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January 2026 VHF Contest — Single Op Portable Saturday Only

The January 2026 VHF Contest was very, very similar to the 2025 contest. Same location in EM01wv. Same cold weather, but overcast and windy....

K5ND 2025 Operations Update

The year 2025 went quite well here at K5ND. The usual activities occurred, such as installing new antennas and taking part in the VHF...

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...

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...

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...

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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