Category Archives: From the OM

TX5K Clipperton Island QSL Arrives Today

Posted on July 29, 2013 by robert

My TX5K QSL arrived in the mail today. I worked them on all bands from 160-10 meters and all modes. That makes 186 confirmed countries with 724 Challenge points.  My goal of 200 LotW countries by year’s end seems more … Continue reading →

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HSMM-MESH WB4SON-AP1 Ready for Duty

Posted on July 27, 2013 by robert

I setup and configured a Linksys WRT54GS v2.0 Router today to run HSMM-Mesh software version 0.4.3.  Unfortunately there are no nodes in my area yet, and only two others registered in RI, but eventually this might become a high speed … Continue reading →

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SKYWARN Training

Posted on July 27, 2013 by robert

It was a pleasure to attend Rob Macedo’s (KD1CY) Smithfield RI SKYWARN Training Class on July 13.  While scheduled to last 3 hours, it proceeded at a casual pace and was done in about 2.5 hours.  The class covers criteria for … Continue reading →

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Egypt in the nick of time

Posted on July 15, 2013 by robert

So I’ve worked several different Egypt stations in the past couple of years, but none have participated in LotW.  That changed when I got confirmation for a SSB QSO with SU1HZ on May 5th. That brings my confirmed total to … Continue reading →

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Satellite RX Offsets for AO-07, VO-52, and FO-29

Posted on June 19, 2013 by robert

Field day for NCRC is right around the corner, and its a busy one for me.  I’m responsible for the GOTA station, am acting as the Public Information Officer, and am setting up the 2m SSB and Linear Satellite station. … Continue reading →

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Want to grow your club? A technique that works.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by robert

My club, Newport County Radio Club, has been teetering back and forth between being the largest or second largest club in the state.   This year we decided that we wanted to undertake a plan of serious growth, to clearly … Continue reading →

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DX Update 701 band-countries and 184 confirmed.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by robert

Solar Cycle 24 seems destined to be a double peak (the first occurring in 2011), and solar activity has been up substantially, which is good for DX. I just completed 700 LotW band-countries yesterday with a confirmation from Maldives.  That … Continue reading →

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What a different 3 feet can make…

Posted on May 10, 2013 by robert

I had been using a Diamond X510 antenna mounted to a six foot pole attached to my deck (10 feet above ground) and had pretty good luck with 2m and 70cm repeaters.  However, when I used it as an antenna … Continue reading →

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An AC Charger for the 60 AH Battery

Posted on May 1, 2013 by robert

After shopping around a bit, I decided to use a Tenergy 10 Amp Charger for 4S LiFePO4 batteries.  The charger output cable is a pair of alligator clips just begging to be shorted out, and I wanted to replace them with Power … Continue reading →

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Battery In A Box

Posted on April 28, 2013 by robert

I finally found the time to complete my 60AH LiFePO4 battery by building it into a box this weekend between sporting events for my daughter. I had checked the size of the four battery cells prior to ordering them and … Continue reading →

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