by Thomas (K4SWL) The first weekend of April 2026 was the RARSfest in Raleigh. Even though I had just gotten back from a trip to Raleigh, my dear friend Vlado (N3CZ) and I had long planned to attend this hamfest. I was especially eager to go because I had never been to the Raleigh Hamfest, … Continue reading RARSfest Road Trip + A Spontaneous POTA Activation with Vlado →

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alfredo (EA4IMN), who writes: Hi Thomas, Greetings from EA4IMN. I recently purchased an XHDATA D-808, and got puzzled by the absence of an external jack for the LW/MW antenna. Inspired by previous work, I set to add this feature to my unit. My journey was overall straightforward, but not […]