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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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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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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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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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ARRL June VHF 2025 Edition — Single Op Portable — Fun in the Sun, Not in the Rain

The ARRL June VHF contest typically offers numerous QSOs, with seasonal Sporadic E propagation facilitating long-distance QSOs on 6 meters. That’s what I experienced...
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January VHF Single Op Portable – Freezing Temps, Cold & Cruel Propagation

The temperatures were in the 20s with some wind, and six meters was even colder—as is often the case during the January VHF contest....
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