Radio Contesting

Antennas

As noted in my previous post on Satellite Antennas, I took down the 3-element LFA Yagi while installing my new satellite antennas. This past...

Jim Wilson - 17-July-2016

Radio Contesting

Here's the list: 2015 ARRL September VHF Contest – 1st in Midwest Region and West Gulf Division in Single-Op 3-Band. 2016 ARRL RTTY Round-Up –...

Jim Wilson - 4-July-2016

Radio Contesting

Who needs sunspots when you've got 6 meters Es? During the ARRL June VHF contest there were fabulous openings from Texas to the east coast...

Jim Wilson - 13-June-2016

Amateur Radio

One of the key rules of radio sport is to maintain a high level of BIC, butt-in-chair. ARDF radio sport doesn't even have chairs...

Jim Wilson - 7-April-2016

Radio Contesting

I had some fun this weekend on the NAQP RTTY contest. My HF antennas have been reduced to just an MA6V offset vertical dipole...

Jim Wilson - 28-February-2016

Radio Contesting

I was looking forward to the VHF January contest to once more join the fray in the Single Operator 3 Band category. I did...

Jim Wilson - 1-February-2016

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