Category Archives: DX

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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How many X-Class Solar Flares Can Come From One Region?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by robert

Six and counting (along with 17 M-Class Flares): X1.1 10/19 X1.6 10/22 X3.1 10/24 X1.0 10/25 X2.0 10/26 X2.0 10/27 This morning marked the sixth X-Class Solar Flare erupting from Solar Region 2192.  Amazingly enough, none of these flares have produced … Continue reading →

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What a difference a day makes (actually two)…

Posted on October 13, 2014 by robert

One sure fire way to bust the barrier that prevents a bit of LotW activity is to draw a line in the sand and report out your current standings.  I did that two days ago, and today things look a … Continue reading →

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DXCC Update

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robert

Several of my ham buddies (including one at the top of the Honor Roll), have described the DXCC process as easy to get the first 100, then more effort to get the next.  They have warned me that after 200, … Continue reading →

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