Friday, 26 November 2021

A Milestone has passed...

A year ago this month I decided to get involved with the Parks On The Air (POTA) program, and I have absolutely had a blast doing it.

Yesterday, November 26, I achieved my 100th park activation this year, and have managed to put 2856 contacts in my log carrying out activations or hunting parks.  On top of this I have actually started to get my money's worth out of my KX3!!

Also this week my new powered speaker from West Mountain Radio arrived.  What a difference that has made to operating the KX3.  I can actually hear things properly now.  The signals I am hearing are now crystal clear, and there is no more of the famous KX3 distortion.

This speaker is a game changer for people, like myself, who have hearing issues.....and I have way too much time flying very noisy Chinook Helicopters.  And of course, as we get older our hearing gets worse.  

I've a few more activations to go before the snow starts to fall (which it did today for a short time).  It's definitely getting colder, and sitting in the back of the van doing an activation isn't the most comfortable of places these days.

The KX3 and new speaker set up in the van.

Stay warm out there!!
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  1. Michael VE3WMB10 December 2021 at 10:20

    Bill :

    Adding on a speaker is a great idea. The audio from the KX3 speaker is not stellar and just having it directed at your ears instead of down probably makes a big difference. Congratulations on your 100th Park activation, that is quite an achievement!

    Cheers

    Michael VE3WMB

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    1. Blogmaster12 December 2021 at 16:44

      Thanks for visiting Michael!! The speaker has made a huge difference for me, in fact I'm buying a second one for my 2m rig in the shack :-) Hope you guys are all well.
      73,
      Bill VE3FI

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