Good Thursday morning. Today leans heavily toward getting outdoors and getting on the air, with Lewis and Clark trail activations, Salty Walt's field prep wisdom, and a philosophical chat about what really counts as DX. On the technical bench, we mark the quiet passing of a radiofax institution and pick up a couple of handy tools for Morse and antennas.

In today’s roundup

• West Over Lemhi Pass — AmateurRadio.com
  Ten more POTA activations along the Lewis and Clark trail across Montana prove that history and radio pair beautifully for the road-tripping activator.
• Ham Radio Operating Insights from Salty Walt: Portable HF Activations—Preparing for Success — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  Salty Walt, K4OGO, brings his portable DXing experience to bear on preparing for successful HF field activations, kicking off a new OnAllBands series.
• Does a cross-border contact count as DX? — QRPer
  VE6LK tackles the eternal campfire debate over whether a 2.5 km cross-border QRP contact counts as DX, with a cheerful and unequivocal answer.
• End of an Era: Kyodo News radiofax service discontinued — The SWLing Post
  Kyodo News shut down its radiofax service on September 22, closing a chapter for SWLs who savored decoding weather charts from the shortwaves.
• Txtopia Morse Code Translator — The DXZone
  Txtopia is a free, browser-based Morse translator that converts text both ways and forgives messy input, handy for CW learners and quick lookups.
• Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2638 — The DXZone
  This week's roundup features practical antenna builds, including a 70cm UHF double bazooka construction guide, plus a reference for precise timing.

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