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Seventh Band Completed for DXCC

Posted on January 17, 2015 by robert

I can sit back and watch the sunspots fade away with the completion of 30 Meter DXCC.  All I have remaining are 80 Meters and 160 Meters DXCC (I doubt I’ll ever complete 160 Meters) — both of which will … Continue reading →

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Things Are Flying (DX at least)!

Posted on January 15, 2015 by robert

Sort of boring to talk about this, but I’m frankly shocked at how quickly things have been moving.  Lots of decent DX to fill out band-points – probably Europeans escaping the cold! Online OQRS requests from S01WS and T77C should … Continue reading →

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12-Meter DXCC Completed (6th Band)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by robert

Since early-December, I’ve had pretty good luck adding Challenge Points, especially on 12-Meters.  The 100th LotW confirmation for 12 came into LotW tonight, from VP2VGG in the British Virgin Islands (thanks Kevin and Bob for your DXpedition).  This finishes DXCC on six … Continue reading →

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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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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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FT4TA: Did I or didn’t I?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by robert

So I think I worked FT4TA, Tromelin Island, on 24.910 RTTY.  I say think because he had asked for a” WB4 WB4 WB4″, then when I replied, I saw “B4SON 599 WB4” then saw KB4SON TU FT4TA.  Gad I hope … Continue reading →

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Better Late Than Never!!

Posted on October 28, 2014 by robert

A LotW confirmation for a 80-meter CW QSO with 4L5O (Georgia, the country), just came in today.  This was confirmation for a contact made in November of 2012.  Maybe 4L5O just joined LotW, or perhaps he waits about 2 years … Continue reading →

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