A review of the Kanga QRP Transmatch kit and a quick look at some of the options on the market right now.
Kanga QRP Pocket Transmatch
Yaesu FTM-400 RAM Mount
Backstory I recently bought a new POTA-mobile and decided to move my mobile into it. I had it mounted previously in my Ford Ranger on a PanaVise dash mount. That worked well but the new (to me) Xterra has a ton of other options. I ended up …
Kaw River State Park
25 November 2022 POTA K-2341 WWFF KFF-2341 A Quick Outing I had a few things to take care of before heading back home to Illinois, but also had some time this morning to sneak in a quick park activation. On the map this seemed a lot further …
Perry State Park
24 November 2022 POTA K-2347 WWFF KFF-2347 Park Perry State Park or just Perry Lake as I’ve always known it, is between Topeka and Lawrence. It gets pretty busy in the summer time with its beaches, but is very open in the winter time. Like …
Clinton State Park Kansas
23 November 2022 POTA K-2332 WWFF KFF-2332 A Small Hike I started this one off with a small hike because I wanted to activate on top of Sanders Hill Mound that overlooks the lake. When I got to the top I found a very nice park bench that …
Reifsnider State Forest
21 November 2022 K-4840 Reifsnider State Forest New Key This was a short trip to Kansas to visit my mom for Thanksgiving, but I still stopped to hit a park on the way. Just before I left I also got in the new “SP4 POTA/SOTA CW Morse …
Jordan Lake
16 November 2022 POTA K-3844 WWFF K-3844 North Carolina Not my first activation in North Carolina and probably not the last. Jordan Lake is an easy drive from the Raleigh area, and a nice chance to get outside on this trip. My wife tagged …
Roan Mountain
12 November 2022 Roan High Knob W4T/SU-005 Grassy Ridge Bald W4C/EM-001 K-2972 Roan Mountain State Park K-4525 Cherokee National Forest K-4510 Pisgah National Forest K-6936 Pisgah State Game Land K-4556 Appalachian Trail National Scenic …
Horseshoe Lake
7 November 2022 K-0998 Horseshoe Lake State Park New Radio New Park Wow wow wow! Today really lined up to be a fun day in the park. I put in my order for a KX2 while deployed on the 4th of July and it finally came in today four months …
KX2 Shipping Times
Might be a bit of a delay I ordered my KX2 on 4 July 2022 and received it on 7 November 2022. That’s a hair over 4 months or 18 weeks. Elecraft has a Shipping Status Page which gives you an estimate. As I’m writing this it says 12-16 weeks. …