Amateur Radio

Radio Contesting

Contest Saturday was reasonably active, with 76 QSOs, 37 grids, and 2,812 points, well above my full 2023 January VHF contest results. But Sunday...

Jim Wilson - 22-January-2024

QRP

It’s been a while since I’ve entered an RTTY contest. I started with RTTY contesting in 2013 and ramped down in 2016. Along the...

Jim Wilson - 7-January-2024

Amateur Radio

I've spent the last few months working on a new version of my book Capture the Magic of Six Meters. It has a new...

Jim Wilson - 3-November-2023

Antennas

Recently, I’ve taken a renewed interest in HF operations. At first, my motivation was to set up an antenna for the ARRL Frequency Measuring...

Jim Wilson - 12-October-2023

VHF-UHF

I had a blast this year attending the Central States VHF Conference in late July and the Six Meter BBQ in late September. Both...

Jim Wilson - 2-October-2023

Antennas

I’m antenna swapping once more here at K5ND. You may have seen my article on EZNEC Modeling as I investigated options for upgrading from...

Jim Wilson - 20-September-2023

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