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Why are my POTA & SOTA activations often so short?
I received the following question from a reader recently, and I thought it deserved a proper reply here—especially since I get some version of this question a few times every year. Thomas, you mentioned it in one of your videos but I can’t find the answer. Why are you always in such a hurry to … Continue reading Why are my POTA & SOTA activations often so short?


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Ethiopia on Shortwave – Then and Now
by Dan Greenall Back in the early 1970’s, Radio Voice of the Gospel, station ETLF, in Addis Ababa was the best way to hear this country, though it was by no means an everyday occurrence here in southern Ontario, Canada. Their distinctive drum interval signal was the first 4 notes of “A Mighty Fortress.” Or […]