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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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Meteor Scatter

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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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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Rover

VHF Texas Panhandler Once More in DM85

I set up at my daughter's place, the Rillo Ranch, in DM85xk. From July 3 to July 5, I managed to log 235 VHF...
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QRP

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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Amateur Radio

Fiberglass Push-Up Mast Revisited — Portable and Home Stations

I recently decided to purchase another fiberglass push-up mast to make it easier to take my show on the road. The current 25-foot mast...
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