Archives: May 2019
May 27, 2019
I found this contest to be a bit harder than it's WW cousin. In this one you send a serial number, the other is just your CQ zone. I definitely improved me CW number recognition skills but 206 contacts over almost 15 hours isn't a good score. I'll get there eventually. I'm working on an iPhone app…
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May 25, 2019
Saturday was the WORM Fest at Freedom Lake park. This is at the same spot as the SPARCfest and a very similar setup. I talked to one guy who got there at 5am to setup and said he was the 4th one there so they get started early. I didn't buy anything but a coffee this time but I'm starting to know…
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May 19, 2019
Day 2 was hotter than Day 1 but I had the lay of the land so I did the flea market in the morning and watched the air conditioned forums in the afternoon. Today I hit traffic on the way in, but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as the way out yesterday. The flea market is massive here. I spent over 2…
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May 18, 2019
I typically go to a music festival on this weekend of the year. Last year at that festival I realized I didn't know anyone there anymore and I used to know everyone, so I decided then that I would do Dayton this year. Dayton totally has the music festival vibe only everyone is carrying walkie…
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May 16, 2019
I travel to Miami every once and awhile for work and I've stopped 3 times now to try to activate the Big Cypress National Preserve. There's a "rest area" with no facilities off I-75 that has an entrance to the preserve. I tried to activate from this part twice before. The first time I setup in the…
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May 13, 2019
Got a card from 4U1WB, the World Bank Amateur Radio Club, from a contact back in March of last year. This weekend was the Armed Forces Crossband Test event where amateurs try to contact the military stations by listening on their frequencies and transmitting back using split mode. I was able to…
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May 6, 2019
I gave a presentation at the SPARC club meeting on May 3rd. I used the presentation file I got from Julie K8VOX that she gave at Hamcation. I modified it to be a little more Florida related (as well as adding more pictures from my activations). I also brought in my gear. The presentation went about…
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