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Living On 30m For The Weekend

Submitted by ka3drr on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 15:53

I'm spending most of my ham radio weekend tuning thirty meters. W6ELProp prediction suggested 30m through the morning and into the afternoon. DX? Maybe. Stateside? I'd like that.

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Sweepstakes Celebrates 75th Anniversary In November

Submitted by ka3drr on Mon, 10/13/2008 - 16:49

Any plans for ARRL Sweepstakes 75th Anniversary to commence November 1st at 2100UTC ending Monday at 0300UTC? I'm definitely operating Sweepstakes CW format on the 1st of November. Sweepstakes reminds me of the Novice Round-up when thousands of ham radio operators joined the fun. Now is the time to begin fine tuning antennas, practicing logging software functions, and general station chores as necessary.

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VK9DWX [Willis Island]

Submitted by ka3drr on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 16:23

The thrill is on and I'm deploying my doublet in a few minutes. There is nothing like chasing a DXpedition on a holiday weekend and VK9DWX [Willis Island] is underway. Band conditions are just right. Turn on, Tune, Operate.

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California QSO Party (CQP) 2008

Submitted by ka3drr on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 14:05

The California QSO Party (CQP) begins in a few hours. And I have N1MM Contest Logger configured and ready. My goal is 24-hours of operating time called butt-in-the-chair and borrowing a bumper sticker, my task is simply CQ, Baby, CQ. I want to exceed my 2007 effort in CQP as well. Unlike last year, I'm operating Single Operator 2 VFO (SO2V) using N1MM software control of my Yaesu FT100. And my understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) has improved over last year as well.

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Texas QSO Party

Submitted by ka3drr on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 20:24

Just finished operating in the Texas QSO Party. This weekend, band conditions were quiet and enjoyable, especially for this low-power, low-profile RadioSport operator. Overall, I estimate 20 Qs went into the log along with 10 new Texan counties, summing up a lot of ham radio fun. Notable moments included working W0BH/M who operated from many different Texan counties. Turn on, tune, operate.

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