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ARRL 10m contest – day one!

Posted on December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Still getting out on 40m!

Posted on December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Still RX in Antarctica and South Georgia!

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

FT Roundup contest – December 22

US States worked (green), not too great to the mid-west 🙁

By band: 80m (3), 40m(22), 20m(19), 15m(13), 10m(12)

Posted on December 6, 2022December 7, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

MV Polarstern

South Georgia and Antarctica all copying my tiny 1W WSPR signal on 40m!

Posted on December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Antarctica again on 40m WSPR

Not heard in Antractica last night but very happy to be decoded on their two receivers this evening:

Australia, Antarctica, Reunion Is, Brazil


Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Good going for 1W on 40m WSPR

Nothing received in the Antarctic yet but nice to see a couple of spots on Reunion Island and a spot at the Canadian Acrtic station.

Posted on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Strewth! VJ4T – Australia 20m SSB

Posted on November 27, 2022December 1, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

WSPR 40m still being heard in Antarctica

1W from QCX Mini …

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

SSTV received in USA 10m

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Some Japanese QSL cards received on eQSL!

Posted on November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

10m SSTV Contact with FR5SD – Reunion Is.

Image collage from: https://photo-collage.net
Posted on November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

A busy CQWW SSB 2022

Comparison of my entry between 2021 and 2022:

DXCC in one contest!

Despite that on Saturday morning the conditions were not great:

Posted on November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Dipped my toe on 10m SSTV!

28.680MHz / Scottie 2 …. worldsstv

Posted on October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Poor conditions on 40m …

Then this one popped up out of the noise!

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Nice new DXCC! Kermadec Islands ZL8AC … but wait, pirate alert :(

Disappointing!

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Nice condx on 20m, USB into Queensland, VK

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Nice to work ZL7/K5WE on Chatham Island – New DXCC for me!

FT8 Fox and Hounds on 14.088, 18 Sep 22

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

SOTA Chasing

I’ve been enjoying a bit of SOTA chasing recently:

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

Terrible conditions on HF …

Posted on September 6, 2022September 26, 2022 by Carl RatcliffePosted in Uncategorized

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