Author Archives: KD8MQ

Attention PCARS Contesters: This weekend we plan to put K8BF on the air in a few State QSO Parties. The Idaho QSO Party starts on Saturday, and runs from 2PM Sat afternoon until 2PM Sunday afternoon. The Oklahoma QSO Party … Continue reading →

We’re a few days away from our next PCARS meeting! Join us Monday, March 13th at American Legion Post 496 on Mogadore Rd in Kent. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM sharp! Dr. Willem Schreuder, AC0KQ Director of Continuing Education … Continue reading →

Unfortunately the Balun and Cable Build scheduled for March 18th will need to be reschedule to March 25th. This is necessary for two reasons. First, I have a scheduling conflict that has developed for the 18th. Second, the toroids will … Continue reading →

Attention PCARS Contesters: I want to give you a heads up on a few QSO Parties in which K8BF will be participating. The weekend of March 11-12 hosts three QSO Parties. They are the Wisconsin, Idaho and Oklahoma contests. The … Continue reading →

PCARS DXers: Here’s an interesting item: 1S – Spratly Islands Gil Lapply, 4F2KWT, has successfully renewed his license to operate on Kalayaan, Spratly Islands. He will be using DX0NE. The license is good until May 9, 2025. However, he needed … Continue reading →