Monday's mix leans into the joys of doing things the hard way, from CW through a satellite to a five-park Ohio rove. We've also got networking of the 44Net and Vietnamese-marine varieties, plus a peek at the WRTC cheating controversy that has contesters talking.

In today’s roundup

• A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything: 2M Satellite CW To Get in a Gang? — QRPer
  A newly minted CW convert decides that POTA wasn't challenging enough and sets his sights on 2M satellite CW, proving overcomplication is a time-honored ham tradition.
• The Perfect Ham Radio Day—Roving Five Ohio State Parks — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  A five-park Ohio rove that started with one plan, fell apart, and morphed into something better—a familiar arc for anyone who's ever activated on the fly.
• LHS Episode #632: 44Net Connect with John Burwell KI5QKX — AmateurRadio.com
  Linux in the Ham Shack digs into 44Net with John Burwell, KI5QKX, for anyone curious about amateur radio's own slice of IP address space.
• The Vietnamese Marine Radio Network — The SWLing Post
  Don Moore's DX travelogue turns to Vietnam's marine radio network, a reminder that some of the best listening happens well off the ham bands.
• Q5 Interview with WRTC team MB1I — AmateurRadio.com
  Q5 interviews WRTC team MB1I and tackles the cheating controversy head-on, essential viewing for contesters following how the competition polices itself.

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