Monday, August 1, 2011

ST0R QRM, Lids, etc?

I was embarrassed to listen to the fiasco on top of ST0R tonight on 20m CW. What has happened to this hobby?

Friday, March 25, 2011

CQ WPX SSB Contest (Little Pistol)

As I'm screaming into the mic tonight trying get stations in neighboring states to hear me, I recall being in this exact situation during last year's WPX contest. And once again I find myself contemplating buying a nice piece of property that will allow me to put together a station to help me avoid this frustration.

So, instead of operating I'm designing antennas and looking at amplifiers. Probably going to make a few CW contacts just to clear my head. Might even sit with the GF and watch some reruns of Sex in the City, because that sounds a lot better than looking down the barrel of my mic. :-)

73, Paul - ND8N