I just received LOTW confirmation from R5AJ, and with it my 400th prefix to qualify me for the WPX Mixed award. Until very recently I was completely unaware that I was even close; in fact I was unaware of how many prefixes were needed -- I simply never chased after prefixes in the same way I do DXCC countries. But I guess they just accumulate over time.
I doubt I'll apply for the award any time soon; I'll probably wait until I also qualify for the CW and SSB awards plus whatever other endorsements I can get at that time, then do it all at once. Next up: WPX CW -- just 54 needed to reach the needed 300 for that award. I'm already well past the required 160 prefixes required for the WPX Mixed North America endorsement.
More on Spark Transmission and Reception -- From Germany. Spark
Transmission using a Piezo Fire Starter
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*More spark today. I really liked how Robert Dalby demonstrated spark
transmission and reception. He used a simple Piezoelectric flame starter
(like the...
1 day ago







(From 1978 WRTH)
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