Hi All - I posted our Tall Tales writeups (includes pictures and logs) for 2018 and 2019 in the Files area under "APE Tall Tales". Thanks to all who worked us and made it lots of fun. Best wishes - Bo

Hi All, This is just a reminder that Stan (W9SMR/9) and I (KC9UR) will be operating our 7th consecutive KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE starting this Friday, Aug 9th, and ending on Sunday, Aug 11th. We loo

Stan (W9SMR/9) and I (KC9UR) are looking forward to conducting our 7th consecutive "Pontoon Portable" APE from Clear Lake in northeast Indiana. We will be operating from Friday (PM), Aug 9th through S

Thanks to all took time to contact us this year. Even with poor propagation and shortened operating time, there were over 112 contacts in our log, and 7 APE Hunters will be receiving a highly coveted

Hi All - Just a note to confirm that Stan (W9SMR/9) and I plan to be on the air around noonish Indiana time (EDT) this Saturday, August 25th, for our KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE. We plan to operate Sat

Hi All - The sixth annual KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE will be conducted on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th. Stan (W9SMR/9) and I plan to set up Saturday morning the 25th, and hope to be o

Stan (W9SMR/9) and I (KC9UR) are looking forward to our 6th year-in-a-row "Pontoon Portable" APE from Clear Lake in northeast Indiana. Unfortunately I'm in the midst of home buying/selling/moving, and

For portable operations, some simple efficient antennas can be inexpensively home-brewed. One of my favorites is a 20m half square. If it is end fed, it will resonate on 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m. It has

I operated Field Day on PSK31 from home also. Thanks for all you do, Matt! 73, Bob, KC9UR

With the 2017 KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE behind us, Stan and I would like to thank all you APE Hunters who made it so much fun. The number of contacts tally hasn't been finalized, but we expect it to

Yahoo decided to bury the announcement I posted yesterday into an old thread from years past, so I'm re-posting it: The KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE has been spotted thrashing about northeast Indiana pr

Attention APE Hunters! The KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE has been spotted thrashing about northeast Indiana preparing to get on the air this Friday, Aug 25th and operating through Sunday morning, Aug 27t

Stan and I would like to thank everyone who worked us. Your patience, perseverance, and professionalism was amazing. We hope you had as much fun hunting us as we did working you. Final results haven't

We've had some fairly strong winds move through the area, and thunderstorms are predicted, starting in half an hour through 10am tomorrow, some of them heavy, so we are going to call it a night. Hopef

Bill, N4GBK, is setting the bar really high this year - we just worked him on 6m, making that his 7th band - great hunting! We are taking a break for dinner and should be back on the air a little afte

We are currently on 20m and 17m. We are calling CQ on 6m at the top of each hour. Good hunting. 73, Bob, KC9UR

Hi All, We are going QRT for the evening - will be back tomorrow morning. Wx prediction for tomorrow afternoon and evening doesn't look good - lots of rain and thunderstorms predicted - hopefully we c

Hi All - we are moving to 80m and 40m for the dedicated APE Hunters ... good hunting. 73, Bob, KC9UR

Hi All, We had some very heavy rain move through the area late this afternoon while we were setting up, so we had to go to plan B. The boat is still afloat, but is awfully soggy, so we set up operatio

Summer is passing quickly, and it's almost time to go APE (August PSK Expedition)! I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2016 KC9UR Pontoon Portable APE is scheduled for Sunday, August 14 throug