N1RWJ / Robert Jackson
Recent notes and project updates.
Portable HF, CW, POTA, station work, software tooling, and the practical debugging notes that make those projects easier to repeat.
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Recent activity
- 2026 Activate All RI POTA
A map-first tracker for activating every POTA reference associated with Rhode Island by the end of 2026.
- Blackstone River Valley NHP from the Rhode Island side
A Rhode Island-side activation of US-7971 with 18 CW QSOs, one Alaska contact on 10 watts, and one preventable walk back to the car for missing dipole pigtails.
- John H. Chafee NWR access reconnaissance
A failed attempt at US-0514 after ice cream in East Greenwich, with the useful lesson that this refuge needs an access plan rather than a quick parking-lot activation.
- 2026 Southeast POTA Road Trip
A week-long POTA activation drive from Rhode Island down the I-95 corridor, arriving at Singer Island, FL on June 26 for Field Day 2026.
- 2026-06-04 Sachuest Point
A breezy Pack Mule activation at US-0516 with the KX2, the KJ6ER Challenger, and 38 quick CW QSOs from the rocks at Sachuest Point.
- JL Curran State Park Pack Mule Activation
A local Pack Mule outing at US-6992 with the freshly reassembled KX2, a high 51-foot random wire, and 23 CW QSOs through heavy QSB.
- Installing USB-C Charging and Side Rails on My KX2
A first-pass walkthrough of adding USB-C charging and protective side rails to a new Elecraft KX2.
- CQ WPX CW as a Learning Weekend
Thirty-seven CW QSOs over the CQ WPX CW weekend, a lot of repeat requests and nerves, and a surprisingly effective way to pick up new DXCC entities.