Monthly Archives: June 2011

Field Day 2011

Posted on June 27, 2011 by robert

Remembering the fun I had 40 years ago working field day for K4BFT in Huntsville Alabama, and K2AE in Schenectady New York, I figured it might be fun to try my hand at FD again.  I had hoped to contact … Continue reading →

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Fifth WAS completed on June 24 using JT65

Posted on June 25, 2011 by robert

Well, this Friday at about 2PM, the big event happened.  One of the FIVE different MD stations that I’ve made a JT65 contact with confirmed the QSO on LotW.  This completed my quest for WAS which was officially completed after … Continue reading →

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You light up my life…(almost)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by robert

One of the conveniences of the WB4SON Shack (called the “Wombat Room” by family members), is a 40 Amp 12 VDC power bus, normally fed by an Astron linear power supply.  It is also fed by a 110 Amp-Hour deep … Continue reading →

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Let’s do the power pole polka…

Posted on June 19, 2011 by robert

I can remember looking at Anderson Power Pole connectors when they first came out years ago and thinking they will never sell because there were other products that served a similar purpose and they were ridiculously overpriced.  Yet now I … Continue reading →

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