This years PA-contest (PACC 2026) turns out to be a special one for me. The first semester of 2026 I am a CW Academy student in the Intermediate class. I challenged myself to participate in the PACC 2026 contest in the QRP-section (5 watt max) and copying CW with only my ears. So no decode-tools…
Tag: morse code
CW Academy participation
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….
QCX mini kit
My latest interest in the Parks On The Air program gave me enough reason to buy a nice little kit: the QCX mini from QRP-labs. After watching a great deal of POTA-video’s on YouTube, I decided to get a portable, CW-only rig. I didn’t mind if it is a single band version. QRP-labs After some…