Monthly Archives: November 2012

WPX Digital Award #87 Arrives

Posted on November 5, 2012 by robert

I’ve applied for a few WPX awards.  This is the first certificate to actually show up.  My first application was for 400 Mixed Mode.  That hasn’t arrived yet.  Today’s certificate was for 300 Digital Prefixes.  And I applied for Mixed … Continue reading →

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Clean Sweep on CW!! THANKS VE3ZI!

Posted on November 4, 2012 by robert

So my journey ended with ONN (Ontario North) at 1:27:25 UTC when I answered a CQ from VE3ZI on 3.541 MHz.  That made a “Clean Sweep” with all 83 sections for the 2012 CW Sweepstakes.  I worked a total of … Continue reading →

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Oh Really Canada?!?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by robert

Had to go and break Ontario up into FOUR sections:  Ontario-East, Ontario-South, Greater Toronto Area, and the killer:  Ontario-North. As I type this, that is the LAST section I need for a clean sweep in the November CW Sweepstakes (and … Continue reading →

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Happy November!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by robert

Lots of good things going on this month besides a chance to enter a turkey-coma on Thanksgiving.  CW Sweepstakes is this weekend,  and SSB in two weeks.  CQ’s WW CW DX contest is just three weekends away, and the ARRL’s … Continue reading →

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