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NOV.28.11 - I bought a new world clock for my radio room.

Click here for photos of the clock's different colors

JUL.06.11 - My antenna is CUBAN KNIGHT ANOLE tuned and certified!

JULY 4th, 2011 - Lots of 6 meter e-skip this holiday weekend!

CINCO DE MAYO 2011 - A Buddipole 112 inch telescoping whip arrived in the mail today.

Adjusting the length lets me work 6m, 10m, 12m and some other bands with a tuner.

Antenna update - I used this setup to work the DXpedition to Kiritimati, aka Christmas Island.

DEC.11.10 - My new Magnum 1012 all-mode transceiver that UPS delivered last night in time for this weekend's 10 meter contest...

Unfortunately, it is not working.

In USB mode the S-meter is always full scale even when the antenna is removed.

I returned the Magnum 1012 within 24 hours for a refund. I may buy another one in the future. It is a very nice HT.

To turn off that loud beep:
Press (SCN/ M/SCN) for a few seconds. You will see (SH. ***) , press (SCN/ M/SCN) again - you will see (bP oN)...use UP/DOWN to turn it off.
Press (SCN/ M/SCN) a third time to turn on/off the 'Roger Beep.'
This information is not in the 4 page manual.
Manual page 1
Manual page 2
Manual page 3
Manual page 4

10.10.10 was a special day in the Netherlands Antilles, which now no longer exists.
OCT.12.10 1857 zulu - PJ7E 24.966 5,9 Sint Maarten - a new country, they now have their independence from Dutch rule.
                                      PJ7E 28.420 2002z 5,9 OCT16
                                      PJ7E 21.330 1359z 5,9 OCT17
                                      PJ7E 18.151 1416z 5,9 OCT17
OCT.12.10 1956 zulu - PJ5/AA4NC 28.360 5,9 Sint Eustatius - now an autonomous special municipality of the Netherlands.
OCT.14.10 2009 zulu - PJ4/PG4M 24.935 5,9 Bonaire - now an autonomous special municipality of the Netherlands.
OCT.16.10 2009 zulu - PJ4NX 24.950 5,9 Bonaire
OCT.17.10 1755 zulu - PJ4N 24.935 5,9 Bonaire
OCT.17.10 2125 zulu - PJ6A 24.9525 5,9 Saba - now an autonomous special municipality of the Netherlands.
I am still looking to work Curacao (PJ2)

SEP.26.10 - I normally do not work HF, but today I played with a 34 inch CB antenna and my Kenwood TS-850S/AT.

FM5WD Martinique 12m 2059z
PY2WC Brazil 12m 2113z
W7DXW Arizona, USA 10m 2149z
W7KDL Arizona, USA 10m 2152z
PU2STK Brazil 10m 2159z
PY2ADR Brazil 10m 2200z
XE2JA Mexico 10m 2204z
XE2AC Mexico 10m 2222z
LU2NI Argentina 12m 2300z

SEP.02.10 - QSO with C6ANX FL15 in the Bahamas. This is my 3rd country this summer on 144.200 from EL96.

AUG.07.10 5:47pm EDT (UHF Contest) - I just finished a QSO with AJ4GC on 432.100 when I took this picture before I removed my equipment from the balcony because a storm was coming.

I then looked out the front of my building at 5:55pm and saw a small tornado overhead.
Listen for the jet engine like ROAR!

Below is the video I took after the tornado passed over my building.

JUN.18.10 - More 144 MHz Sporadic-E! Worked W5UWB EL17, W5GVE EM10 and Mexico XE2OR DL98.

Below the only 4m beacon in all of USA, WE9XFT FM07fm Virginia

JUN.15.10 - Testing a curtain rod with my 2 meter SQLOOP.

JUN.02.10 - Sporadic-E! Worked VE3KKL FN25 Canada, 144.205, 2355z with 50 watts and a palm tree antenna.

