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NA QSO Party – RTTY

Event: NA QSO Party – RTTY
Date: Sat, Jul 21 1800z  to  Sun, Jul 22 0600z
Link: http://www.ncjweb.com/contests.php
Sponsor: National Contest Journal

Colorado QSO Party

Event: Colorado QSO Party
Date: Sun, Jul 15 1200z  to  Mon, Jul 16 0400z
Link: http://www.ppraa.org/coqp/
Sponsor: Pikes Peak Amateur Radio Assoc

FISTS Summer Sprint

Event: FISTS Summer Sprint
Date: Sat, Jul 14 1700z  to  2100z
Link: http://www.fists.org/sprints.html
Sponsor: International Morse Preservation Society

IARU HF World Championship

Event: IARU HF World Championship
Date:  Sat, Jul 14 1200z  to  Sun, Jul 15 1200z
Link: http://www2.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/iaru.html
Sponsor: International Amateur Radio Union

Club Politics

I became an amateur radio operator in 1991.  At that time I had joined�a�local [unnamed] club in east Ohio.  It was a great club.  I don’t recall the membership numbers at that time, but there always seemed to be a dozen or so people at the meetings and sometimes more.  They operated Field Day from [...]

CQ WPX CW – Final Thoughts

This was really a great contest.  I really didn’t hear any real DX stations (i.e. non W/VE) until Sunday evening.  When I logged back on to operate I was hearing all kinds of Slovenian and Croatian stations – I’m guessing there was some other contest going on.  But they weren’t the only ones.  There were [...]

CQ WW WPX after 24 hours

I have only run a handful of hours – probably not more than 8 or 9.  Of course in that period of time the pros and/or those with excellent antenna systems and amps were already well into the upper 100s after that period of time.   Me?   I just broke 100.   So I’m feeling pretty good.    [...]

My thoughts on CQ WW WPX so far

Started out at 0000z.   I’d hardly say I had a groove goin on, nor did I get in a groove anytime in the next six hours.   So far though I’ve managed 40+ contacts.   My biggest disappointment, which I discovered at 2 am when I’m already very tired, is that the LDG isn’t tuning the CW [...]

First 6 meter Contact

I listen a bit on 6m for propogation changes.  I’ve never made a contact on 6m until today though.

I was logged into the DX Cluster and was spotting what I heard.   K4KO was booming in S9+20.  And I’m using an 80m dipole for reception.   I spotted him on the cluster.  Next thing you know I [...]

Quick review of LDG AT100 Pro

After having the LDG AT100 Pro for two days, I can say that so far it has worked flawlessly.   It does as advertised.   It tunes my 80m dipole on any band from 160-10 as advertised.    If it is tuning a frequency that it has never tuned before, it may take 2-3 seconds or it may [...]