| Iceland on 6m | HP83su | |
| TF / VX3T June 17 - 30, 2012 | .................... | |
| SSB/CW | 100w 8-el |
| Iceland on 6m | HP83su | |
| TF / VX3T June 17 - 30, 2012 | .................... | |
| SSB/CW | 100w 8-el |
Antenna made out of a jet of sea water: article | YouTube video
FCC Warns of Impending Wireless Spectrum Shortage: PC World news article
Magnetic North Pole Moving East: National Geographic News article
FCC ends Morse Code requirement: NY Times article
Amateur Radio operators mentioned in article about Hurricane Katrina disaster response
ham radio global overlay mapping
soldering in zero gravity presents challenges: NASA article
new reduced-size antenna design: EE Times Article
As howling storm battered Alaska, ham operators provided vital link
Ham Radio operators were a bright spot during the blackout of 14 AUG 2003: news article
Hams support communications in wildfires of 2003: Arizona | California
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster 01 FEB 2003:
1) FBI & local police call on hams for communications assistance during shuttle recovery
2) three of the crew were licensed amateur radio operators
Ham Radio provides backup emergency communications for 09-11-2001 attacks
Set your laptop's clock from your GPS receiver: GPSTime
calling all licensed amateur radio operators: CNN news article
new study shows cell phones can create hazardous RFI on commercial flights: news article
More aurora to come--even after the passing of the solar maximum
Trawling for fishnets: click here for the Internet's largest listing of 26 MHz fishnet buoy transmitters (also called driftnet beacons)
2 meter standings (144-148 MHz)
longest distance reached: 1122 miles
date: 2006-JUN-10
time: 2243 UTC
gridsquare: EN18
location: MN
station: NØUY
frequency: 144.1
power output: 150 watts into 4 over 4 element stack at 1000 feet A.A.T.
propagation mode: sporadic-E
6 meter standings (50-54 MHz)
longest non-DX distance reached: 3191 miles (5135 km) (2773 nautical miles)
date: 2001-DEC-28
time: 2003Z
gridsquare: BP51
location: Anchorage, Alaska
station: KL9A
frequency: 50.195 MHz USB
power output: 100 watts into Par Electronics OA-50 loop at 30 feet A.A.T.
longest DX distance reached: 5425.9 miles (8732.1 km) as calculated by WinGrid
date: 2012-APR-15
time: 2005Z
gridsquare: GF05ph
location: Argentina
station: LU1DMA
frequency: 50.160 MHz USB
power output: 100 watts into 5-el yagi at one wavelength A.A.T.
10 meter standings (28.0-29.7 MHz)
longest distance reached: 8776 miles (14124 km) (7627 nautical miles)
date: 1999-DEC-12
time: 1827Z
location: Auckland, New Zealand
station: ZL1ANJ
frequency: 28.569.7 MHz USB
power output: 100 watts (IC-706) mobile into Wilson 1000 trunk lip mount
memorable events and contacts
strong 2m E-skip opening, early July 2004
incredibly short E-skip on 10m & 6m May 26, 2005
30 June 2007 - worked VFØX Belcher Islands, Nunavut Territory Canada, grid square FOØ6 on 6m [map]
28 June 2008 - worked CYØX Sable Island, grid square FN93 on 6m [map] [sound file - 60 KB MP3 format]
6m audio recordings made from my home, mobile, portable, or rover station
right click on desired sound file, then click "Save Target As..." |
16 June 2007 - NP3CW in Puerto Rico [map], 50.200 MHz USB 121 KB MP3 format
30 June 2007 - 9Y4AT/B in Trinidad [map], 50.015 MHz CW
30 June 2007 - C6AFP/B in the Bahamas [map], 50.040 MHz CW
30 June 2007 - J8/W6JKV Saint Vincent Island & the Grenadines [map], 50.110 MHz CW
08 July 2007 - V36M in grid square EK57 on Caye Caulker Island off the coast of Belize [map], 50.106 MHz
10 July 2007 - CO8LY in Cuba, 50.095 MHz CW
10 July 2007 - KL7MR in Alaska, 50.138 MHz
15 July 2007 - NP4A in grid square FK68, Puerto Rico, 50.114 MHz
12 August 2007 - VE2YAT/B in grid square FO40, northern Quebec, Canada [map], 50.054.4 MHz CW
09 June 2008 - WP4AZT in Puerto Rico, grid square FK67, 50.110 MHz
28 June 2008 - VO2FUN/B in northeastern Canada, grid square FO62, 50.003 MHz
28 June 2008 - CT1ART/B in Portugal, grid square IM67ah, 50.036 MHz
28 June 2008 - CT1HZE in Portugal, grid square IM57, 50.116 MHz
29 June 2008 - TO5E on Saint Barthelemy Island, grid square FK87, 50.103 MHz
29 June 2008 - V44KAI/B, Saint Kitts & Nevis Islands, grid square FK87, 50.053 MHz
12 July 2008 - EA8BPX Canary Islands [map], 50.190 MHz
03 May 2010 - NP2KW St. Croix, US Virgin Islands [map], 50.123 MHz
03 May 2010 - 9Y4D Trinidad & Tobago [map], 50.118 MHz
03 May 2010 - NP3XF Puerto Rico [map], 50.110 MHz
03 July 2010 - XE1GRR/B DL80 Mexico, 50.080 MHz
05 June 2011 - KP3FT/B Puerto Rico [map], 50.064 MHz
05 June 2011 - PJ4E Island of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles [map] 50.103 MHz
05 June 2011 - XE1RCS/B EK09 Mexico, 50.020 MHz
05 June 2011 - FM5WD Martinique [map] 50.170 MHz
05 June 2011 - W3DOG/B FM28ei 293-mile E-skip signal at 5x9, 50.072 MHz
18 June 2011 - CS5BALG/B IM67 Portugal, 50.036 MHz
25 June 2011 - J88ARC/B FK93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [map], 50.009 MHz
03 July 2011 - PJ6D FK87 Saba Island [map], 50.106 MHz
07 July 2011 - XE2K/B DM22 Mexico, 50.016 MHz
17 July 2011 - YW5LR FK61 Los Roques Islands, Venezuela DXpedition, 50.115 MHz
15 April 2012 - LU2DPW GF05gi Argentina, 50.160 MHz
15 April 2012 - LU5EGY/B GF05qi Buenos Aires, Argentina, 50.038 MHz
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