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NT3S WPX-SSB contest audio recording

Posted on April 5, 2014 by dh8bqa

Sandro, DD3SP, provided the following 10 min audio snippet of me operating NT3S during WPX-SSB – many thanks! Always nice to hear how you sound on the other side. 😉 QSOs in the recording: OZ1ZD, OK1VDJ, DL4CF, CT7AEQ, SP9MZH, PD1RO, G0UGO, … Continue reading →

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NT3S claimed WPX-SSB result

Posted on March 31, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just a quick note re my WPX-SSB entry. Will try to write a more detailed report during the next few days, time permitting … Many many thanks to Carol, N2MM, for inviting me to use her station during WPX-SSB after … Continue reading →

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NT3S & W2/DH8BQA next weekend

Posted on March 23, 2014 by dh8bqa

Everything’s packed and if nothing strange happens anymore I will be off to Boston, MA, for a week of QRL tomorrow morning. Next weekend Carol, N2MM, is going to host me in NJ during WPX-SSB – many thanks in advance! … Continue reading →

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All project pages moved

Posted on March 22, 2014 by dh8bqa

With moving the FT-817 microwave display and GPS display pages tonight I finally finished the migration of my old website into the new WordPress layout. Phew! 😉 Tried to cluster the projects into three categories: Voice keyer projects Sequencer projects … Continue reading →

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Almost all PIC project pages moved

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dh8bqa

Was very busy moving almost all PIC project pages into the new website design during the last few nights. Made sub-pages for the different voice keyer projects as well as the sequencers projects. Now just the FT-817 microwave display and … Continue reading →

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FA-SM and sequencer pages added

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dh8bqa

Making some progress in adding content to this new website. Managed to transfer the pages for the FA-SM as well as the sequencer tonight. The FA-SM aka FUNKAMATEUR Station Manager is a versatile station accessory uniting a 4 memories voice … Continue reading →

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Russian DX Contest

Posted on March 17, 2014 by dh8bqa

Back again from my 2 x 700 km roundtrip to the contest station to participate in the Russian DX contest last weekend. Was not sure what to do, I did not feel fit enough for an Allband entry, QRL and … Continue reading →

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BX-184 – voice keyer in MH-31 microphone enclosure

Posted on March 13, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just added the description of my MH-31 microphone integrated voice keyer into this website’s WordPress design. All other content is still available on the old pages. To convert everything and make it fit, i.e. good looking, takes a bit of … Continue reading →

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Certificate for winning ARRL-10M 2012 in Germany

Posted on March 11, 2014 by dh8bqa

A nice surprise in the mailbox today – ARRL HQ mailed out the certificates for ARRL-10M 2012 which I had won in Germany in the Mixed Mode High Power category. Also 9th place World is not too bad either, I … Continue reading →

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Excellent condx & French Polynesia as an all time new one

Posted on March 11, 2014 by dh8bqa

Conditions have been excellent during the last few days. It’s really cool to get home from work at 18z and find 10 m still wide open. 🙂 US west coast booming in all evenings. Haven’t done too many QSOs myself, … Continue reading →

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Japan – Germany on 500 mW

Posted on March 10, 2014 by dh8bqa

Usually I don’t care much about eQSL.cc. Occasionally I upload my logs there, too, for all those who like these “cards”. While doing it I fly over the inbox and mark the “cards” received for archiving. This time one comment … Continue reading →

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Ten at night – VE8EV’s analysis

Posted on March 9, 2014 by dh8bqa

After my posting re the ARRL-DX-SSB I got an email from John, VE8EV, concerning his night time 10 m propagation. Interesting experiences on his side, but read for yourself (reposted with John’s kind permission): Hello Olli, Thank you for the … Continue reading →

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ARRL-DX-SSB – quite a fun weekend!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just returned from my 2 x 700 km roundtrip to the contest station. Have been active in the ARRL-DX-SSB contest as planned. Here’s my report … Equipment Elecraft K3, PA and 160m lazy loop, 80 & 40 m dipoles @ … Continue reading →

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Bad condx

Posted on February 28, 2014 by dh8bqa

Arrived at the contest QTH yesterday evening, set up the station and was happy to see some ufb 10 m condx, band still open 19z overhere to the west coast. That *did* look promising for ARRLDX-SSB this weekend. Meanwhile there … Continue reading →

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Thüringen-Trophy

Posted on February 23, 2014 by dh8bqa

Another nice one received recently was the Thüringen-Trophy. It is the highest class of the Thuringia award and offered through DCL, too. The trophy is about 19 cm high made from pug cast, nicely colored and symbolizes a typical landmark … Continue reading →

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WAE-TOP Plaque received

Posted on February 23, 2014 by dh8bqa

Friday I found my WAE-TOP plaque in the post box. 🙂 WAE stands for Worked All Europe, a challenging awards program by DARC. I had applied for the WAE award already a few years ago but to go for the … Continue reading →

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QSL of the month

Posted on February 19, 2014 by dh8bqa

Just digging through the latest pile of QSL cards received via the bureau. One that caught my eye immediately was the confirmation of a 2 m QSO from England. What makes it so special is that Andy, G7PZL, was running … Continue reading →

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ARRLDX-CW … some fun on 10m

Posted on February 17, 2014 by dh8bqa

I had planned to go the 700 km to our contest QTH (JO73ce) to participate in ARRLDX-CW this year. Due to QRL on Monday I could not take the day off to drive back so I had to cancel my plans. Nevertheless I … Continue reading →

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EU-DX-D TROPHY

Posted on February 10, 2014 by dh8bqa

Thanks to the superb award application possibilities of DCL I was able to apply for my EU-DX-D trophy electronically, using confirmations from DARC contests as well as LotW. Dietmar, DL3DXX, who’s not only a well known DXer and DXpeditioner but … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Island FT/Z worked

Posted on February 1, 2014 by dh8bqa

Was lucky enough to catch the current FT5ZM expedition for an all time new one on a few slots. Pileups are very intense but the OPs are doing real good work. Thanks for a fine job, guys! Enjoy the expedition … Continue reading →

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