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Icom IC-80AD Spectral Purity

Posted on December 12, 2016 by robert

Running a spectral purity check on my Icom IC-80AD DSTAR radio, I found that it passes FCC requirements as you would hope it would. The test setup used for the UV5R was only slightly modified to change the bandwidth so that the … Continue reading →

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Icom ID-51A+ Spectral Purity

Posted on December 12, 2016 by robert

Running a spectral purity check on my Icom ID-51A+ DSTAR radio, I found that it passes FCC requirements as you would hope it would. The test setup used for the UV5R was only slightly modified to change the bandwidth so that the … Continue reading →

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BaoFeng UV5R Spectral Purity Testing

Posted on December 9, 2016 by robert

I have seen some reports of BaoFeng radios not passing FCC Spurious Emission Standards.  I have a old UV5R that is affixed to my Fox Hunting RDF antenna.  I re-enabled the transmitter (normally programmed off to avoid accidentally blowing out … Continue reading →

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Christmas Bunting QSO

Posted on December 4, 2016 by robert

I’m a little late getting the Christmas Tree lights installed on our pine trees in the back yard, but my friend John, WA1ABI, announced he was all ready with his tree lights, and expected to make a QSO with Rich, … Continue reading →

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DXCC Standings at Beginning of Dec

Posted on December 2, 2016 by robert

I had a bit more time to spend on the air after the hustle/bustle of the Summer & Fall.  My DXCC Standings are as follows: So over the last 3 months (September/October/November), I picked up two new countries fox my Mixed … Continue reading →

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K1 Tuner Completed

Posted on November 30, 2016 by robert

It took about an hour to wind the 5 inductors and install the remaining components, so the entire kit took about 2.5 hours to assemble.  Some minor changes need to be made to the K1 itself, and the meter circuit … Continue reading →

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Finally Building the K1 Antenna Tuner

Posted on November 20, 2016 by robert

I had a ball building my K1 Transceiver.  It has worked out very well, and has a fantastic receiver.  My only issue so far is that the transmit power folds-back aggressively.  If the SWR is high, the power will immediately … Continue reading →

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DX Surprise

Posted on November 14, 2016 by robert

After uploading my NPOTA log, I checked my confirmed contacts and was pleasantly surprised to find two ATNOs in the log: TL8AO was an ATNO for me, and the LotW entry showed up within a few hours of our contact. … Continue reading →

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NM22 Log Uploaded to LotW

Posted on November 14, 2016 by robert

Finally typed up the 110 QSOs for yesterday’s activation of NM22 and uploaded them to LotW around 2100 UTC today.  53 of them instantly matched, so I guess most of the park hunters are quick to upload their logs.

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NM22 NPOTA Activation Success

Posted on November 13, 2016 by robert

Emboldened by my success at the local beach running 20-meter SSB from my truck, I figured that I would give a NPOTA Activation a try.  So last night I registered a two hour long activation of NM22, Roger Williams National … Continue reading →

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