I kicked off the new year by fulfilling a New Year’s resolution: to finally master Morse code! After some hesitation, I finally signed up as a student at the CW Academy. History I started learning ‘the code’ in 2010 with lcwo.net. Quickly I found out I don’t have the right talent for learning the code….
Merry Christmas and a happy 2026!
These last days of the year are always nice. Cold and windy weather outside and warm inside the house. Spending time with the family. Also fun to listen to is Grimeton Radio Station (SAQ) from Sweden. This antique radio station does its yearly transmission at 17,2 kHz in Morse code and traditional sends out a…
CQ WW SSB-contest 2025
This year, I decided rather impulsively to participate in the CQ WW SSB-contest. I was actually ill-prepared; only in the first few hours of participating, I installed the contest software, Not1MM. I also quickly recorded the audio samples for the voice keyer on the radio itself. All far from ideal, but I still felt like…