Archives: November 2019
November 29, 2019
I'd been saving this one for a nice day off. Alafia River State Park has a great system of mountain bike trails, probably the best in Florida. I've been here once before to go riding. I tried to take some videos with my phone on my handle bar phone holder but it came out too shaky. You can see some…
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November 25, 2019
I've been working hard on my CW skills. I took the level 2 prep class in the CW Academy and we've been meeting every week in the time between sessions. I've been putting a lot of time into and it's coming together. I figured I'd try this contest without the decoder and see how I did. I was able to…
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November 23, 2019
After I ordered the Flex, I wanted a way to move the antenna when I wasn't in the shack. The are some after marker rotor controllers but they are pretty expensive and don't get the best of reviews. I considering building one out of Arduino following some plans from K3NG. It looks like a fun project…
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November 22, 2019
On the way back I stopped at K-4633 Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. I only attempted to pronounce it once, the other ham said they can't pronounce words like that up north. This one is well north of I-75 and about 10 miles down Keri Rd, which is an unpopulated road so it was a really nice drive.…
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November 20, 2019
State Forests are my favorite type of activation. Hardly anyone around and they're massive (the two things are probably related). This one is accessed via a bridge east of Naples, FL that goes over I-75 (it's not publicly accessible from I-75). Entrance just past the I-75 overpass Another half mile…
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November 19, 2019
When I get into hobbies I tend to go all in right away. With ham radio I found that strategy to be a little financially irresponsible. The Icom IC-7300 had just come out when I started and spending over grand on just one piece for the new hobby didn't sit well with me so I found a deal on the Icom…
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November 19, 2019
I worked K1JT Joe Taylor, the creator of the FT8 mode, during the ARRL June VHF contest and I received his QSL card today. This one will get a prominent spot on my board.
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November 18, 2019
This is a contest I was looking forward to. The goal is to try and work all the sections in US and Canada(83 total). I decided to do it unassisted (without the aid of internet spotting networks). I worked more contacts than last year but less sections(53 of 83), probably due to the spotting…
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November 15, 2019
It's been awhile since I've gotten a QSL card, not sure why it's slowed down so much, I used to get them all the time. This is a nice one: Thanks Steve!
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November 15, 2019
This past weekend was the annual SPARC Fest, the club's hamfest. It's free for vendors so we keep getting a great turn out. 65 vendors showed up. As the new President I ran the club table, we sold quite a bit of stuff. It's interesting what people will buy. I was there to help setup before dawn…
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