KZ4CP

04/03/2026

Happy early Easter

03/31/2026

My first activation was US-0050 on 1-20-2024, and now I’ve officially completed my 1,000th activation. What a run it’s been! Huge thanks to all the hunters who’ve made the past couple of years so much fun by getting in my logs.

Along the way, I’ve also hunted over 10,000 parks. That makes me the second person to reach this milestone(1k activations & 10K hunted parks)—right behind N2BTD (Big Taco Dinner), who was the first. There are several others closing in as well.

I’m still pretty new to both the hobby and this niche, and if anything, I hope this shows that anyone can get out there and succeed on both sides of the microphone. Set some goals—and go chase them!

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

Been running the SS17 from Chameleon Antenna with their M Coil on a few recent activations. Even though it’s shorter than my usual 40m setup, it performs so well I honestly can’t tell much difference. On my last activation, I worked stations in 25 states and all the way to Dublin in a half hour. Simple setup, and it just flat-out works.

Yaesu USA FTX-1 Optima
Chameleon Antenna
Messi & Paoloni - Coaxial Cables Airborne 10

03/11/2026

Thanks to everyone who has worked me over my last 100 activations at **US-1273, Barren River State Park in Kentucky**! Because of all of you getting in the log, our club has now earned an **Eagle Award for a Kentucky park**.

I truly appreciate everyone who took the time to hunt and support the activations. Couldn’t have done it without you all!

K8BSR/15

03/01/2026

Shoutout to all the new hams getting into POTA! You might look at some people’s stats and think, “I’ll never get there.” I’m here to tell you — yes, you absolutely can.
Here’s a quick story.

I earned my Technician license in early November 2023. A week later I went back and passed my General, and a few weeks after that I passed my Extra. I didn’t get on HF until 12-25-2023. That’s when I discovered POTA… and I was hooked.
I started activating and hunting pretty heavily in 2024, learning as I went. By summertime, I shifted my focus mostly to hunting and ended the year in the Top 5 for hunted parks in 2024. I slowed down some last year, but here we are just 2 years and 2 months and few days later — and I’ve hit 10,000 hunted parks.
From 1 park to 10,000 parks in less than 800 days. That’s while working a full-time job, doing volunteer work, and activating, too. If a hill billy from Kentucky that was a total green horn done it you can too!

You can do anything you want in this niche of the hobby. Set a goal and go after it. Get out there and activate and/or hunt!
And a huge thank you to all the activators who helped me reach one of my goals. I couldn’t have done it without you.

I also want to recognize those who work both sides of the microphone. There aren’t many of us who both hunt from home and go out to activate. You all truly don’t get the recognition you deserve — there is no awards for doing both. But I see you, and I know the amount of effort it takes. My hat’s off to every one of you!

KZ4CP (K8BSR/15)

02/28/2026

Couple pictures from today's rove

02/28/2026

Sorry for bad pictures was driving. What you are looking at is a few of the 100s of barns distilleries store and age KY bourbon in.

02/28/2026

Hit the 2fer up tonight. Thanks to everyone who got in the log! I will hit a few tomorrow morning!