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Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , April 01, 2025 Black sheep of the family Happy April Fool's Day I'll admit , I'm the black sheep of the family image courtesy of Alain Mouton as seen on . Facebook It's just a joke , guys . Please don't get offended BTW , : tonight Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest https : qrpcontest.com pigwalk20 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP When you care to send the very least Posted by QRP When you care to send the very least at 11:41 AM Email This BlogThis Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels : humor No : comments Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom W2LJ Courtesy of Marianne Makoski QRP Watering Holes W2LJ By The Numbers ARRL Life Member , QRP ARCI 4488, QRP-L 13,
I received the following email a couple of days ago: Following many requests over the last year we have relaunched Ham Radio Ireland, Ireland’s only independent amateur radio magazine. We have just published our April 2025 issue, and it may be downloaded for free. Back issues of the magazine are also available. If you wish […]Here are four stories about amateur radio clubs that recently made their local newspapers. I think that each of them has a lesson that could help your club be successful. The first lesson is to include food in your club activities. Food brings out members. SaddleBrook Amateur Radio Club Monthly Breakfast The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , March 28, 2025 Weekend of March 29th and 30th March is just about over Where does the time go Anyway , here's what's going on this weekend and into next week : Contests Sasquatch Stomp https : www.pnwqrp.org sasquatch-stomp CQ WW WPX Contest , SSB https : www.cqwpx.com rules.htm Classic Exchange , CW http : www.classicexchange.org Next Tuesday night Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest https : qrpcontest.com pigwalk20 Special Event : Stations 03 22 2025 The White House Communications Agency 83rd Anniversary Mar 22-Mar 29, 0000Z-0000Z , W0H , Jackson , OH . White House Communications Agency Amateur Radio Club . 3.875 7.275 14.250 28.550. Certificate . Lowell Yates , 6809 Four Mile Rd , Jackson , OH
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , March 27, 2025 Some needed promo There's a QRP Sprint tomorrow , March 28th , that hasn't gotten a lot of press , so I am going to highlight it here . The Pacific Northwest QRP Group is holding its annual Sasquatch Stomp tomorrow . This sprint is modeled after Paul NA5N's Zombie Shuffle , so if you've participated in that , you should be very comfortable here . You should also know that a bunch of fun is in store for you if you do . participate The full details can be found here : nbsp https : www.pnwqrp.org sasquatch-stomp but here are some of the more important . ones Time : From 19:00 UTC Friday until 03:00 UTC Saturday For those on the West Coast , that translates to 12:00 Noon local toPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , March 26, 2025 Personal Best I know myself all too well . I had a great time as a 40 Meter Fox last night , but now I'm paying the consequences . I knew ahead of time that following the hunt , I'd be on an adrenaline high and I was . I was stoked , awake , and I wasn't able to nod off until about 1:00 . AM Today , the walking dead probably feel more alive than I . do I have to honestly say , though , that I approached the hunt last night with trepidation . I tried to catch a catnap after dinner , but my phone kept chiming with all kinds of geomagnetic alerts . The last one came about a half hour before the starting bell to tell me the k index was up to 4. I went to the propagation box atPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Tuesday , March 25, 2025 Pinch Hitting I will be pinch hitting for Dan N7CQR in the 40 Meter QRP Fox Hunt tonight . nbsp I wasn't planning on volunteering as a Fox anymore as these Hunts run late , I get wired after a session and generally don't fall asleep until around Midnight . nbsp All this with a 5:00 AM wake up call for work . Maybe I can get in a catnap between dinner and 8:30 . PM The Committee sent me an e-mail as they were in a bind . Against my better judgment , I agreed to the assignment . I hate seeing folks in a bind if I can help . I will probably be a zombie at work . tomorrow Anyway , if you're so inclined , you can listen for me tonight beginning at 9:00 PM EDT and ending at 10:30 PMPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , March 24, 2025 Amazed I have to say that I witnessed something last night that I have not seen happen very many times in all my years of being an Amateur Radio . operator Last night , I checked into the St . Max Net a few minutes before net start as Net Control , Lloyd K3QNT was looking for check ins . As we got closer to net start , the band changed a bit and we were able to begin to hear some other voices on the frequency and they were able to hear . us It appeared that another net was on frequency , since the afternoon in fact , and they were complaining that the St Max Net would be interfering with them . Lloyd explained to them that their signals had just become audible and that there
In this episode, I join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest amateur/ham radio news: ISS FM Repeater, APRS Digipeater Could Be Sunset in Two Years ISS Astronauts Reject Call for Early Retirement of the ISS VOA, Other International News Services, Marked for Cuts […]
Introduction to SSB This is an Air Traffic Command instructional video describing the theory behind single side band (SSB) modulation. Dig that jazzy intro music! HAMNet Update HAMNET (Highspeed Amateur radio Multimedia NETwork) is a fully-independent amateur radio wireless network that provides data services. It’s a wireless internet, so to speak. It covers many regions […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , March 21, 2025 Weekend 3 22 and 3 23 Here's what's on the bands this : weekend : Contests AWA John Rollins Memorial DX Contest https : www.antiquewireless.org homepage event-details-for-rollins-dx-event FOC QSO Party http : g4foc.org qsoparty Russian YL OM Contest https : www.contest.ru russian-yl-om-contest-en Africa All Mode International DX Contest https : mysarl.org.za contest-resources Next Tuesday : night SKCC Sprint https : www.skccgroup.com operating_activities weekday_sprint Special Event : Stations 03 22 2025 Battle of New Bern Adventure Day Special Event Mar 22, 1600Z-2000Z , N4B , New Bern , NC . New Bern Amateur Radio Club . 14.330 7.065. QSL . John Riley , 980 Dry Monia Road ,
