IARU HF Championship 2019
Here’s my score, such as it is. Happy to report the station performed perfectly. Wish I could say the same about the operator. After a busy...
July 17, 2019
Category: Contesting
May 30, 2019
Another Fun 7QP in the Books!
A big thanks to the organizers for another really fun 7QP. Excellent participation from outside and inside the 7th call area kept a healthy rate throughout...
May 5, 2019
CQ WPX SSB 2019
Big thanks to Paul, the real KW7Y, for the use of his great call. I think it’s worth at least an extra 10 dB on the...
April 8, 2019
Russian DX Contest 2019
The propagation gods were not smiling on my RDX effort this year. It felt like I was in the proverbial black hole the entire contest, especially...
March 22, 2019
ARRL DX SSB 2019
Did you get on the radio for this contest? If so, I don’t need to tell you how poor conditions were, or the hundreds of other...
March 7, 2019
Using HFTA to Maximize Signal Strength?
Most are probably familiar with HFTA. A software package written by Dean Straw in 2003 and included with the ARRL Antenna book. This nifty software package...
March 5, 2019
2018 CQ WPX CW Zone 3 Plaque
I received this beautiful plaque in the mail today, sponsored by the Northern California Contest Club for winning USA Zone 3 in the 2018 edition of...
February 25, 2019
ARRL DX CW 2019
160m open around the globe. Another fun contest even though our current sunspot count remains at zero. Low bands were good with 160m open around the...
February 24, 2019
PRE-ARRL DX CW 2019
ARRL DX CW is less than a week away, and our typically mild northwest weather has turned cold and snowy with no end in sight! Accumulations...
February 9, 2019