For the final stage of the 2024 SSB League, I was considering switching to a Kenwood TS-2000 transceiver. Despite the advantages of this device, it has one major drawback: connectivity.…
Category: Hamradio
Presumably, the largest group consists of radio amateurs who engage in making conventional radio contacts with other amateur stations, of which there are several million around the world. The second large group consists of amateurs who are mainly involved in designing, building, and testing various electronic devices and antennas that can be used in amateur radio practice.
VKV PA – November 2024
Radio operators enjoyed excellent propagation conditions during the A1 Contest. Forecasts also predicted improved conditions for VHF PA toward the end of the week. It seems they were just predicting……
The Magical CQ World Wide DX Contest 2024
On the last weekend in October, the amateur radio shortwave bands come alive with a multitude of signals. What causes this? History of the CQ World Wide DX Contest CQ…
VKV PA – October 2024
After missing two rounds of the VKV PA contest, I was looking forward to the trip to Černecký vrch. In August, an illness put a damper on things; in September,…
OM Activity Contest – October 2024
From my perspective, the final round of this year’s OM Activity Contest won’t change the QRP SSB standings much. The overall result is based on the 9 best scores, and…
SSB League with MP3 Recordings of Contacts – October 2024
Just before the weekend, the Sun released the second-strongest flare of the current solar cycle and one of the strongest flares ever recorded. This resulted in excellent propagation conditions on…
OM0AAO is back on the QO-100 satellite
There must be sacrifices to the god of performance! Has this happened to you, too? I started working with the Es’Hail-2 QO-100 satellite in 2019, but after moving to a…
OM Activity Contest and Special Receiving Antenna – September 2024
For some time now, I have been noticing a deterioration in reception conditions. There is virtually constant interference, which I notice most on the 80-meter and 10-meter bands. This kind…
SSB League with MP3 recordings of contacts – September 2024
After a long break due to illness, I’m finally able to participate in amateur radio contests. The band is already bustling with activity a quarter of an hour before the…
OM Activity Contest with MP3 recordings of contacts – August 2024
A problem similar to the one with the VHF PA led me to figure out why the logging of contest contacts had stopped working. The N1MM+ log shares contact data…