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Ham Radio Odds & Ends

About this time last year, I published a blog titled Ham Radio Bits & Pieces, which covered all sorts of happenings in and out...
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Radio Contesting

Behind the Keyboard — VHF Contest Results Writeup

So far, I’ve written the ARRL VHF Contest Full Results articles for the June and September contests. The 2025 article is my third year...
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QRP

September VHF Contest 2025 — Butt-in-Chair

The September VHF Contest is usually slow, with few or no six-meter openings. That’s what happened this year, although I did manage to boost...
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Meteor Scatter

Meteor Scatter QSOs and Space Debris — 6 Key Factors That Say “No Way”

Can our meteor scatter QSOs use space debris or junk? I considered this proposition further and arrived at six key factors for consideration. What are...
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QRP

CQ VHF Digital Contest 2025 — Working from Home

For the last several VHF contests, I’ve operated single operator portable or hilltopper from EM01 near Hico, TX. I actually “worked from home” for...
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Rover

VHF Texas Panhandler Once More in DM85

I set up at my daughter's place, the Rillo Ranch, in DM85xk. From July 3 to July 5, I managed to log 235 VHF...
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