Monthly Archives: June 2024

So how did Field Day 2024 go for me personally?

Posted on June 25, 2024 by robert

I had a few tasks to carry out for my club, Newport County Radio Club, during Field Day 2024, which was hazy, hot, and humid (sounds familiar). I was charged with making a satellite contact, something I had not done … Continue reading →

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Still a bit under 100 new parks to go for 2024

Posted on June 25, 2024 by robert

One of my goals for 2024 is to have confirmed contacts with at least 1,500 unique POTA parks.  As of Saturday June 22, I had 1,401 confirmed. So 99 more parks to go.  Things have slowed down considerably as propagation … Continue reading →

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Another K4NYM Milestone: 450 O2O

Posted on June 18, 2024 by robert

Things have slowed down a bit.  I suspect Bill hasn’t been out in the early morning hours as often as he has in the past due to band conditions (the past month+ has seen very weak signals on most bands … Continue reading →

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Daylight Satellite Passes for Field Day 2024

Posted on June 15, 2024 by robert

The document attached has all the current FM and Linear Satellite passes during daylight hours for FN41 (Rhode Island) Field Day 2024 Satellite Passes

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Gold Medal for CWops 2023 Arrived

Posted on June 15, 2024 by robert

2024 is my fourth year of participating in CWT contests, and the gold medal (participating in at least 120 CWT contest for the year) arrived yesterday.

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VARA FM and SATPC32 Setting Conflict

Posted on June 15, 2024 by robert

I had been having some issues with SATPC32 and my iCOM IC-9700.  Whenever I was running SATPC32 and RS-44 was active, for some reason if I used the rig’s VFO knob to tune around the passband, it would sometimes caused … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For Field Day Satellite

Posted on June 7, 2024 by robert

I haven’t made a satellite contact in a few years as another club member was nice enough to step up.  However, he had to back out this year, and I was left flat footed when everyone else took a step … Continue reading →

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2024 Hurricane Season Underway: Are You Prepared?

Posted on June 3, 2024 by robert

NOAA has announced a much greater than normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook with 17 to 25 named storms and 4-7 major ones. With this in mind, are you ready for this year’s hurricane season?  Do you have a plan for … Continue reading →

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