Thanks Tim, but all the credit for that effort goes to James K7KQA. My part was to lounge at home with adult beverages after giving him some good information, of which a fair part was originally from
I'm driving into northern Idaho to light up grids for FFMA and anyone else on 6 meters: * DN27bn - Sunday 7/21 * DN26gg - Monday 7/22 * DN07pc - Tuesday 7/23 I'll have high power, a big antenna and g
Mike, awesome activity, I know you've done exceptional work on mountains. We rovers in the Pacific NW have challenging terrain to work around. Thankfully we're often rewarded from the higher hilltops
Pete, it was really fun to work you in CA on FT8 from this peak on the Idaho-Montana border on an otherwise very slow day. Finally a minor opening to California for me appeared during the last hour.
A week ago I activated some relatively rare grids in Idaho and Washington. Here's a trip report with photos on my website: https://www.coilgun.info/travel/2019-07.htm For more pictures, follow my lin
What is this link, why was it sent, and why should I click on it? What will I see if I go there? Sorry, I don't accept unexplained mystery links, no matter how innocuous the URL might look. You never
I suspect the radio is not their source of difficulty. If others have a setup like mine (radio with built-in USB port) then the trouble comes from sharing the CAT control. My logger that I use during
I drive up mountains in rare grids across the Pacific NW and, like James, really appreciate the WSJT capabilities to make more contacts with more people at greater distances. It sure boosts my contes
When I'm roving, I beacon my position to everyone via APRS. I announce it in advance so then they can track me at http://aprs.fi/k7bwh to know where to point. I'm certain it provides a few more conta
Rovers - some people find it useful to hear announcements when they cross a gridline while driving. Me, too. I built something to tell me "how far to the next grid" so I put together an Arduino, GPS,