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VA3QV wrote 5 months ago:   Its no secret that I like contesting….  its also NO SECRET that I am not a good contest … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio DXing

1 month till the RAC Canada Winter Contest2 comments

VA3QV wrote 5 months ago: Anyway…  back to Radio stuff…. For those of you who are into very casual contesting … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, RAC, Radio Amateurs of Canada, 2012 RAC Canada Winter Contest

Looking at my WAS

VA3QV wrote 5 months ago: Worked All States… This award which is sponsored by the ARRL is awarded when an Amateur Radio … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, amateur radio emergency services, American Radio Relay League, ARRL, eQSL, Emergency Communications, LOTW, Logbook of the World, Amateur Radio Awards

Right after the Contest

VA3QV wrote 5 months ago: Right now we are in a state of Limbo…. The ARRL SSB Sweeps is over for another year…. . … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio DX, EQSL's, Logbook of the World, Amateur Radio QSLs, CW WW CW Contest

End of the Sweeps

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: Well the ARRL 2012 SSB Sweepstakes are finished for another year….  I managed to give out 200 … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio

Results in from the 2011 RAC Canada Winter Contest...

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: . . . I just got the results from the RAC website: www.rac.ca And before we go much further lets go … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, RAC, Radio Amateurs of Canada, RAC Canada Winter Contest

ARRL CW Sweeps.... A suggestion1 comment

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: Slow down… QRS….QRS….QRS….. I’m currently listing on 40m around 7.047 … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, ARRL CW Sweepstakes

ARRL Sweepstakes (CW) this Weekend

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: November is Sweepstakes month with the CW Sweepstakes happening this Weekend (Nov 3-5) and then the … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, ARRL Sweepstakes, RAC Ontario East Section, Clean Sweep, Ontario East Section (ONE)

Update on the CQ WW SSB Contest

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: So far its …. 55 contacts in 37 different DXCC entities giving me one new one which brings me … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio DX, CQ WW SSB Contest, KA3DRR

Hurricane Sandy from the IARU via RAC

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: The following came in overnight to my email from the RAC Bulletin Service Seeing that this is a HF C … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, RAC, Radio Amateurs of Canada, Emcomm, iaru, RAC Bulletin Service, Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, Hurricane Sandy

Out for some fresh air2 comments

VA3QV wrote 6 months ago: This afternoon (after checking the Weather ) I decided to head over to Weston Park with the FT 817 a … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Portable Operations, Amateur Radio DX, CQ WW Contest, PD1DX, EB2AM, CU6AY

Upcoming Contests

VA3QV wrote 7 months ago: If you remember a few posts back I started to mention the CQ Contest when talking about how busy Oct … more →

Tags: Anateur Radio, ARRL Sweepstakes, CQ WW Contest, Ottawa Amateur Radio Club, VE3HG

Sneaking into the shack

VA3QV wrote 7 months ago: Its the Thanksgiving Long Weekend here in Canada and with two of my three daughters in the house it … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Canadian Thanksgiving, California QSO Party

Let the "Games" begin1 comment

VA3QV wrote 9 months ago: . Yesterday was spent close to the shack or at least within DX CLuster of it (gotta love smartphones … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, amateur radio dxpeditions, DX Cluster, Iota, Islands on the Air

A VHF Contest reminder6 comments

VA3QV wrote 10 months ago: Just to remind you guys + and gals… CQ WW VHF Contest Saturday July 21, 2012, 1800 UTC to Sund … more →

Tags: 6M Delta Loop, Amateur Radio, Arrow 2m beam, Arrow Antennas, CQ Magazine, CQ WW VHF Contest, Yaesu FT 817

Final for the contest3 comments

VA3QV wrote 10 months ago: If it was any more fun it would be illegal… Its 0315utc or 1115edst and I am getting tired … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio DX, iaru contest, dxcc entities, E51

A late start to the IARU contest3 comments

VA3QV wrote 10 months ago: … I slept in… Woke up at 830edst for a contest that started at 1200utc or 0800 edst … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, iaru contest

The Weekend event

VA3QV wrote 10 months ago: Happy Friday… Actually its Friday the 13th and my black cat just walked across my path… … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, the weather network, trishas birthday, iaru contest, Prescott-Russell ARES, Prescott-Russell Amateur Radio Club, PEI DX Lodge, friday the 13th, Port Dover Ontario

Results in from the 2012 Ontario QSO Party

VA3QV wrote 11 months ago: Well this seems like a day for contesting… Found out the the Ontario QSO Party (Contest Club O … more →

Tags: Amateur Radio, Ontario QSO Party, Contest Club Ontario, OQP, Amateur Radio Contests, VA3PCJ, VA2EPR


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