Everything is in place for the ARRL RTTY Roundup. The new ZS6BKW works okay, the 10m vertical is still up and running. A little weird schedule during this contest (starts at 18:00 UTC on Saturday) but that’s okay. Wish me luck in my second contest this year!
Another antenna
After earlier issues with my Fritzel FD-3 and the fact it is not able to do 80m (which is a serious handicap with most contests) made me search for yet another antenna solution. Wilko PA3BWK (from who I did loose the division league) dropped by te other day. He did inspect my setup and advised…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my readers! The first day of the new year did bring a little contest: SART New Year RTTY contest. Of course I want to score some fresh and first points for 2014, so I entered the three hour contest on 80 and 40 meters. Quite a contest! Lots of stations…