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DX Clusters on the web

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Rob Smith

The DX cluster sure has evolved from the days of local friends announcing on the 2 meter repeater the DX stations that they heard. Before today, there were two DX cluster web pages that I like to watch: DX Summit … Continue reading →

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Recent Activity

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Rob Smith

So far in 2013, I have not had a chance to get on the air.  All I have had time to do is to occasionally listen.  Perhaps this weekend I will finally dust off the key, warm up the equipment,  … Continue reading →

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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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