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Radio Contesting

This year's 144 MHz Spring Sprint served as the catalyst to get my rover station up and running. Of course, for this event I...

Jim Wilson - 10-April-2018

Antennas

Today I was forced to take down my push up mast the hard way, by pushing it over until it hit the ground. So...

Jim Wilson - 6-March-2018

Radio Contesting

The weather broke from sub-freezing up into the 60s and 70s for the ARRL January VHF contest. From that perspective it couldn't have been...

Jim Wilson - 22-January-2018

Radio Contesting

Once more into the fray of an ARRL VHF Contest as a Rover. As in the September VHF contest, it will be a simple effort...

Jim Wilson - 4-January-2018

Antennas

While I've been having a great time working satellites and chasing grids there, six meters remains the magic band for me. In the past...

Jim Wilson - 19-October-2017

Antennas

I ran the ARRL September contest as a limited rover. I had been thinking about this option since activating a few satellite grids. The...

Jim Wilson - 11-September-2017

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