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!
Spring into the Five Two Simplex Challenge
Some topics have been easy to come by this year, it seems. HamClock Launcher for Mac, a Raspberry Pi 5 review & install of OpenHamClock, and the Grid from SolarCDX. I have 4 POTA videos to get done and will probably get backlogged with more now that it's warmer out and I'm heading out more. I also have another new and an old product review to do, a special surprise video, and my weekly results of the Five Two Simplex Challenge (mentioned above). And as I make my first trip to the Dayton Hamvention, I'm sure I'll videos on my trip getting there, while there and from my return trip back to my QTH. I appreciate all of your continued support to the channel. Want to help support me and my efforts? 🕸️ My Website: https://K3JRZ.com 👕 Get Merch at my merch shop! ⭐️ Become a Channel Member! ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/K3JRZ 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/K3JRZ 🛒 Shop on Amazon! Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4nV1gn3 🫙 Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/K3JRZ Thank you everyone for signing up to this email list, those that subscribe to my YouTube channel, watch my videos and leave a thumbs up and comments. YOU ALL ROCK! 73, Jeff K3JRZ
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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!
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...
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...
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...