{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Yl on the Air","home_page_url":"https://ylontheair.com","description":"Yl on the Air","author":{"name":"Yl on the Air"},"items":[{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/chapter-3-powering-the-adventure","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/IMG_9016-9401224.JPEG\"/><p>Getting a new radio is exciting.</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/chapter-3-powering-the-adventure","title":"Chapter 3: Powering the Adventure","summary":"Getting a new radio is exciting.","date_modified":"2026-08-13T19:37:38Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/chapter-two-a-new-radio-a-new-portable-station","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/IMG_8982.JPEG\"/><p>There are certain boxes that arrive at the door, and you already know you're going to enjoy opening them.</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/chapter-two-a-new-radio-a-new-portable-station","title":"Chapter Two: The Unboxing — Meeting the FT-710","summary":"There are certain boxes that arrive at the door, and you already know you're going to enjoy opening them.","date_modified":"2026-08-13T17:44:39Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/building-a-portable-station%E2%80%A6-one-piece-at-a-time","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/Screenshot%202026-08-06%20121845.png\"/><p>One of the things I've learned about amateur radio is that you don't have to buy everything at once. It's easy to look at someone else's station and think you need all the latest equipment before you can get on the air. ...</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/building-a-portable-station%E2%80%A6-one-piece-at-a-time","title":"Building a Portable Station… One Piece at a Time","summary":"One of the things I've learned about amateur radio is that you don't have to buy everything at once. It's easy to look at someone else's station and think you need all the latest equipment before you can get on the air. ...","date_modified":"2026-08-06T16:52:49Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/learning-together-at-grant-cottage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/Grants%20Cottagge%20Group%2072626.jpg\"/><p>A Successful POTA Activation at Grant Cottage State Historic Site (US-10042)</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/learning-together-at-grant-cottage","title":"Learning Together at Grant Cottage","summary":"A Successful POTA Activation at Grant Cottage State Historic Site (US-10042)","date_modified":"2026-07-28T20:06:20Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/my-first-pota-adventure","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/IMG_7968.jpg\"/><p>Day of Learning, New Friends, and Eight Great Contacts</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/my-first-pota-adventure","title":"My First POTA Adventure","summary":"Day of Learning, New Friends, and Eight Great Contacts","date_modified":"2026-07-12T18:04:08Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/my-first-dmr-hotspot-adventure","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/IMG_7962.JPEG\"/><p>Lessons Learned Setting Up My First Digital Mobile Radio Station</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/my-first-dmr-hotspot-adventure","title":"My First DMR Hotspot Adventure","summary":"Lessons Learned Setting Up My First Digital Mobile Radio Station","date_modified":"2026-07-11T15:39:46Z"},{"id":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/field-notes-from-the-yl-trailer-%E2%80%93-arrl-field-day-2026","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/dc6988f6-0018-4687-8f12-e6fd2652ff05/blob-ec647dd.png\"/><p>There is something special about waking up before sunrise on a mountain with a radio beside you.</p>","url":"https://ylontheair.com/the-journey-blog/f/field-notes-from-the-yl-trailer-%E2%80%93-arrl-field-day-2026","title":"Field Notes from the YL Trailer – ARRL Field Day 2026","summary":"There is something special about waking up before sunrise on a mountain with a radio beside you.","date_modified":"2026-07-11T15:04:15Z"}]}