comping at Caddo Lake State Park which I…

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    Why I Think That Ham Radio is Such a Great Hobby

    ByJim Edmondson (N5JGE) 1-August-20232-July-2026

    My interest in radio started when my Dad bought a Knight Kit Star Roamer general coverage receiver. We built that kit on an old picnic table in the basement when I was about 10 years old. I put a long-wire antenna from my second-story bedroom window to a tree out back and enjoyed shortwave listening…

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    A New Web Tool for POTA Hunters

    ByJim Edmondson (N5JGE) 1-July-20232-July-2026

    During one of my recent web searches, I happened across something called POTAPlus. POTAPlus is a browser extension for any Chrome-based browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.). It was developed in early 2022 and is still under development, although the last update was in December 2022. There are some bugs present, but overall, this is a…

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    VOACAP: On-line Propagation Prediction Tool

    ByJim Edmondson (N5JGE) 1-June-202329-June-2026

    Most hams are probably familiar with the space weather propagation widgets (see below) and may consult them when getting on the air. Many hams embed them on their QRZ or other webpages. These tools are useful in a general sense to see which bands might be open and whether solar emissions are adversely affecting propagation….

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    MSHV: An Alternative to wsjt-x for Managing Pileups

    ByJim Edmondson (N5JGE) 1-May-20232-July-2026

    For most of my FT8 / FT4 operations, I use wsjt-x. One of the main reasons for that is its use of configuration files to manage multiple radios. At the home station, I mainly use an IC-7300, but can also use a couple of different QRP radios. When portable, I use an IC-7100 or one…

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