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CONTESTING |
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RSGB HF Contests |
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GROUP PAGES (search Yahoo!) |
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VE6YP ($) |
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TurboLog ($$) |
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DXLab logging plus a lot more |
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SwissLog ($$) |
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WriteLog ($$) |
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TRlog by N6TR ($$) |
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TR4W by UA4WLI |
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CT by K1EA |
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SD by EI5DI |
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miLog ($$) |
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MixW ($$) |
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DX4WIN ($$) |
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N3FJP ACL ($$) |
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LOGic ($$) |
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Easylog ($$) |
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Win-EQF ($) |
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TRX-Manager ($) |
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RCKLog ($$) |
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CommCat ($$) |
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MacLoggerDX ($) |
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MicroLog ($$) |
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DXtreme ($$) |
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Win-Test ($$) |
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LogConv conversion program ($) |
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IP Ham test on this server |
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Ping.eu test on EU server |
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DXMonitor (very good) |
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Propfire (Firefox) |
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Pizza Great Circle Mapping |
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QSO Wizard Prop (Mac) ($$) |
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Callsign lookup (Firefox/TB) [DJ1YFK] |
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Same for OH2AQ search (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for DXwatch (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for hamcall.com (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for FCC (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for WM7D (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for IK3QAR QSLs (Firefox/TB) |
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Same for K4UTE QSLs (Firefox/TB) |
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LCWO Learn CW Online |
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Power Density VP9KF |
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Pathloss (UHF/uWave) VP9KF |
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Moxon antenna calculator VP9KF |
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Maidenhead Calculator click first |
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Antenna Model ($) |
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International Beacons with sunspots going down, beacons get more important |
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DxWatch automated real time beacon system - broken, undergoing repair |
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BeaconSee analysis tool |
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K1EL - WinKey |
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MiniRadioSolutions (USA=W4RT) |
Geomagnetic
Field: Solar X-ray
status:
Welcome
to
Tampa, Florida
DX
Code of Conduct (PDF/FOC) Q-Codes
FT1000D
& FT1000mk5
key click mods
SSB.
What’s that? I haven’t operated on SSB since
1992.
Continent:
North
America
CQ Zone:5
ITU Zone: 8
Time Zone: Eastern Time (GMT-4)
Daylight Saving Time - Yes
IARU Area: 2
Lat: 28.00.672N Lon: 82.34.815W
Maidenhead Locator EL88QA
Station at present
The incomparable Mercury paddle made by hand by N2DAN
MFJ-1425 25A Switched Mode Power Supply
Toughbook CF-Y5 – running N1MM logging, & ICECAP/ICEAREA, which, so far, I LOVE.
New earth added to reduce RFI in shack
SGC-230 Antenna Tuner
LDG AT-200Pro Antenna Tuner
Baluns from Balun Designs
Long Wire Antenna
WinKeyer USB keyer
Bencher Paddle (Chrome)
Vibroplex Paddle (Chrome)
Begali Simplex Mono (Palladium)
Sony MDR-NC20 Noise Cancelling full ear headphones
Going on a trip? - Carry one of these with you! Keep your log data and programs backed up.

Prices are now less than $2.00 per GB.
Pictures

Butternut HF-9VX looks 1000’ tall here (Butternut CAM)

Base of Butternut, almost in water.
Note “piggy” guard to keep guinea pigs from getting too close to the RF
Typical Summer afternoon lightning in Tampa. For live area data click here.
Live Radar and Lightning (animated)
if there is red on this map, don't expect me to be on the air!

To the "Media" - if you are going to put morse in your content (Discovery Channel, CIA ads, etc.), then please don't include nonsense which is also badly sent. Please take a couple of minutes and use WinMorse to make your audio feed. Thank you.
Here's a good BBC video.

Why RoHS lead-free solder may be more of a problem than a solution.