RJ McKenzie 🇺🇸

Sunset over the bay of Green Bay from K-1470 Peninsula State Park. #ParksOnTheAir #POTA

@k7_nnt Yeah, had some luck with it. I've seen 150+ nodes total so far. I was 5 miles from the house in this image and was barely able to hear my house. Otherwise nothing is around me for around 15 miles. Rural area. Most of what I have seen has been while I was mobile or airplane relay.

@K9ZIE Any luck with meshtastic? I take mine along as well. From a mountain top I have single hop pinged stations from over 20 miles out!

Went out earlier today for some POTA and Meshtastic range testing. #ParksOnTheAir

@Kd9Njj There is a Discord group for Wisconsin Meshtastic linked at meshconsin.org . We have a Mesh Day event going on today from 1pm to 2pm. Getting who we can on towers, hills, any high point and seeing what we can all link together.

Started the routine of having a #Meshtastic node on me as often as possible. Never before seen a node in the town I work from. Until now! In order for a mesh to grow you need to be out there for people to see.

@KB9VBRantenna Feel better soon!

@KB9VBRantenna That is going around the area for sure.

This evening's (Thursday March 6) livestream is going to be cancelled. I contracted Influenza-A this week and am still fighting the effects. Most notably my voice is gone. I'll make an announcement if I decide to reschedule, otherwise see you all in April.

Have you tried Meshtastic yet? I’ve been enjoying experimenting with it.

@N2NWK_Del Glad to get you in the log again! Thanks for being out there!

@K9ZIE Gud to C U US-7973, US-0654, US-0668 and US-4581

Already seeing sub-zero wind chills across northern WI this afternoon. As the sun goes down wind chills will become dangerously cold tonight ranging form -15 to -30 degrees across the region. Stay warm all! #wiwx

@KB9VBRantenna You should have started this video with the Mr Rogers theme song!

As the consummate professional, every video is perfect on the first try. Who am I kidding. They are full of bloopers and alternate takes. Here's some of the best from 2024: youtu.be/v-AIKvQSZ_U

@KC7JPC Nope, I wasn't there today. I haven't been on an ice road in 20 years now. And I don't see it happening again in the future. I'll wait for the car boat in summer. If that goes down, at least the water is a few degrees warmer.

Who would cross this for a POTA activation? #POTA #ParksOnTheAir

Did some Christmas Eve 12m QRP POTA at the local park this afternoon. #ParksOnTheAir #POTA

WisDOT today announced new winter road condition categories on 511wi.gov to better reflect current conditions on roads across the state. The categories are now: Normal, Partially Covered, Completely Covered, Travel Not Advised, and No Report. wisconsindot.gov/Pages/about-wi…

@KB9VBRantenna Now that looks good!

Raclette cheese melted and drizzled over a hot dog. This is the height of culinary experience at the New Glarus,WI Christkindlmarket

@SignalSteveo I would think almost 75% of the parks in Wisconsin are the State Wildlife Areas. I like them as they are generally just nature parks. Wild and not manicured like proper State Parks. To me it is a more relaxing place to be.

@K9ZIE Since I moved from casually hunting to casually activating, I've been pleasantly surprised to find how many areas are considered a park under the rules. Life keeps intervening, but my activations *will commence.

Scouting out a new park for POTA today. Buckhorn Wildlife Area US-12077. #ParksOnTheAir #POTA

@benekcj @midwestern_ope Shaking the bush, boss!

@midwestern_ope Me today eating deviled eggs. This is as close as I ever let the devil get to me! 😜

“Hey do you want six hard boiled eggs in a row?” No “We’re mixing egg yolk, mayo, mustard and putting it back on top of the egg” Midwesterners:

Deer season is here in Wisconsin. Changed up my normal spots and headed over to US-4258 and setup on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan for some 1w FT8. #ParksOnTheAir

@KD9RDO I’m guessing so. Maybe it has no reverse motor?

@K9ZIE It has to go 11 hours forward instead of reverse?

Was hearing this weird noise, thought it was a fan going bad. Nope, just the clock changing from 1:59am to 1:00am because of this silly thing called daylight savings.