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Yes you can get an Amateur Radio Plate on a EV in RI

Posted on December 9, 2021 by robert

I had obtained an Amateur Radio tag for my truck about a decade ago.  It was quite an ordeal due to a lack of documentation at DMV, and their inability to be able to enter the request in their computer … Continue reading →

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160 Meter DXCC Certificate Arrives

Posted on December 8, 2021 by robert

The ARRL continues to be fast; the DXCC Certificate #3,752 for 160 Meters arrived on Monday December 6th. Back in 2012, when I got my DXCC Mixed certificate, there had been 48,128 of them issued, and no doubt many more … Continue reading →

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Kudos to the ARRL

Posted on December 3, 2021 by robert

Often it is far too easy to complain about things that aren’t working well, than to recognize when things work so smoothly that you don’t even notice them.  This was the case with the ARRL and the DXCC Desk.  I … Continue reading →

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DXCC 160m Issued by ARRL!

Posted on December 1, 2021 by robert

When I woke up this morning, I checked LotW and noted that I had received confirmation #100 in LotW for 160m from Ark 4O7CC (Montenegro).  Just like that, my quest for 160 meter DXCC was complete.  I received a nice … Continue reading →

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DXCC 160m Completed

Posted on November 30, 2021 by robert

Thanks to John V47JA in Saint Kitts & Nevis, I now have 99 confirmed countries in LotW.  I have a QSL card from Warwick E51WL in the North Cook Islands, so that makes 100 confirmed counties – it’s just a … Continue reading →

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Getting close to DXCC on 160M

Posted on November 26, 2021 by robert

After almost giving up hope on completing 160m DXCC this year (my one remaining goal for 2021), I’ve gotten VERY close.  With a LotW confirmation from Sander JW4PUA in Svalbard , I now have 98 confirmations in LotW for 160 … Continue reading →

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1500 Medallion on my DXCC Challenge Plaque

Posted on November 20, 2021 by robert

The ARRL delivered my 1500 band-point medallion yesterday, and it is now mounted on my DXCC Challenge Plaque.  I had acquired the 1000 band-point plaque after about 3 years of DXing.  It took almost 7 years to work the next … Continue reading →

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Nice Morning on 160 meters

Posted on November 12, 2021 by robert

Greyline propagation is always a plus.  A couple of weeks ago, I thought I worked my 1st Australian station on 160m.  Unfortunately the contact wasn’t complete.  Since then I was mostly trying to work the higher frequency bands to complete … Continue reading →

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Diamond Activator

Posted on November 11, 2021 by robert

The award for activating 50 parks came in this morning.  It isn’t a big deal, some have activated over a thousand.  But it looks like I’m in the top 10% (337 out of 3416 for 2021).  It also represents a … Continue reading →

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CWT Contest #80 Completed!

Posted on November 10, 2021 by robert

Well the day started off on the wrong foot when I forgot to take into account the clock change and showed up for the 1300Z CWT an hour late! (I couldn’t figure out why the band was dead.)  I recovered from … Continue reading →

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