Contesting

A Yukon CW Sweepstakes adventure

April 24, 2023

I travelled to Whitehorse, Yukon, to visit VY1CO for the ARRL CW Sweepstakes in November 2022. Read the article that appeared in the Jan.-Feb. 2023 edition of National Contest Journal.

Recap: FT4 DX and NAQP RTTY February

March 2, 2021

The final weekend of February brought three pretty active contests — CQ 160M SSB, FT4 DX contest, and the NAQP RTTY.

Recap: 2021 ARRL DX CW worst-ever outing

February 22, 2021

From the outset, Aurora levels were elevated and the K-index was bobbing around 3 or 4, forcing the A-index into the 20s. Want to hear signals on 20M with aurora? Listen in…

Recap: 2021 WPX RTTY

February 16, 2021

Brief European opening on 20M and a hopping 80M band were highlights of WPX RTTY this year.

Recap: BCQP and EU DX contests

February 8, 2021

The weekend of February 6 and 7 presented its share of challenges and opportunities for making contacts. Too many options may have worked against any one contest.

Matching transformer for “loop on ground” and Beverage antennas

February 2, 2021

This is a companion piece to the post “Hearing through the noise on the low bands“. Why bother? After years of thinking about it, in early 2021 I finally got serious about building some proper matching transformers for my short Beverage wire antenna along the property line and a loop on the ground laying on […]

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Contesting

A Yukon CW Sweepstakes adventure

Recap: FT4 DX and NAQP RTTY February

Recap: 2021 ARRL DX CW worst-ever outing

Recap: 2021 WPX RTTY

Recap: BCQP and EU DX contests

Matching transformer for “loop on ground” and Beverage antennas

Zone Zero: February packed with activity

Zone Zero: Top Band action in CQ 160M CW

Recap: 2021 BARTG RTTY Sprint

Transmit antennas for a 160M contest