Category Archives: DX

Thank you VP6D team!

Posted on November 1, 2018 by robert

I have to admit that hunting for VP6D felt like hunting real DX, a feeling that is pretty rare down here at the bottom of the solar cycle.  I had fun working them on 8 CW bands from 80-10m, plus SSB … Continue reading →

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All likely bands completed with VP6D

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Bob Beatty

This morning I picked up VP6D on 30 and 40 meter CW.  While the 30 meter contact came up on DXA quickly, the 40 meter contact took a very long time.  I had read that they were having some network … Continue reading →

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Sure enough – VP6D FT8 QSOs in log

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Bob Beatty

As I mentioned the other day, there appears to be an issue with the DXA.com application failing to show FT8 QSOs as they occur.  I made two the other day, and neither showed up on DXA, but they did show … Continue reading →

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Success with FT8 for VP6D

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Bob Beatty

Yesterday I had four bands on CW plus a SSB contact, so I needed a Digital contact have Ducie Island on all three modes.  VP6D was on 15-meter FT8 today and I worked them around 18:38 UTC.  I hadn’t run … Continue reading →

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VP6D Ducie Island

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Bob Beatty

I’ve been a bit under the weather, plus my inverted-L had blown down in a recent storm, so I haven’t had much on-air activity.  My friend Willy W1LY came over a couple of days ago and got the antenna back … Continue reading →

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Thank you Baker Island Team!

Posted on July 4, 2018 by robert

It’s been a hectic couple of months here in WB4SON land, and my operating time has been severely curtailed.  But it pained me to think that I was about to miss an opportunity for a ATNO with the KH1/KH7Z DXpedition.  … Continue reading →

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Happy 6000+ LotW confirmations!

Posted on May 23, 2018 by robert

Back on Jan 19, I was sitting at 5,000 LotW confirmations.  Today, with the addition of a couple of confirmations from QSOs with Iceland back in 2014, I bumped up to 6,001 confirmed in LotW. Thanks to Odinn Thor (I … Continue reading →

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100th DXCC Entity Using FT8

Posted on March 26, 2018 by robert

With the receipt of a LotW confirmation received on March 24th, for a FT8 QSO with H40YM, Temotu Province (part of the Solomon Island chain) on March 14th, I finally had my 100th DXCC Entity confirmed in LotW (not that … Continue reading →

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IGC Update End of Feb

Posted on March 4, 2018 by robert

The International Grid Chase has been a wonderful distraction this winter and has given me an excuse to spend an hour or two on air almost every day.  In fact, when I miss a day, I feel like I’m missing … Continue reading →

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And 20 RTTY

Posted on February 9, 2018 by robert

W7GA TU Z6ØA NO EU UP 16:53:57z> WB4SON WB4SON WB4SON WB4SON 599 WB4SON 16:54:14z> DE WB4SON 5NN 73 WB4SON 599 WB4SON 16:54:31z> DE WB4SON 5NN 73 WB4SON TU Z6ØA NO EU UP  

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