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Some Really Good DX Luck Over the Holidays

Posted on January 6, 2015 by robert

I can’t help but smile a bit as I get closer to my 2015 goal even 6 days into the new year. Despite a dozen QSOs with Falkland Island on several bands, I finally received confirmation in LotW about 15 … Continue reading →

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Straight Key Night 2015

Posted on January 3, 2015 by robert

A friend of mine, John, WA1ABI, is a real fan of Straight Key Night (SKN).  For the past couple of years, I’ve thought I should dig up my 40 year old Brown Brothers Key, a Christmas present from 1974, the last … Continue reading →

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Goals for 2015

Posted on January 1, 2015 by robert

Happy New Year, of course, and time for new year goals! Complete DXCC Challenge with 1000+ points Complete 30m and 12m DXCC (8BDXCC) (80m seems unlikely) Complete 12m WAS (7BWAS) (a stretch to get DE and WV) Work 250 logged … Continue reading →

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2014 — The Year In Review

Posted on December 31, 2014 by robert

WB4SON 2014 2014 was a happy and successful Ham Radio year for me.  I participated (or helped organize) many different club events, including Field Day, our Narragansett Bay Islands On The Air, and Jamboree On The Air Event.  I gave … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree Light 2xQSO on 80m and 450nm

Posted on December 27, 2014 by robert

I met with John, WA1ABI, tonight on 3515 KHz for a Christmas Tree Light to Christmas Tree Light QSO.  Both of us were feeding our radio into our lights for a CW QSO.  As I had mine configured as a … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2014 by robert

With his work complete, Santa can finally take a breather and catch up on his favorite hobby.  I bet he’s at the top of the Honor Roll. (Cartoon Credit: w9yb.org)

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17 Meter DXCC Completed

Posted on December 4, 2014 by robert

Several LotW confirmations appeared tonight. One was for a 17 Meter CW QSO with J79FC in Dominica.  That was #100, completing DXCC for that band.  This happens to be my fifth DXCC band, but I still need to finish 80 … Continue reading →

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You do get what you measure!

Posted on November 12, 2014 by robert

I suppose a hobby is not unlike a business — if you put measurements in place, they will often drive behavior.  The hard part is picking the appropriate measurements. With a little more spare time on my hands, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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FT4TA FAST LotW!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robert

I was pleasantly surprised to see FT4TA QSO confirmed in LotW just a couple of days after I made it.  That’s pretty unusual for a big DXpedition (I can’t imagine all the work there must be dealing with 100K log … Continue reading →

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FT4TA: Yep!

Posted on November 4, 2014 by robert

Guess things did work out correctly despite bad copy on my end:

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