Archives: 2021
April 15, 2021

Been awhile since I've received a card and today I got 11, one from a shortwave listener
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April 5, 2021

I joined up with Corey N4FQ again for the FLS POTA Event. We activated Terra Ceia Preserve State Park K-3663 on Saturday which is pretty close to my house. I had activated this one before but we went further in this time. We found a good spot and wound up with 169 contacts. N4FQ invited some…
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March 23, 2021

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March 15, 2021

I was able to pick up Idaho on SSB during the Idaho QSO Party this weekend which finished off my Worked All States triple play award. That is a contact with every state in SSB(Voice), CW(Morse code) and Digital modes. I've just needed that Idaho contact for over a year. I paid for the award plaque,…
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March 14, 2021

Worked on the ground crew for install Dee's new antenna. His antenna was damaged in the same storm that damaged the club tower. He had insurance on his so he got a replacement of the same antenna but the newer model. Quite a few club members attended and the install went very smoothly.…
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March 5, 2021

We finally got back to meeting in person. We met outside the church at our normal location. Had 36 people attend, everyone seemed very comfortable. I've done more meetings on Zoom than I've done in person so I'm still getting the hang of running official meetings. Club secretary Charles W4BPP gave…
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March 1, 2021
Spent some time on the NAQP RTTY contest this week as part of the Aardvarks Wireless Group team. Ended up with 193 contacts, still didn't get North Dakota. That's the last one I need for Worked All States RTTY. My vertical antenna works much better on 80m, I got 53 contacts there. I really enjoy…
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February 20, 2021

We had a large donation so Norm KA1IJA and I packed up all the items and setup some tables at the Brooksville Hamfest. The weather was great and it was almost chilly at some points but we had a good time bartering with people. We came out with a decent amount for the club and sold most of the…
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January 26, 2021

Worked on the ground crew to pull up Lisa's new antenna. Had some issues with the mast and getting the rotor install but Mike worked through it and we got it up in the air.
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January 4, 2021

Spent a good chunk of the weekend doing the RTTY Roundup. With the lower RF noise level at my new house I was able to get more contacts on 80m (91). Someone mentioned in the last club meeting that the underground power lines make for a quieter experience, I think that is the case here. With RTTY I…
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