Ramblings by K6RJ

It is again that time of the year to ramp up for Field Day.  This year Field Day is June 26-27, 2010, the last full weekend of June.
ARRL Field Day is the largest on-the-air operating event in Amateur Radio. It draws tens of thousands to the airwaves each year, bringing new and experienced [...]

I don’t know about you but I don’t get a lot of radio operating time during the week or most weekends.  My long commute and busy family life prevent me from getting on the air as much as I would like.  That is why I enjoy operating contests when I can.  I really enjoy chasing [...]

This weekend, February 20-21, 2010, is the 2010 ARRL International DX CW Contest. The phone version of the contest is the first full weekend in March (March 6-7,2010).  This will be a great opportunity for you to brush off your key or keyer and join in on the fun.  With  the increase in sunspot activity [...]

During a past web surfing session I came upon a series of contesting tips in the form of blog posts by Scot Herrick, K9JY. These blog posts, 30 Days – 30 Ham Radio Contesting Tips, were written a couple of years ago but are still great advice.   As we are hitting the winter contest [...]

The 2010 CW NA QSO Party is in the books.  This was the first large event that I particpated in using  the SDR1K.  I had a great time though I logged only 105 QSOs during the 12 hours of the QP.  I had to take a couple hour break Saturday afternoon and had to knock [...]

This weekend, January 9-10th, is the North American QSO Party on CW.  This will be the first time I will have a chance to “air out” the SDR-1000 during a large event in the CW mode.  I’m excited and am sure I will learn a lot and spend a good deal of time tweaking the [...]