Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Puzzling Digital DXing Tactics

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DXpeditions to rare entities can bring out the worst in people. The pile ups are unruly, DQRM is rampant and every complaint imaginable is ...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

3-element 20M Yagi (Constrained) Optimization

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I am designing several small mono-band yagis to replace the TH6. The venerable tri-band yagi is fixed south at an intermediate height (~25 m...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

ARRL DX CW 2026

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Once again we did M/2 from the station of my friend Vlad VE3JM. His station is similar in size to mine and he does extremely well from there...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Another Bad N-connector

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After a lengthy bout of frigid weather , the sun came out and the temperature soared to 3° C. The snow was melting into puddles and it felt ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Self-assessment: LCR (Log Check Report)

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The LCR (log check report) for the 2025 CQ WW SSB contest have been distributed. This is an opportunity to see what specific mistakes were ...
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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Practice is Boring

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Have you heard of the 10,000 hour rule ? Even if it were true it leaves out more than it should about how skills are truly developed. That ...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Deep Freeze

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This the coldest time of year in most of the northern hemisphere. It occurs about 1 month after the winter solstice when incoming solar isol...
Monday, January 19, 2026

NAQP CW using 2BSIQ

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NAQP is an interesting contest: short, intense and high rates . Unlike the major global contests, the rates are not so high that SO2R is gr...