Aurora Borealis on Camano Island
As I write this post, the HF ham bands are completely dead. Even stalwart 20m has no signals! We can blame it on the extreme geomagnetic...
May 11, 2024
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CQ WW SSB 2020
Conditions leading up to the contest were fantastic. It’s amazing what happens when a few sunspots show up. Equally amazing is how often a solar disturbance...
October 22, 2020
The Need for Speed — My CW Journey
CW is a fantastic mode. If haven’t considered CW operating, or are presently working on your skills, check out the CWOps website: https://cwops.org. It’s an incredible...
October 15, 2020
IARU 2020 – N6MJ vs. KL9A vs. K7RL vs. KI6RRN
A west coast showdown? How often do you get to go head-to-head with the world’s best operators in your own backyard? Dan (N6MJ) and Chris (KL9A)...
August 14, 2020
CQ WPX CW 2020
This post is different from my 3830 post. If you want to see that, click here: https://www.3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=1jaPz1msigqql Now that some of my contest induced sleep deprivation...
June 4, 2020
Amateur Radio and a Pandemic
Recent events have kept us all focused on getting through the pandemic in what ever form that may take in our lives. I am no exception....
May 8, 2020
ARRL DX CW 2020
After a couple of rough CQ WW contests to end 2019, it was nice to finally enjoy quiet solar conditions in a weekend long DX test....
February 17, 2020
NAQP CW January 2019
This is one of my favorite contests. 100 watts, easy exchange, and North American multipliers on each band make it really fun. I go by “Ed”...
January 10, 2020
ARRL SS SSB 2019
The last time I worked a full 24 hours in this contest Eisenhower was president. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but it felt like it. It was...
December 4, 2019
ARRL SS CW 2019
Just Missed It, By That Much! My goal this year was at least 1,200 Qs. I finished with 1,194. I would have made it, except about...
November 10, 2019