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
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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
NAQP CW January 2019
Wasn’t sure about starting on 15m, but glad I did. Once the opening bell rang, the band opened nicely and it was off to the races....
January 25, 2019
CQ WW CW 2018 – Epic Low Bands!
WOW! The low bands left me speechless after what was a record breaking weekend from my humble QTH. Amazing conditions on 40m, 80m, and especially...
November 26, 2018
ARRL Sweepstakes CW 2018
First full-time SS effort in a number of years. Oddly, this is also my first full-time CW bravo entry. Nothing like jumping head first into the...
November 6, 2018
CQ WW SSB 2018 – After the Contest
First full-time SOAB HP effort since 2015. Back then 10m and 15m were very much in play – ah, the good old days. This year, I...
November 1, 2018
160m DX Season is Here!
With the K index hovering at 0, tonight seemed like a good time to listen on 160m for Europe. Having worked a number of EU stations...
October 19, 2018
CQ World Wide DX SSB – October 27 & 28, 2018
CQ WW SSB, in my mind, rings the opening bell of contest season. As I write this article, a week a half before the contest, my...
October 16, 2018