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K3JRZ

8-bit Ham Radio adventures with Jeff K3JRZ. Videos of my Parks On The Air (POTA) activations are to document my contacts with other amateur radio stations, a.k.a. "proof of contact." My videos of my POTA activations are irrefutable evidence of where I was and who I made contact with. Gear reviews, amateur radio operational info, pro tips and more!

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I Survived Hamvention 2026 | LEVEL UP with K3JRZ

05/22/2026 Well, I am back from Hamvention and I was worn out after getting home. I needed a vacation from my vacation. A lot happened and I met a lot of great people! Despite a few harrowing moments on my trip to and from Dayton Hamvention, I survived! On The WayTo make the trip less stressful, I split the drive there and back into two days each. The trip to my overnight stay was mostly uneventful... After getting off the Interstate to get to my hotel on Tuesday in western Pennsylvania, a...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Road Trip to Dayton Awaits

05/08/2026 Hello everyone! HAMVENTION IS ALMOST HERE! Are YOU going? Hamvention 2026I am making my first ever trip to Dayton Hamvention this year. I have been wanting to go for many years now and this year all of the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. I'm heading out Tuesday and leisurely making my way to Dayton and sometime on Wednesday I'll be rolling into town. If everything goes right (nothing like waiting until the last minute before testing this out), I'll have my AllStarLink node...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

04/27/2026 Hello everyone! I hope you’re all enjoying the warmer weather we’re all getting in the northern hemisphere. Here's what is going on: Five Two Simplex ChallengeBack at the end of February, Mike N2MAK put a video out about his Five Two Simplex Challenge. The idea of the challenge was to get more activity on 146.52 MHz, the National Calling Frequency for 2 meters, not to make contacts. As with my POTA videos, I wanted to share my experience of what actually happened each day of the...

2 months ago • 1 min read

03/26/2026 Hello everyone! I hope that you're doing great and getting on the air! Spring is officially here and it is getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's what is going on: 3 Weeks into Five Two Simplex ChallengeSo far I have completed 3 weeks of Mike N2MAK's Five Two Simplex Challenge, calling out on 146.520 MHz every single day in March. Some days I make a contact or two, some days I do not. I am currently in Week 4 and I'm anxious to share the results with the next video in...

3 months ago • 2 min read
Winter is Here!

01/24/2026 Hello everyone! Welcome to my first email! I hope you all are safe and keeping warm this winter! Here's what is going on: Amateur Extra - 1 Year LaterI cannot believe that it's been one year since I passed my Amateur Extra exam. I originally got my Technician license in January 2015 and then my General in March 2015. After a month or so, I wanted to take my Extra exam before the question pool changed on July 01, 2015. I felt self-imposed pressure to get it done before that...

5 months ago • 4 min read