Monthly Archives: October 2018

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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Nice day with Scouts working satellites during JOTA

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Bob Beatty

Today was the sixth JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) that I’ve had the privilege of working at, along with other Newport County Radio Club members.  While the weather was dicy yesterday (poor scouts trying to sleep during some rather strong … Continue reading →

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Errors in PortableRotation.com AZ/EL Manual

Posted on October 17, 2018 by robert

The Portable Rotation 12PRSAT AZ/EL Rotor is a pretty cool product, works well with SATPC32.  But there are several critical errors in the latest documentation (version 1.5). To enter Magnetic Declination (14 degrees west in RI) do the following: Power … Continue reading →

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License Renewed

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Bob Beatty

I guess I am good for another decade.  I was pleasantly surprised to find it VERY easy to renew online in the FCC ULS system.  Even more surprised that I could find my password, which I haven’t used in about … Continue reading →

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