Monthly Archives: April 2012

APRS tx, mini Fox tx, Receivers, GPS receivers

Posted on 17 April, 2012 by andrew

I came across the Byonics website today. While I cannot understand why anyone would want to advertise the location of their car via a continuous beacon on a 2m fm radio, especially when the car is unattended in a car … Continue reading →

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QRP Hours contest – after the event

Posted on 14 April, 2012 by andrew

As planned I operated in this relaxed event tonight, for a couple of hours. I decided to use my IC703, partly because it has a CW filter and I know how useful that is even in a quiet cw contest.  … Continue reading →

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QRP Hours Contest 14 April 2012

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by andrew

Reminder that the QRP Hours contest is on 14 April 2012. Rules are in AR for April 2012. Here is a link to the rules on the QRP club site. http://www.vkqrpclub.org/qrp_hours_contest_2012.php Summary: 1000 UTC to 1059: CW section 3500-3530 khz … Continue reading →

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