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , March 20, 2025 That was fun I did get on the air and joined in on the NAQCC Sprint last night . it's been a long time too long and I had a lot of fun . I stayed up later than I had planned as I was having so much fun It took me a while to fall asleep as I got wired as I feared but it was worth . it I started off on 20 Meters , where I worked four stations . Conditions on 20 were tough Signals were way down in the mud for me . The EFRW was extra noisy for some reason , so I switched over to the HF9V . By far the loudest station on 20 Meters was N9EEE . I really had to strain my ear to hear the other three that I . worked 40 Meters on the other hand , was THE band for the night I switched. Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Wednesday , March 19, 2025 NAQCC Sprint tonight . And I'll be participating maybe , probably , not definitely , but most . likely I need to get on the air more and as I mentioned forcing myself to stay up a bit later helps me sleep through the night . By the same token , though , I most likely won't participate for the entire two hours because , conversely , I'll become too wired up and will be unable to fall asleep . I learned that from the QRP Fox . Hunts I need to step up my game and join in on more of these events . Form what I understand , the NAQCC Sprints always seem to get a lot of participation . nbsp It's a popular group , and from what I've been told , there are prizes and give aways as ou can now add SSB to your QMX or QMX+ via a beta firmware update released yesterday by QRP Labs.For all the details, please go to ttps://qrp-labs.com/qmxp/ssbbetaPersonally, I'll pass; but I'm sure there's a lot of you who have been patiently waiting for this.72 de Larry W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!
Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , March 17, 2025 Whew I managed to get the 2024 Skeeter Hunt Scoreboard back online yesterday . It took me longer than I thought it would , but it's done and back up . You can either go to the Skeeter Hunt Webpage or the Skeeter Hunt page of this blog and the links will get you . there In a way , it's a good thing this happened , as it's compelling me to get the certificates out for the 2024 Hunt . These stupid healthcare problems really have thrown me for a loop since last September . I apologize for the delay . I've also given the bonus for 2025 more thought and we're going to play Skeeter Blackjack . Work enough stations to have their call sign districts add up to 21 and you'll get the bonusPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Saturday , March 15, 2025 Mark your calendars Save the date It's not too early to plan to carve out some time for yourself during the weekend of April 12th . That's the date of the QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party It's a 6 hour Sprint , that begins at 0000 UTC Saturday morning on April 12th that would be Friday evening April 11th here in the USA Of course , put in whatever time you can , but please make an effort to get on the air and participate , even if it's just for a little while Last year in 2024, we had 16 QRPers send in a log to the Autolog at https : www.qrpcontest.com qrparci_spring Y ou do NOT have to be a member of QRP-ARCI to participate but keep in mind that QRP-ARCI literally has thousands ofPages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Friday , March 14, 2025 Weekend 3 15 3 16 Looks like we're heading into a rainy weekend in my part of the woods . Now that it's getting warmer , I'm hoping to spend a bit of time during the weekends down the street , at the PAL parking lot , putting the Washington-Rochambeau Trail on the air , as that's where it's located . Maybe not this weekend if the skies are weeping . But maybe , just maybe , I can eventually earn a Kilo Award by getting 1,000 contacts from there Time will . tell This is what you can expect to hear on the bands this : weekend Contests again , even if you're not participating , this is what you can expect to hear Going forward , dedicated QRP Sprints Events will be highlighted in , Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Thursday , March 13, 2025 Ouchie , Mama I received an e-mail a couple of weeks ago informing me that the link to the 2024 Skeeter Hunt scoreboard was no longer working . I went to the Webpage , clicked on the link and sure enough , it wasn't working I immediately went to my Google Drive to find that the spreadsheet was no longer there . I sure as heck don't remember going there and deleting it Maybe I did , accidentally , but I seriously doubt that I did . nbsp What the heck , Google All the other spreadsheets are still there , only 2024 is missing , so I guess I must have stupidly done something I shouldn't . have The good thing is that I still have all the results e-mails saved , so like the SixOn Mar 7, 2025, a reader wrote: Greetings, I’m almost 50-year amateur , and a Life Member of the ARRL . I wanted to comment on your ideas how the League could improve its image . I believe the ARRL has become a publishing firm with prices higher than a “hawks nest.” My first Repeater […]Pages Home Portable QRP Ops Morse Code Operating Mixed Media NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Suppliers Monday , March 10, 2025 Readers Sorry that I have not been posting much lately , as I've been dealing with some personal health issues . But I received some good news lately I think and I thought I'd share . On Friday February 28th , I went to the hospital for a same day procedure a transesophageal echocardiogram Oh , what fun The cardiologists wanted a closer look at my heart than the standard echocardiogram provided . Anyway , I was told my mitral valve leak is considered trivial so I'm pretty sure that's good news . Looks like I won't be needing that clip installed after all I go for a follow up visit this Wednesday , and I guess I'll hear more about whether or not they think I need a defibrillatorA couple of days ago, I was calling CQ on 40 meters, when someone decided they wanted to tune up on my frequency. He had a very strong signal, so it was unlikely that he hadn’t heard me calling CQ. The band wasn’t crowded, so I simply moved up a kHz and began calling again, […]