MAR.13.10 - Today I went to my first hamfest in Florida. Click here for photos

DEC.19.09 5:30pm EST - Tuning my UHF antenna for HOPE-1 which will be in linear transponder mode for the first time later tonight at 0230 zulu DEC 20th.

My receive antenna is tuned and as you can see, it hears the stars in the universe! SNOW!

DEC.15.09 - Today China launched its HOPE-1 amateur satellite. (aka XW-1, XIWANG-1, 36122U) I put up an antenna for UHF even though my last day in New York will be Dec. 31st!

SEPT.02.09 - My 2 meter beacon is OFF.

AUG.22.09 - I am running a beacon on 144.311 MHz cw. 30 watts into a 4 element yagi at 32 feet with 136.1°az and 11°el. You may hear airplane flutter from time to time. This is a meteor scatter experiment pointing toward Bermuda, FM72pi, which is ~766 miles away. This is not a 24/7 beacon and it will only be active for a short time. The beacon will be on at 0800 to 1400 GMT.

Please leave a report at DxWorld or email me.

The beacon will be turned off during thunderstorms. My local RADAR

SSB meteor scatter skeds with Bermuda are welcome!!

18 AUG09 0113z, KA1ZE/3 FN01xt, rst 519, tropo, 232.9 miles, beacon was at 2 watts

22 AUG09 1136z, KA1ZE/3 FN01xt, reports beacon peaking 24dB above noise, tropo, beacon was at 30 watts

AUG.06.09 - During the last few days of July there were some great E-skip openings on the 2 meter band. I worked quite a few stations west of NYC. One station, N0IRS, sent me a refrigerator magnet along with his QSL card. You can also watch his audio recording of me.

JUL.05.09 1935 zulu - A super sunspot has appeared on the sun, #1024, with B and C class solar flares.

The N2OTObservatory

The Asian tiger mosquito is a real problem at the observatory even at noon.

JUN.26.09 8:33pm - Mammatus over Manhattan

JUN.25.09 - This was Farrah Fawcett's foxy vette. 88 Farrah! Eighty-eight means 'love and kisses' in ham speak.

MAY.30.09 - In my mailbox today.

APR.27.09 - Happy birthday Samuel F.B. Morse. It's swine flu panic in my neighborhood. If you're feeling too lazy to text and start thinking, speaking or tap dancing dah dit dah dit dah dah dit dah, you have caught the HAM radio bug not swine flu. Tell your boss you'll be out for a week. Turn on your transceiver, get as little sleep as possible and work the world. Repeat when necessary since there is no cure .-.-.-

NOV.27.08 - When you are a HAM RADIO OPERATOR, you are never alone!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

NOV.23.08 - 3sk129(r) went POP again. I did a quick fix today with some twisted wire to move the signal forward.

A preamp is now needed.

JUL.11.08 - I'm currently on 20 meters with an inverted V.

MAY.05.08 - Today I received a QSL from HAARP's January moon bounce experiment.

Below is the QSL I sent to HAARP.

APR.22.08 - I'm ready for the uhf spring sprint.

APR.08.08 - Built a mount for my K40 antenna cut to 29.550 MHz for FM.

Any ideas on how I can explain what happened to the watering can?

First K40 on Mars. (On top of my 12'x16.5' aluminum canopy.)

APR.07.08 - Worked the 2 meter spring sprint QRP @ only 2 watts and a battery.

JAN.17.08 - Below is a new encoder for my KENWOOD TR-751A.

Here, I'm getting ready to use desoldering braid to remove the bad encoder.

After most of the solder is removed, I'll cut some leads for easier removal.

Below is the bad encoder.

A couple of images of the inside of the old encoder.

With the new encoder in place, all that's needed is to put the puzzle back together.

OCT.08.07 - I've been adopted by Port Side Patch, my drinking and sailing buddy!

OCT.03.06 - Replaced Q201 (3SK129-R) and VR5 (Push On/Vol/Sql POT) in TR-751A

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