Monthly Archives: November 2021

DXCC 160m Completed

Posted on November 30, 2021 by robert

Thanks to John V47JA in Saint Kitts & Nevis, I now have 99 confirmed countries in LotW.  I have a QSL card from Warwick E51WL in the North Cook Islands, so that makes 100 confirmed counties – it’s just a … Continue reading →

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Getting close to DXCC on 160M

Posted on November 26, 2021 by robert

After almost giving up hope on completing 160m DXCC this year (my one remaining goal for 2021), I’ve gotten VERY close.  With a LotW confirmation from Sander JW4PUA in Svalbard , I now have 98 confirmations in LotW for 160 … Continue reading →

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1500 Medallion on my DXCC Challenge Plaque

Posted on November 20, 2021 by robert

The ARRL delivered my 1500 band-point medallion yesterday, and it is now mounted on my DXCC Challenge Plaque.  I had acquired the 1000 band-point plaque after about 3 years of DXing.  It took almost 7 years to work the next … Continue reading →

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Nice Morning on 160 meters

Posted on November 12, 2021 by robert

Greyline propagation is always a plus.  A couple of weeks ago, I thought I worked my 1st Australian station on 160m.  Unfortunately the contact wasn’t complete.  Since then I was mostly trying to work the higher frequency bands to complete … Continue reading →

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Diamond Activator

Posted on November 11, 2021 by robert

The award for activating 50 parks came in this morning.  It isn’t a big deal, some have activated over a thousand.  But it looks like I’m in the top 10% (337 out of 3416 for 2021).  It also represents a … Continue reading →

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CWT Contest #80 Completed!

Posted on November 10, 2021 by robert

Well the day started off on the wrong foot when I forgot to take into account the clock change and showed up for the 1300Z CWT an hour late! (I couldn’t figure out why the band was dead.)  I recovered from … Continue reading →

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At 16,000 QSOs in LotW

Posted on November 10, 2021 by robert

Not hard to do these days, given all the CWTs I’ve been participating in, as well as POTA activations. The percentage of confirmed contacts has been dropping, primarily due to the large number of state-side QSOs I’ve had.  Apparently, few … Continue reading →

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50 RI Parks Activated!

Posted on November 9, 2021 by robert

Lynn and I had anticipated that today would be a stellar fall day in Rhode Island, and it certainly was.  We left the house around 11 AM, and by noon (1700Z) I was on the air at the Blackstone River … Continue reading →

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Finally, after almost 7 years, 1500 DXCC Challenge Band Points

Posted on November 7, 2021 by robert

Prior to 2012, I had only 7 QSLs from DXCC countries (USA, AK, HI, Canada, France, Germany, and Spain).  I wasn’t a DXer, but I had volunteered for years at the W4 QSL Bureau.  I got to see QSL cards … Continue reading →

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Wireless? Pull the other one!

Posted on November 4, 2021 by robert

A shiny-new QRP Labs 4om QCX-mini joined the collection of QRP rigs today.  My thanks to Jon, W8TY (Ohio), who did the heavy lifting for my first QSO using the mini.  I’m still amazed at the performance of a transceiver … Continue reading →

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