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FEMA Courses for ECOMM

Posted on September 23, 2012 by robert

In order to participate in inter-agency emergency response training,  many jurisdictions are requiring completion of one or more FEMA courses. The two frequently required are IS-100.b and IS-700.a. The course are independent study and are offered online here. I took … Continue reading →

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There is a Secret DX World at 4 AM

Posted on September 13, 2012 by robert

I figured what a great way to check out my new K3 Sub-receiver than joining in the NH8S pileup.  Since I’ve had my K3 apart for about a week (too much going on to finish it quickly), I’ve missed all … Continue reading →

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KRX3 Sub Receiver Springs to Life

Posted on September 12, 2012 by robert

Despite being pretty successful using my P3 to visually locate the spot where a DX Station is listening in a split-mode pileup, with the number of people that just transmit blindly even when instructed not to, sometimes visual just doesn’t … Continue reading →

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E51M North Cook Islands LotW Confirmations Arriving

Posted on September 11, 2012 by robert

My E51M LotW confirmation arrived today. My thanks to DK9KX, DJ9KH, SP3DOI, DL6JGN, DH9HX, PA3EWP,  and DJ8NK for all their hard work getting E51M on the air.

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Why I like LiFePO4 Batteries For Ham Applications

Posted on September 10, 2012 by robert

Honestly, I keep going on and on about this, but its been a long time since I’ve found something that just keeps amazing me (my Elecraft K3/KX3 and Honda EU2000i fall into that category), and LiFePO4 batteries are one of … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned From Installing the K3 12VDC Out Current Modification

Posted on September 9, 2012 by robert

This weekend I decided to tear my K3 apart.  It had been working flawlessly since January, and no good deed goes unpunished, so it was time mess up a good thing.  I wanted to install the second receiver (KRX3) and … Continue reading →

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The March Toward DXCC 200

Posted on September 2, 2012 by robert

I set goals to work 200 countries before the end of 2012, to have 150 confirmed in LotW, and 150 in the Diamond DXCC Challenge.  As of this afternoon, after working A92IO, Dave in Bahrain, my country count is up … Continue reading →

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Linking your CQ WPX Award Record with LotW

Posted on August 31, 2012 by robert

I was very excited when the ARRL decided to add support for CQ WPX Awards to the Logbook of the World.  I had previously applied for a mixed award through eQSL when I had reached 400+ different prefix confirmations using … Continue reading →

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Some random musings on the Boxboro Hamfest

Posted on August 27, 2012 by robert

I attended my first Hamfest this past weekend since my father and I went to the Rochester NY Hamfest back in the 1980s.  I went with a wad of cash in my pocket and a shopping list, and came back … Continue reading →

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eDX100 Finally!!!

Posted on August 26, 2012 by robert

I began to seriously consider DXing at the end of 2011 when a friend of mine pointed out that I had a number of eQSLs waiting for me at eQSL.cc.  So I joined on December 22, 2011.  Two months later … Continue reading →

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