Author Archives: Rob Smith

Streaming Live for CQWW SSB 2016

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Rob Smith

Was able to keep the camera stream up during most of the CQWW SSB DX contest. When it was over, there were 175 contacts in the log from 62 DXCC countries in 25m CQ Zones.       Most of … Continue reading →

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Propagation has been good at night

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Rob Smith

Lately, I have not had much time to be on the radio, however I have been listening to 20 meters in the evening.  About 0100 UTC, this signals have picked up and the bands are alive with the fluttery signals … Continue reading →

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Power Pole Connectors

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Rob Smith

The 2 meter radio had been in a box since we last moved. The cable that matched the IC-28A power cord was lost. This weekend, to get it back on the air, I rewired the power supply with Power Pole … Continue reading →

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Updated DXCC Records

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Rob Smith

At the end of each year, I like to update my DXCC records for DX entities by band and mode. As of November 26, 2014, I was able to obtain credit for 331 countries (mixed mode), which is enough to … Continue reading →

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2014 ARRL 10 Meter Contest

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Rob Smith

As the contest started, my computer crashed and Windows decided I needed some updates. I was able to make an initial 11 contacts as the band faded out. Saturday, we were up early, but instead of getting back into the … Continue reading →

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