WW2PT Amateur Radio

  I’ve used the FTDX10 daily for just over a month now. There is much to love about this little rig. It took a bit of head-scratching before...

 Some shortwave broadcast DX from Sudan. 7205.0 kHz - 0445 UTC 14-Jan-2021 Not a particularly good time to be hearing Sudan on 7 MHz...

 So, I did a thing... First, keep in mind my K3 is #216, it hasn’t had any of the hardware revisions done to the original model, much less t...

Second Op Jack says: "XT2BR is listening for JA stations. Why aren't we calling, Pop? My name starts with JA." QRP Who...

Against all expectations, I actually did find a floor beneath all the wires and dust bunnies.

DX I worked in November (all CW). 5B4AJC Cyprus  - Worked 30m (11/19) 8P9AE Barbados  - Worked 80m (11/16); 17m (11/17) - QRP DXCC #59...

Received from buro 20-Nov-2018

At the moment I'm working on a makeover for the Cedar Key Historical Society's web site, and as I was flipping through old photos...

I've been tuning around since Wednesday with the little rig (at 5 watts) and a short wire (poorly matched) at the ass end of the sunsp...

I have been working E51DWC (op Milan, OK1DWC) on several bands (10/15/17 CW, and 15 Phone) at 100 watts. I finally heard him calling CQ on ...

So March was pretty good to me. Getting the antenna outside was a big help, naturally. Working 47 countries with an indoor wire was somethin...

...but I'm trying. Ten new ones confirmed since last month, all from the two ARRL contests. That makes it a total of 26 now confirm...

Two more from Africa on 17m... TU7C Cote d'Ivoire  finally came back to me with the correct call after several exchanges of "WA2...

Second ATNO of the day -- 5U5R in Niger ! Another case of 17m QSB and the EU wall made this a tough one. I knew from the cluster that it was...

I've been chasing J5UAP Guinea-Bissau  for a couple of days (along with 5U5R and 9G5X), pulling what's left of my hair out. Then tod...

Total DXCC: 28 New DXCC: 0 New Band Slots: 11 (?) Category: SOAB-L Unlimited No surprises or big moments, and frankly I was...

I've been watching the VP6EU DXpedition since it began operations a couple of weeks ago, but I could barely hear them with the indoor wi...

Spent about 30 minutes chasing PJ2ND on 40m just to see if I could work him at 5 watts with my end-fed indoor wet noodle. Finally got h...

Total DXCC: 44 New DXCC: 0 New Band Slots: 3 Category: SOAB-L Unlimited No outdoor antenna at the Paroda Ave. QTH, but I had the Ul...

...and that, my friends, is #200 confirmed!