Tag Archives: Weekend Sprintathon
Novices.
Lately, I have been completely preoccupied with the completion of my Novice station at the alt-qth (Otego, NY). It all started with participation in a vintage rig event last February, the Novice Rig Roundup. Since then I have been obsessing a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, American Radio Relay League, Cubic Communications, CW, ham radio, Heathkit, HM-2410, HR-1680, HS-1661, HX-1681, Knight T-60, Novice, Novice license, Novice Station, QRP, QRP operation, SKCC, ST-3B, Straight Key Century Club, VFO, Weekend Sprintathon
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J-38 Madness
As I mentioned last post, the SKCC Weekend Sprintathon for October was all about keys. I heard all kinds of keys on the air during that contest, and many of them were J-38 keys. The J-38 is the quintessential, all … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, CW, ham radio, J-38, Lionel, Morse code, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, Weekend Sprintathon, WES
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Chasing a bug.
This post is once again 100% ham-centric, despite the fact that the title could just as easily apply to Linux, but I am working on some Linux stuff right now, and will do a Linux post soon. After eight or … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur radio, bug, cootie, CW, ham radio, Homebrew, key, keyer, LobsterCon, Morse code, Radio, sideswiper, SKCC, Straight Key Century Club, telegraphy, Weekend Sprintathon
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