Managed to work the K5P Palmyra DXPedition on 3 bands (12m, 15m, and 20m), all phone. This was due, in no small part, to horrible illness that Lauren and I picked up. We skipped our vacation to Costa Rica and enjoyed a round of antibiotics and stomach flu, instead… which meant I was in the …
Results first. Much better showing than my goofing around, a couple years ago. Single op, assisted, low power: Band QSOs Pts Sec Mt2 3.5 23 23 16 0 7 80 80 33 2 14 81 81 35 1 21 26 26 12 0 28 3 3 3 0 Total 213 213 99 3 Score: 21,726 …
As I said back in April, I hadn’t planned on becoming a paper chaser. Now that I’ve started to track my “accomplishments,” it’s become kind of fun to chase the states I’m missing. I’d already gotten hooked on chasing DX and had been tracking the unique entities I’d contacted, but recently I’ve been paying attention …
What follows is an email I sent to the DX Awards Committee representative for the Northwest. This is largely in response to the July DXAC committee report. First, thank you so much for your service to this region. I also really appreciate the ARRL and all it does for all aspects of he hobby of …
I’m visiting my team in Cambridge, MA and brought the KX3 with me. Yesterday, Tuesday evening, I managed to sneak down to an area near the St. Charles river around 7pm Eastern (2300z) and set up on the grass. I managed to forget the USB soundcard, so I was working phone, only. It was a …