Monthly Archives: January 2023

Some “flakiness” tracking FO-118 with SatPC32

Posted on January 22, 2023 by robert

I’ve been having fun with FO-118 for the past week, trying to get used to it’s unique strangeness (drifting signals).  But I’ve run into issues where my IC-9700 seems to stop updating for Doppler; both uplink and downlink.  I was … Continue reading →

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TN8K Rep. of Congo on 40m FT4 Multistream

Posted on January 17, 2023 by robert

While I’ve worked The Republic of Congo a few times in the past, it has always been on higher frequency bands like 15/12/10 meters.  Today I noticed that the were running FT4 Multistream on the 40 meter band.  I started … Continue reading →

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Panasonic Toughbook Battery Date Code

Posted on January 17, 2023 by robert

Hams looking for an outdoor rugged laptop have been Panasonic CF-31 Toughbooks for years since they are available used for reasonable prices and are capable of running Windows 10.  Besides general ruggedness, their best feature is their full daylight readable … Continue reading →

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Finally – An inexpensive NTP Wall Clock

Posted on January 12, 2023 by robert

Those of you who know me, know that I fall into the category of a Frequency Nut (someone obsessed with the ability to measure frequency accurately – think microHertz), as well as a Time Nut (likewise obsessed with accurate time). … Continue reading →

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Completed Parks on the Air All States Hunter Award

Posted on January 5, 2023 by robert

Yesterday I received notice that I had completed the Parks on the Air All States Hunter Award.  Many thanks to K0TTW, who made the journey up from Colorado to park K-6129, which is near Casper Wyoming.  I had been searching … Continue reading →

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Worked Crozet FT8WW

Posted on January 3, 2023 by robert

I had put about six hours into trying to work FT8WW on 30m during his first week.  I found that propagation wasn’t the greatest as he was decoding around -22.  My luck changed yesterday (Jan 2), as signal levels were … Continue reading →

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Goal Review and New Goals for 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by robert

2022 was a good year in terms of my goals.  I was able to complete all 5. Teach a CW Academy Course (Winter 2022) Teach a Technician Course (Spring 2022) Conduct NCRC’s first electronic VE exam (Spring 2022) Build my … Continue reading →

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