K7RL / From the logbook

Stories & signals.

Contesting, DXing, station projects, and more from the Pacific Northwest.

The last time I worked a full 24 hours in this contest Eisenhower was president. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but it felt like…

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…

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

Did you operate the new World Wide Digi DX Contest? If so, what did you think? I operated for about 11 hours on…

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 starting this project in December 2018, the JK802, a 2-Element 80m beam is now installed at 120′. It’s the second antenna from…

A big thanks to the organizers for another really fun 7QP. Excellent participation from outside and inside the 7th call area kept a…

Big thanks to Paul, the real KW7Y, for the use of his great call. I think it’s worth at least an extra 10…

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