Radio Contesting

I've had a request to document my practices in using Logbook of the World after a contest activation. I'll admit to having struggled with...

Jim Wilson - 11-February-2021

Radio Contesting

Photo: K5ND/R in EM14 near Bennington, Oklahoma, at sunrise Sunday. That was a fun contest. Thanks to everyone who worked me. A special thank you...

Jim Wilson - 19-January-2021

Radio Contesting

Once more I'm planning to head out as a Limited Rover in the ARRL January 2021 VHF Contest. This time I'm incorporating a number...

Jim Wilson - 8-January-2021

Radio Contesting

My early rover operations in 2017 started with a cigar plug-in connection to my car's battery. Of course, those first efforts were with satellites...

Jim Wilson - 19-December-2020

Radio Contesting

I've made it to the cover of the ARRL National Contest Journal! A big shout out and thank you to Scott Wright, KØMD, the...

Jim Wilson - 30-October-2020

Radio Contesting

I had the good fortune to pick up a 222 MHz amplifier to go with my Q5/DEMI 222 Transverter. It's an RF Concepts 3-312 222...

Jim Wilson - 30-September-2020

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