Happy New Year and thanks for the interest in this blog in the past year. In 2021 I had about 17,000 visits and 26,000 views of this blog. This may not be a large number for some more serious bloggers, but it is way above anything I ever expected to see. I hope to post... Continue Reading →
LOTW now has 1 Billion QSOs!
I just saw that the ARRL Logbook of the World (LOTW) now contains records of over 1 Billion QSOs. That is impressive. When it started, I wondered if it would survive. It went through a period of slow-response, although I am not aware of any actual lost QSO records. Now it is mainstream. If you... Continue Reading →
DXDUSB Update – Now Available
I have completed all the development I plan to do on the DXDUSB interface which allows using any USB Port to interface to a DX Doubler SO2R controller. I now have a stable version and will make available DXDUSB units to anyone that wants them. With the end-of-life announcement of the DX Doubler, I do... Continue Reading →
MFJ-1924 Mobile Screwdriver Antenna Controller Settings
I have been using an MFJ-1924 Controller on my HiQ 4/80 mobile antenna for a number of years. The Controller started having an issue when it was very cold outside (very cold here in VA is < 30 F.). It seemed like an intermittent connection, causing me to fail to get pulse counts from the... Continue Reading →
WINDOWS 10 – More Garbage you Can’t Live Without
I just got a new laptop computer. Had little choice, as the old one is 5-6 years old and it has gotten to the point that it takes several minutes to bootup. I tried all the normal cleanup tricks, but that along with all the major components being badly outdated, made the choice an easy... Continue Reading →
New Blog Look – Comments??
Happy New Year I went to a new layout Theme for this blog in the past couple days. The idea was to allow more articles on the Front Page at once, so you can easily scroll around and pick something, then expand it if you are interested. Also, this new Theme has more capability for... Continue Reading →
Rig Expert Antenna Analyzer
Got a new Antenna Analyzer to use in my continuing attempts to improve the antenna situation at KG3V. I have had a great run with my old MFJ analyzer but I needed to get something that could save measurements to a PC. I got a Rig Expert Unit that covers up to 230 MHz. Here... Continue Reading →
CQWW CW 2016 – A Contest and a Beverage
As I have become more interested in Contesting, I have met some top contest operators in my Local Contest Club, and have been looking for some antenna improvements for my modest Station at KG3V in White Stone, VA. My current antennas include an 80m half-wave dipole on all Bands (with an external Tuner), and a... Continue Reading →
VA QSO Party 2016 – Two for the Road
I went mobile again for the 2016 Virginia QSO Party, using the callsign KT4KA. I use that callsign so as not to confuse everyone when calling CQ (with my normal "3"call). The goal this year was to beat last year, and hopefully win the Mobile all-Band category. No matter what happens, this is always enjoyable.... Continue Reading →
It Really is all About Antennas
As I try to continually improve my Station, I keep coming back to the antennas. I have a couple very nice Radios, but I am still not very competitive in Contests, especially DX contests. I have always used mainly wire antennas and generally if I can hear them, I can work them. Now I know... Continue Reading →
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