Amateur Radio

Radio Contesting

Propagation really helps on 10 meters. Last year's contest was quite limited with just a few stations even visible on the bands. This year...

Jim Wilson - 7-December-2014

Antennas

I've just installed a Yaesu G-450A rotator to point my six-meter stressed moxon in the right direction. The last time I put a rotator...

Jim Wilson - 10-November-2014

Amateur Radio

My CQ DX Award for confirming two-way communication with 100 countries on RTTY (radio teletype) arrived this week. I confess that I collect paper...

Jim Wilson - 21-October-2014

Radio Scouting

We've just concluded the 57th annual Jamboree on the Air. I managed to work a few contacts. Most notably with K2BSA/4 in Charlotte, NC,...

Jim Wilson - 20-October-2014

Amateur Radio

Mister Clever struck again. This time he struck in the run up to the CQ WW RTTY contest. Last year I entered as a...

Jim Wilson - 30-September-2014

Amateur Radio

You may have read my previous posts about getting more involved with VHF and in particular 6 meters. After my latest encounter with the...

Jim Wilson - 22-September-2014

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