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Tom Gaines
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Amateur Radio: KB5FHK. Active in HF, satellites/roving, and POTA.
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I had fun this weekend activating US-12208 & US-4494 in MS. #POTA
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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The grid chase continues. This morning, I worked #KK7OVF from the CN73/74 gridline on a 4 pass here in the middle of Santa Rosa Sound near Navarre, FL. #AMSAT
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Pics from Pacificon 2025. Sloan Sloan N3UPS and I had a great time.
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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So far from EM70. RS-44 @ 1908z is the last pass of the day. #AMSAT
September 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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My latest AMSAT Gridmaster Map. FN65 & EL06 was confirmed this week. 14 grids remaining. #AMSAT
September 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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My latest AMSAT Gridmaster Map. 16 grids remaining. #AMSAT
August 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Pics from Huntsville Hamfest 2025.
August 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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My latest AMSAT Gridmaster Map. 17 grids remaining. #AMSAT
July 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Latest grid map. DN02 was the last NV grid confirmed. 20 grids remaining.
June 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Latest AMSAT Gridmaster Map. 21 grids remaining and 68 grids roved. #amsat
May 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Updated AMSAT Gridmaster map. 24 grids remaining. #amsat
May 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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I had a great time this weekend doing some satellite roving in the New Orleans area. I activated EM50, EL59, EL49, and EM40. #amsat
April 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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This weekend, Sloan N3UPS and I will be activating US-0868 near Tuskegee and US-4580 near Selma to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. #POTA
March 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I had a blast at Hamcation 2025.
February 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Pics from Tuesday's winter storm here in Ft. Walton Beach.
January 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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It's snowing at the QTH.
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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I snagged a couple of SSTV images from the ISS @ 0404z.
January 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Downloaded SSTVimage from the ISS @ 0556 on 1 Jan 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM