July 2012
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WA3WSJ/PM NH Presidential Mountains Hike →
wa3wsj.org
Chance for a 10 SOTA points as Ed makes his way to the Summit of Mt. Washington!
ALL CAPS →
radio-electronics.com
Capacitor Types
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Find your QTH locator (or your grid square) with GoogleMaps →
f6fvy.free.fr
Zoom in and get on the grid.
K8IQY's Magic Box Is Back →
wa0itp.com
Available again from the 4 States QRP Group.
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FT-817 Power Conditioner Kit →
1strecon.org
From the June 2005 issue of QST there was an article by Phil Salas, AD5X, entitled “Input Voltage Conditioner - and More - for the FT-817”
So, how am I doing?
Longtime Mayor of NYC Ed Koch used to ask that of the public/media all the time during his tenure. At the start of the year, I made a ‘To Do List’ regarding things I wanted to accomplish in amateur radio this year. We’re at the halfway point of 2012, so let’s see how I’m doing….
QRP DXCC<HUZZAH!>
Ditch the paper log for a digital one<Yup>
More portable/outdoor operation<Easily surpassed last year’s efforts>
- Organize my (corner of the basement) shack <May never happen>
- Get comfortable with & operate more digital modes <In Process>
- Build & experiment with more antenna designs <2m Moxon done, Sat ANT in process, 10,15,20m top-loaded vertical 50% done, 6m moxon later>
First SOTA activation<Activated one of the few unactivated peaks in NJ>
- First Satellite Contact <Building Homebrew Diplexer & Arrow ANT now>
So, all in all, I’m pretty happy with my progress, with half a year left.
