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Monthly Archives: January 2012
A Weekend of Futzing on the Radio
So, this past weekend saw a hodge-podge of vradio activities. Yes, I did get a little bit of contesting in. I made a few contacts in both the CQ 160 CW contest, and in the BARTG RTTY Sprint. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Antennas, Contests, General, Setup
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HK0NA and VP6T
The rate at which I’m accumulating new DXCC entities is slowing. I’ve worked all the countries that are “easy” to get from my QTH, and am now having to rely on DXpeditions to remote locations, spots of uncommon entities, and … Continue reading
A Tale of Two NAQPs + Miscellaneous Other Activities
So, the past two weekends have seen the CW and SSB installments of the winter North American QSO Party. Unfortunately, my wife has been going through a rough spell recently, but that has meant that I’ve needed to stay “accessible … Continue reading
Antenna Musings du Jour
I’m happy to say that I semi-repaired my inverted L, which had suffered from storm- and tractor-meets-coax damage. After re-hanging the wire, and addressing the coax problems, I was a bit disappointed because something had changed, and my automatic tuner … Continue reading
Love That RTTY
This past weekend saw the 2012 running of the ARRL RTTY Roundup. And, while I resisted temptation for several hours Saturday afternoon because of beautiful, unseasonably warm weather….I was eventually sucked in and had a blast. I think that of … Continue reading
New Year Update
OK, so I fell off the blogging bandwagon for a while. Between the year-end rush at work, the holidays, and getting time to play radio in the mix, I haven’t had much opportunity to write about my fun here. High … Continue reading
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