{"id":44312,"date":"2020-07-12T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44312"},"modified":"2020-07-12T10:17:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T14:17:25","slug":"what-are-your-sunday-radio-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/what-are-your-sunday-radio-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"What are your Sunday radio plans?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had planned on today being a rather laid-back Sunday with a good book lined-up and lots of radio time. Instead, my wife has convinced me to work on a home project this afternoon. That’s okay, because it is a project I’d like to get out of the way and the weather today is ideal.<\/p>\n

Still, this morning, I’ve been hunting a few Parks On The Air (POTA)<\/a> stations with the ‘756 Pro<\/a> to help park activators along with their numbers. I try to do this when I can because I’m typically the activator and I truly appreciate logging well over my ten required stations for a valid field activation.<\/p>\n

After the project this afternoon, I also plan to hit the 31 meter band and lower, catching a few broadcast stations and soaking in the shortwaves most likely with my RSPdx<\/a> and HF+ Discovery<\/a> SDRs.<\/p>\n

It won’t be all SDR, though! I’ll be busy doing band-scans with my beloved Yaesu FRG-7 (Frog 7) while my SDRs record audio and spectrum.<\/p>\n

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Post <\/strong><\/em>readers<\/strong>: What are your plans today and this week?\u00a0 Please comment!<\/p>\n

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I had planned on today being a rather laid-back Sunday with a good book lined-up and lots of radio time. Instead, my wife has convinced me to work on a home project this afternoon. That’s okay, because it is a project I’d like to get out of the way and the weather today is ideal. 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