Monthly Archives: July 2012

Working CY9M St. Paul Island

Published on: July 30, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

The weather and the end of summer are curtailing my ham radio operating activities a bit.  Spent Friday evening and all day Saturday at WordCamp Fayetteville workshop, a website and blogging workshop.  Search engine optimization and using social media for product marketing were two of the interesting topics.  Very well put together seminars and definitely worth my effort. … More »

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Update on the Search for Amelia Earhart

Published on: July 24, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

A few months ago, I blogged about a group of investigators who planned a July trip to the Pacific Island of Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati to search for clues about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.   (Kiribati would have a callsign prefix of T30, T31 or T32, by the way! Nikumaroro is uninhabited.)  This… More »

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Island on the Air US-Pedition!

Published on: July 21, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

One of the next projects I’m working on is putting an Island on the Air in the US.  I’m calling it a US-Pedition.  This is not to be confused with the RSGB IOTA program; this one is a domestic, US equivalent.   There are a number of small islands in the middle of a local lake…it’s a… More »

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Additional Follow Up

Published on: July 18, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

Norm Fusaro with ARRL replied back. Looks like the QSOs in question may be outside the date range.  Didn’t realize there was a window…guess I’ve just been lucky on all the others.  However, he pointed out in his email that I didn’t provide any examples (inmy trouble ticket).  I did provide two examples in the… More »

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Follow Up

Published on: July 17, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

A follow up to the previous post.  This morning I called the ARRL in Newington, CT to inquire about my West Virginia issue.  A receptionist transferred me to the LotW help desk…where the call immediately rolled over to voicemail.  The voicemail message mentioned to go on-line and fill out a LOTW Help ticket.  I have… More »

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ARRL and LotW Challenges – Aargh!

Published on: July 17, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

I am a member of the American Radio Relay League and pay my annual dues so that I may take advantage of the membership services offered: QSL bureau, LotW, license renewal reminders, QST magazine, etc.   But at the moment I have an issue.  While I am working towards my Triple Play award (which is Worked All States on CW, SSB and Digital modes),  … More »

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Drake TR-4C

Published on: July 12, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

After rearranging the shack a few weeks ago, I decided I would set up a “vintage” operating position.  I pulled the Drake TR-4C off the storage shelf and set it up.  Cleaned it and in no time it was powered up and glowing (tubes!).  After connecting it to my antenna system with some hastily made patch cables, it seems… More »

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New Gear and JT-65 Update

Published on: July 9, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

Surprise from a friend at church on Sunday. Jay N5RHJ gave me a couple of old Kenwood VHF radios that he found in his garage.  Jay has been inactive on the ham bands for a while…and said when he gets back on he’ll be buying new stuff.  So he gave me a TM-631a dual bander… More »

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Monkeying Around w/JT65

Published on: July 6, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

I may have mentioned that I am working on my ARRL Triple Play award.  This is an award given by the ARRL for confirmed contact with all 50 states in each of 3 transmit modes:  CW, SSB and Digital.  I now need approximately 10 states confirmed on digital (CW and SSB done!) …so I’m seeing the light… More »

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Logbook of the World, CQWPX and Order of Malta

Published on: July 4, 2012 Author: Gary, WBØRUR

I was surfing ham radio websites this morning and discovered that Logbook of the World now helps keep track of credit towards the CQWPX award.  It went live on July 2.  I need to explore what the requirements are and how it works.  The tables show me with 161 credits.  Not sure what that means. I assume it’s… More »

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