Monthly Archives: July 2021

Forcing Win10 to Sync Time

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Despite the fact that Windows has a built in automatic time sync function, it doesn’t work as one might expect.  Unless the difference between the NTP time server and the local clock is large enough, both the manual and automatic … Continue reading →

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Update on 8+ year old 60 AH LiFePO4

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Bob Beatty

In April of 2013, I purchased parts to build my own 60 AH LiFePO4 battery.  Back then it cost about $440 – about $100 more than a comparable battery can be purchased for today.  That said, it has served me … Continue reading →

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NEVER seen this much 6m activity

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Six meters is open to the mid-west.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many stations decoding.  I noticed that 10 meters was also quite hot today. Boy Cycle 25 is getting hot, even here close to the bottom! The … Continue reading →

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Broke 60 Qs/Hr in today’s CWT

Posted on July 7, 2021 by robert

Since I started participating in the CWTs back in April, I wanted to break 60 QSOs/Hour in Search/Pounce mode.  I’ve been getting closer.  This morning, during the 1300Z contest, I made 68 contacts in an hour.  And this afternoon, 1900Z, … Continue reading →

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14,000 QSOs in LotW

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Bob Beatty

The count keeps going up.  At 14,002 as of this afternoon: At the end of last year I was at 12,000 QSOs, so that’s +2,000 in a half year (my goal was 1,500 for the year).  Much of that is … Continue reading →

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