Author Archives: Rob Smith

A Slow DX day

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Rob Smith

With the M7 solar flare this morning, there were only a few DX station that I could hear. I made a few contacts and sent for a few QSL cards. Many years ago, the cards I received were hung on … Continue reading →

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2014

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Rob Smith

With the start of 2014, I have not spent much time on the radio.  However, the FT5ZM DXexpidetion got me to dust off the equipment and warm the linear up.  After making a contact with their team (for a new … Continue reading →

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Your Web Page

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Rob Smith

At today’s JPL amateur radio club meeting, I gave a high level presentation on how to create “Your Amateur Radio Web Page.”  We discussed why an individual might want to have their own web page, options for setting one up, … Continue reading →

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Contest Weekend

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Rob Smith

There was great propagation for this weekend’s CQWW SSB contest. Although I was only able to spend a few hours in the contest, I still enjoyed the opening into Europe and Africa on 10 Meters. Using the hunt and pounce … Continue reading →

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Snow posed for her portrait

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Rob Smith

             

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