Author Archives: Rob Smith

New One

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Rob Smith

It was good to see a couple of new confirmations on LoTW. On mixed and CW, PT0S was new for me, and on SSB and digital, TT8TT was new. Also, there were some band countries, which are fun to track … Continue reading →

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Observation on QSLs

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rob Smith

In a recent DX news letter, there was a listing of QSL cards received.  Of those listed, 22 were received via LoTW, 8 directly through the mail, and none via the bureau. Slowly more and more people are moving away … Continue reading →

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Fun RTTY Contest

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Rob Smith

The September 2012 CQWW RTTY contest was fun. I started into it with a late start and thinking I was only going to make a couple of contacts.  Not having practiced with the new contest & RTTY software, I kept … Continue reading →

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Updated DXCC Records

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Rob Smith

This weekend, I updated my DXCC records, and submitted an application for additional endorsements using the LoTW pending credits. In addition, the web page was updated to add a pull down selection under DXCC that displays my current status.  Also, … Continue reading →

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2012 Most Wanted DX Survey is now open

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Rob Smith

The DX Publishing, Inc. web site has their annual survey open for you input. I just finished putting in the countries that I still need. Be sure to let them know what you still need as well.  Just go to … Continue reading →

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