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JT65A QSO with Tim (G4VXE)

Managed to have my second digital QSO on 2m with Tim (G4VXE) Sunday afternoon using JT65A we also tried 70cms but couldn't make contact maybe next time. Although not a rare square was nice to work Tim as you can see from the screenshot was a good signal 🙂 Also tried...

WAS Award Missing States

I'm on the hunt for missing states for ARRL WAS award, I'm missing 8 that I'd like to get confirmed via LoTW these are. Alaska Arkansas Hawaii Idaho Nebraska Nevada South Dakota Utah Wyoming I'm not worried about the mode, I'm aiming for the basic award so SSB/CW/Any...

More QSL Cards from FDSQSL

At the start of the month I hit a critical point, I ran out of 2e0SQL QSL Cards. This is always a pain specially when you've got a large number of QSL cards just turn up from the bureau, and people you've worked you'd like to QSL so something had to be done sharpish....

Arissat-1 My Experience

I remember the launch of Arissat-1 well, like a proper geek, I’d connected my laptop into the television in the lounge and had Nasa TV playing full screen and I sat glued to the screen all day watching as they moved the satellite out, noting how much of a beating it...

RSGB AFS CW & SSB Contests

During the last two weekends it’s been the RSGB Affiliated Societies Contests 2012, 80m CW and SSB at first I wasn’t really setting out to take part, just considered giving away some points to those giving it a serious bash, but even so was easy to make a good amount...

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