ON THE AIR SFI: 142 GRID EM36

Amateur General Class Station

N4HOG

High-Frequency & VHF/UHF Station operating from Arkansas, USA. Specialized in POTA (Parks on the Air), Digital Modes (FT8/CW), and Low-Power Operations.

STATION_MONITOR_v2.4
14.074 MHz

TOTAL CONTACTS

12,480

+14 today

GRID SQUARES

642

Worked All Continents

POTA ACTIVATIONS

89

Parks Worked: 340+

OPERATING MODES

FT8 • CW • SSB

160m to 70cm
ACTIVE ANTENNA: 40m/20m EFHW @ 45ft
SHACK HARDWARE

Station Equipment & Setup

MAIN HF RIG

Icom IC-7300

100W HF/50MHz Direct Sampling SDR

Primary desktop transceiver utilized for base station FT8, CW, and SSB ragchewing. Connected via USB for real-time waterfall logging.

Power Output: 100W Bands: 160m - 6m
PORTABLE / QRP

Xiegu G90

20W HF Portable SDR Transceiver

Workhorse field unit with integrated automatic antenna tuner (ATU). Powered by LiFePO4 battery packs for POTA deployments.

Power: 20W QRP Weight: 2.2 lbs
ANTENNA SYSTEM

40m-10m End-Fed Half-Wave

49:1 Unun @ 45 Feet Elevation

Multi-band resonant EFHW wire antenna slung as an inverted-V into tall oak timber for low QRN and multi-directional coverage.

Length: 63 Feet SWR: < 1.5:1
VHF / UHF

Yaesu FTM-300DR

50W Dual Band C4FM/FM Mobile

Dedicated local VHF/UHF monitor and WIRES-X digital node gateway for regional emergency communications and repeater networks.

Modes: FM, C4FM Power: 50W
FIELD ANTENNA

Chameleon MPAS 2.0

Modular Portable Antenna System

Heavy-duty stainless steel whip system with hybrid matching transformer used for rapid deployment in State Parks and remote grid units.

Type: Vertical Whip Deploy Time: < 5m
POWER & BACKUP

Bioenno 12V 20Ah LiFePO4

Solar Charged Battery Bank

Off-grid clean power supply coupled with 100W foldable solar panels for continuous operation during field activations or power outages.

Capacity: 240Wh Chemistry: LiFePO4
RF ATMOSPHERE

Solar Propagation & Band Monitor

BAND CONDITIONS (HF)

10M 28.0 - 29.7 MHz
EXCELLENT
15M 21.0 - 21.45 MHz
GOOD
20M 14.0 - 14.35 MHz
OPTIMAL
40M 7.0 - 7.30 MHz
FAIR
80M 3.5 - 4.0 MHz
MODERATE
SFI (Solar Flux)
158
A-INDEX
6
K-INDEX
2 (Quiet)
FT8 BAND SPECTRUM RECEIVING

Simulated live digital signals captured on 20 Meters (14.074 MHz):

203115 -11 0.2 1432 ~ CQ DL4MF JO41 14.074
203115 -04 0.1 892 ~ N4HOG EA3BC R-08 14.074
203130 -14 0.3 2100 ~ CQ VK3AMP QF22 14.074
203130 -02 0.1 1140 ~ N4HOG K7LMN RR73 14.074
203145 -08 0.2 1850 ~ CQ JA1ORP PM95 14.074
DECODER: WSJT-X 2.6.1 SNR AVG: +02 dB
ON-AIR LOGS

Live Station Logbook

DATE / UTC CALLSIGN BAND FREQ MODE RST (R/S) GRID QSL STATUS
Showing recent 8 contacts of 12,480 Auto-Syncing with QRZ.com & LoTW
CONFIRMATION OF QSO

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QSO DETAILS

N4HOG

AMATEUR RADIO STATION • HARDY, ARKANSAS USA

CQ ZONE 04 • ITU ZONE 08 • GRID EM36 • SHARP COUNTY

CONFIRMING QSO
CONFIRMING CONTACT WITH W2RXX
DATE & TIME (UTC) 2026-10-11 18:45
FREQUENCY / BAND 20M (14.074 MHz)
MODE FT8
RST REPORT +04
GRID SQUARE FN20

73 & Thanks for the contact!

Operator: N4HOG Station Trustee

VERIFIED
QSL
N4HOG