@mcdanlj Welcome back to ham radio and stay the course in your journey to master the code.

@mcdanlj You have no reason to feel bad about requesting repeats of information. Everyone has been there and done that!

Activity in the #SKCC Straight Key Month activity seems to be down from previous years. I’ve worked K3Y/_ stations on all bands except for 80m, so it’s not a case of poor conditions. I’ll keep tuning.

#straightkey #SKCC #SKM #StraightKeySaunter

@n8dmt @AF0AJ @evanboyar Mine is identical to the red paddled iambic. I also have the straight key in red.

@AF0AJ @evanboyar I use and am very happy with a portable iambic paddle from CWMorse.com

@N4JAW It’s very good to see you have returned. I hope to work you again soon.

I finally figured out the Fox/Hound mode for #FT8 with #WSJT-X and was able to work 5X3K on one call this afternoon on 10 meters.

Apparently old dogs can learn new tricks.

@sq6poc I got this stand on Amazon.com. It’s called a Tonmom Laptop Stand. The incline angle and the width are both adjustable. It easily supports the Xiegu G90.

I managed to find time this morning for an overdue #POTA activation in the Pisgah National Forest, K-4510 here in North Carolina. I picked up 42 contacts (40 CW, 2 SSB). As good as conditions were, (particularly 20-10 meters), I was surprised that I made no contacts on 15 and 10m. I was hoping to work into Europe, but no luck today.

@N4JAW I experienced the same type of interference on my activation this past Monday. It was a different digital mode in my case, but equally intentional. It was slightly off of my frequency, so I was able to continue to work hunters and the QRMer eventually gave up.

@KA7O @aj4ff Be careful doing activations; doing them very quickly becomes addictive.

@N4JAW @kelvin0mql As usual, you had a good signal into western NC. What rig were you on this morning?

Started today with a Labor Day morning activation on the Blue Ridge Parkway, K-3378. 70 contacts, 60 CW, 10 SSB; mostly on 40 meters with a handful each on 30 and 20 meters. Xiegu G90 at 15 watts to the 41 foot long wire.

The highlight of the day was a P2P exchange with N4JAW.

#pota #hamradio

@N4JAW Good deal.

@Geojoek I’ve managed to work into Europe several times while doing #POTA activations with my FT-818 at 6 watts using a 29 ft long piece of speaker wire thrown over a conveniently located tree. I think your doublet will continue to serve you well.

@k2za @N4JAW Ah yes, I’m familiar with, and suffer from, that condition as well!

@k2za @N4JAW Every so often I get the urge to try to find the elusive CW filter for my FT-818, but it usually fades after a few days. After 55 years of working CW, I’ve found that the filter located between my ears generally does the job.

@N4JAW Very nice. It puts out a very clean signal; sounded great. Thanks for the contact. I was on my FT-818 @ 6 watts.

@N4JAW @potaspots Just curious, what rig were you using today?

@N4JAW Thanks for the information. 2.5 hours on the 9 volt battery is excellent. I’m assuming your output is around 1 watt; is that correct?