Archives: 2019
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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April 30, 2019
I helped as ground crew installing a new tower at Tom NY4I's house today. Dan K1TO on the tower talking with Ed NZ1Q Dan K1TO is a very experienced tower installer, he made it look easy. It was my first time seeing how a gin pole works. We pulled up 3 sections of Rohn 55 tower onto about half a…
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April 30, 2019
The new version of WSJT-X v2.10-rc5 was released yesterday which includes a new FT4 mode. This mode is designed to compete with RTTY for contesting. It uses a 6 second transmission vs. the 15 second transmission of FT8. It definitely feels much faster than FT8 but I personally feel it should be…
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April 27, 2019
My first bureau card shipment came in. These QSO's are pretty old. One is from 10 days after I was first licensed. All of them to my old callsign. I'll have to remember to send out some envelopes to the 0 call area incoming bureau.
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April 23, 2019
Tonight had a good grey line connection into middle Asia via FT8. I have had trouble getting contacts in this area. I worked UN7G in Kazakhstan. I was also able to hear a China station but after many tries I was unsuccessful in contacting him. I'll get China eventually. I got a screen capture of…
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