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Category: <span>Contesting</span>

October 2026 · K7RL Journal

CQ WW SSB 2026: KM7W vs. N7DX — The HP M/S Smackdown

KM7W's army at KL9A's new flagship station in Shawmut, Montana, takes on K7RL and N7DX—two seasoned Pacific Northwest operators—in the 2026 CQ WW…

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October 2020 · K7RL Journal

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…

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October 2020 · K7RL Journal

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.…

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August 2020 · K7RL Journal

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)…

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June 2020 · K7RL Journal

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…

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February 2020 · K7RL Journal

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…

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January 2020 · K7RL Journal

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…

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December 2019 · K7RL Journal

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…

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November 2019 · K7RL Journal

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…

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October 2019 · K7RL Journal

CQ WW SSB 2019

Beware of Hang Nails! If you’ve been following my site, you know I added some new hardware to the station this summer, including…

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