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Past 25000 QSOs in LotW

Posted on December 8, 2023 by robert

I noticed that I’ve exceeded 25,000 QSOs in LotW – that’s up 1000 since September, about 10 weeks ago.

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Icom IC-7300 Power Consumption During POTA Activations

Posted on December 5, 2023 by robert

Over time, my POTA activation kit has grown smaller, due in no small part to a reduction in battery size.  I’ve transitioned from a 60AH, to 30AH, and finally a 15AH Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery.  Understanding the power requirements … Continue reading →

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Activated Barber Pond, new POTA K-10548

Posted on November 11, 2023 by robert

Late last night, eight new parks were added to RI’s existing 53 parks, bringing the new total to 61. K-10541  Gull Cove, Portsmouth K-10542  Camp Cronin, Narragansett K-10543  Patriots’ Park, Portsmouth K-10544  Jerimoth Hill, Foster K-10545  Hillsdale Preserve, Richmond K-10546  … Continue reading →

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How things have changed!

Posted on October 30, 2023 by robert

I thought the photo taken below was sort of cool.  My KF4D on the bottom, and my K1 on the top!  I built the K1 as a 2-band kit near the end of its availability back in 2016.  I haven’t … Continue reading →

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There is ALWAYS something new with POTA!

Posted on October 27, 2023 by robert

The other day I worked Dave KZ9V in Wisconsin when he was at Oden State Wildlife Area.  Nothing particularly unusual about that, but that happened to be the first park I’ve worked over 10000.  Dave was in park K-10191.

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Tuvalu T2C QSO via MSHV FT8

Posted on October 21, 2023 by robert

Yesterday and today I spent some time checking the bands out on FT8, which I haven’t been using often this year.  I did pick up a few new countries on 12 meters, as well as a ATNO (Uganda), my first … Continue reading →

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Reached CWops CWT Gold Award

Posted on October 5, 2023 by robert

As of 0300z today (11 PM last night, acutally), I completed my 120th CWT (CWops CW Contest).  There are four short 1 hour contests per day (1300, 1900, 0300, and 0700Z), so at least 208 each year.  CWops awards medals … Continue reading →

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Just passed 24,000 QSOs in LotW

Posted on September 20, 2023 by robert

I noticed that I passed 24,000 QSOs in LotW today.  Don’t recall what I had at the beginning of the year, sadly.  But I was at 16,000 QSOs in November of 2021, so I’ve added about 8,000 in the past … Continue reading →

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Completed Activated All RI Parks During Work All RI POTA Event

Posted on September 9, 2023 by robert

I started working POTA right before the pandemic, and have continued on.  I had managed to work 51 of the 52 parks in Rhode Island, and had activating Block Island as my goal for 2022.  Things didn’t work out last … Continue reading →

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POTA Hunter Award for 1000 Parks

Posted on August 22, 2023 by robert

I just received confirmation that I have 1,000 unique parks confirmed as a hunter.  That was also one of my goals for 2023.  At this point I only have one goal left: To build my QDX Digital Transceiver and get … Continue reading →

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