Summer's got us thinking small and portable, with two POTA field reports leading today's lineup — one fueled by iced coffee, the other by rain. We've also got a standalone SDR that covers the whole shortwave spectrum, a new Pacific-flavored novel from a veteran DXer, and proof that a cartoonist's reception report can travel all the way to Nepal.

In today’s roundup

• KK6IK: Summer Mornings, Iced Coffee & QRP — QRPer
  If you've wondered whether the tiny KH1 and its 45-inch whip can really pull their weight while traveling, KK6IK makes the case one summer morning at a time.
• Product Spotlight: A Look at the KiwiSDR2 Receiver (Video) — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  With its own built-in computer covering 10 kHz to 30 MHz, the KiwiSDR2 promises a genuinely standalone SDR you can set up and share with minimal fuss.
• A Wet POTA Experiment: Hunting, Calling CQ, and Changing Modes — QRPer
  KB2PIZ tackles a question every activator eventually asks — when do you keep calling CQ, chase a new frequency, or switch modes — and does it in the rain for good measure.
• A New Novel from DXer Ralph W. Perry: Pacific Dream — The SWLing Post
  Longtime DXer Ralph W. Perry adds a third entry to his Pacific series, proof that the radio hobby's storytellers don't confine themselves to the logbook.
• Illustrated Radio Listening Report reaching Nepal — The SWLing Post
  Carlos Latuff's Illustrated Radio Listening Reports turn the humble reception report into art, and this one traveled far enough to land on ABC Television in Nepal.

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