Monthly Archives: March 2013

XT2TT Confirmation completes TWO goals for 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by robert

I just received LotW confirmations from XT2TT, Burkina Faso, that included a RTTY digital contact.  That confirmation actually completes my first goal for the year; getting 175 countries confirmed in LotW.  It also completes a second goal; getting Digital DXCC … Continue reading →

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15-Meter WAS: Thanks Steven, W3SFG

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robert

In the march toward 5BWAS, 15-meters was crossed off the list this morning when W3SFG, Steven in Maryland, confirmed our contact made 10 days prior. I had been watching LotW closely, waiting for that contact to be confirmed, and became … Continue reading →

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A Clean Sweep for Clipperton TX5K

Posted on March 8, 2013 by robert

I have been spending a bit of time since Monday trying to work the Clipperton Island DXpediton, TX5K, on all bands and modes.  I was finally able to accomplish that during lunch today, with a 10-meter CW contact completing the … Continue reading →

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A Repeater Finder App for IOS and Android (and the web)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by robert

While I had programmed every repeater in my local area into my IC880H before installing it in the truck, I had no idea exactly where the repeaters were located, and I discovered that I was not able to bring all … Continue reading →

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Mounting a VHF/UHF Gain Antenna on a Chevy Avalanche

Posted on March 4, 2013 by robert

My WB4SON-mobile is a Chevrolet Avalanche.  Despite the fact that I’ve owned that truck for over a decade, I’ve never had a permanently mounted rig or antenna, relying instead on my handheld with a mag-mount antenna.  After about the sixth … Continue reading →

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TX5K 18 MHz P3 Capture

Posted on March 4, 2013 by robert

The KX5K DXpedition is creating a rather wide pileup on the 18 MHz band as you can see from the screen-capture below.  The Green and Red cursors are about 7.3 KHz apart.  The Green cursor is on TX5K signal, which … Continue reading →

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Clipperton, TX5K, has fantastic real-time world view

Posted on March 4, 2013 by robert

After begin “slimmed” by a pirate on 3/1, followed by a busy family weekend, I finally had an opportunity to work TX5K on Clipperton Island (for real) using 30m CW.  Despite the relative calm of the 30 meter band, the … Continue reading →

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