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The Anorak Files: June 2008
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Friday, June 20, 2008. Finally, something official from Icom. The IC-7200 should be released in Japan sometime in early August and the price will be 104790 yen as reported recently by JI1ANI, Yukito. Sorry Yukito, I believe you now. The Icom Japan article is here. With a translated version here. Links to this post. Tuesday, June 17, 2008. According to JI1ANI, Yukito, on the Digital Ham Life. To me, military styling means it l...
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The Anorak Files: Things are looking up
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Things are looking up. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I got licensed about four years ago, near the beginning of the bottom of the sunspot cycle. Add to that the fact that I haven't been particularly active for the past couple of years and I don't have a huge beam antenna or an amp, it means I haven't had many European contacts. February 9, 2010 at 7:51 PM. I'm a ham, have a science...
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The Anorak Files: January 2010
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Sunday, January 31, 2010. I've mentioned in previous posts that I'm learning the code. Recently a group of Croatian hams visited Vanuatu for a DX-pediton and used the callsign YV0MM. Vanuatu isn't that far from VK land so it wasn't hard to get an SSB contact with them. In fact they were on so often I could have got them every day, but that wouldn't have been fair on those that were struggling to get them. Links to this post.
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The Anorak Files: September 2008
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Friday, September 26, 2008. I've come to the conclusion that the Icom IC-706 MKIIG isn't a good radio for operation in the field unless you have a decent size solar panel. My brother Laurie, VK4VCC. Asked if I wanted to borrow his 706 to use down there. I had been thinking of taking my IC-730 down, but liked the idea of trying out the little 706. I turned on my laptop and downloaded the manual for the radio and was amazed to ...
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The Anorak Files: July 2009
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Sunday, July 12, 2009. I've been meaning to learn CW for ages now, but never quite got around to it. I downloaded Ray's excellent G4FON Koch trainer. A while ago, but university studies got in the way and the laptop I had it on died late last year anyway. Well, a few people have blogged recently about Learn CW Online. If you've been thinking of learning the code and haven't got around to it yet, check it out.
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The Anorak Files: How to win the Black Sea Cup
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Sunday, February 7, 2010. How to win the Black Sea Cup. I've been listening to competitors in the Black Sea Cup contest this evening. If you're one of those people competing, especially if you're in ITU zone 31, I've got a tip on how you can do better next year. Shut the f%*& up and listen! 73 and good luck in the contest, Steve VK4VSP. Laurie and Chelsea Porter. February 7, 2010 at 11:47 PM. February 8, 2010 at 9:10 AM.
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The Anorak Files: February 2009
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Well, sort of. My brother Laurie, VK4VCC, and I teamed up last year for the CQ WPX SSB contest. We weren't really trying all that hard, in fact we even found time to go shopping, have a barbecue and feed all the animals in between contacts. We did get quite a few new countries into my logbook though. More about that logbook in another entry to come. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Anorak Files: First CW QSO
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A blog dedicated to cool stuff like ham radio, birdwatching and bus timetables. Sunday, January 31, 2010. I've mentioned in previous posts that I'm learning the code. Recently a group of Croatian hams visited Vanuatu for a DX-pediton and used the callsign YV0MM. Vanuatu isn't that far from VK land so it wasn't hard to get an SSB contact with them. In fact they were on so often I could have got them every day, but that wouldn't have been fair on those that were struggling to get them. Are you in my log?
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W4TMN: October 2006
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A series of ramblings about my ham radio obsession.I mean, hobby. Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club - my local club. Middle Peninsula Amateur Radio Club. Potomac Valley Radio Club - My Contest Club (simply the best). KE9V - Long Delayed Echoes. Old Virginia HAM by Millie (KI4MNE). With Varying Frequency - blog by K9ZW (a good read! NE1RD - 100 Pound DXPedition. N3FJP Amateur Radio Software (excellent). California QSO Party time! View my complete profile. Monday, October 09, 2006. Band CW Qs Ph Qs.
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