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    Dx anyone?

    Taxi driver....it not the power. I work most of my calls running QRP power, 5 watts. My max is 100 watts....you can't get them if you don't hear them? Check out www. K0BG.COM if you serious on mobile ops.....Bonding my vehicle made a huge difference in the reduction of noise and receiving the...
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    ??? 2 Radios

    If you want to listen to 2 meters and 440 get a Baofeng handie talkie for 40.00... Then start a week of study and get your ticket. :bdh:
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    Dx anyone?

    Good conditions here! I managed 2new ones Latvia and Melilla :D heard a s African today but piled up like it was Mars! Tons of EU on both 10-12, I did more SWLing than talking....noise level jumped up today especially on 10 ?? Even with that it was a dx feast....most stations were 55-59 and I...
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    LOTW ? Use it?

    Yeah I thought about actually getting an apple unit just to run radio programs on....I love my iPad it has never given any issues. I recently bought a set of contest logs for all the major contests and love them. Enter the call sign it calculates the points and alerts you if you about to work...
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    Dx anyone?

    Band was good here today....Wall to wall Eastern Europe, Russians this morning. I was interested in the other than Russia stations! Great contest and I added Macedonia on 12 meters. Also worked Cyprus, Luxembourg, Morocco and heard a station from Transylvania making a contact....was not my...
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    YB0NFL INDONESIA Needs DE & ND FOR WAS

    28.469 looking for was needs ND and DE 55 here
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    South Korea 28.497 now 5/5 HL2DBP

    Good luck...strong into Texas working many USA stations
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    Zambia and Gabon on 12

    24.953 Zambia 24.981 Gabon Good luck
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    Russian dx contest 10 mtr many stations on now

    Many EU and Russian stations on 10.... Some good ones
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    Dx anyone?

    Russian dx contest has 10 busting with stations this morning...12 mtrs also some good dx. Good luck!! Philpoh....you'll get hook on mobile operations...:D I'm looking at fish busting shad in the bay as I type this, sea gulls are getting breakfast as well.
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    Free RF choke's ?

    K0BG.COM has info on testing identifying torids using a mfj259.
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    Hello all! Noob here with questions!

    Eham.com has practice tests that are all taken from the test question pool. Great study guide. Darn shame you have a club bustin at the seams with more hams than they can get in?? :( our local club would chase you down we are always looking for new guys. What is you city or town? Someone on this...
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    Dx anyone?

    Worked radio this morning as I was off work!! Conditions were good....many good signals from Britton, Europe to the Middle East to Africa. Several rare one for my part of the world....missed a few due to the huge pileups ups, that is the way it falls sometimes....missed but workable were...
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    Vietnam on 28.499 listening up 28 500

    Made 4-5 calls.....no contact....tried QRP a couple calls..100 watts couple or three. I did not hear him early enough.....I think had I got in a 1/2 hr sooner it would have made a difference....I will be listening for him tomorrow Also heard a Thailand station this evening....weak but working...
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    Grounding mobile HF and tuner

    Check out KØBG.COM many good ideas on grounding etc......great mobile operation website
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    Vietnam on 28.499 listening up 28 500

    Good luck !! XV7BM is the call
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    LoTW info

    anyone have a link ti "step by step" lotw instructions.....I still cannot get signed in? beginning to hate lotw....it me but thought someone might have a setup list that idiot proof?? {Cry_river}
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    Band was hot tonite!! :)

    Ratso.....a wet string will produce with condition as we have seen last few days? But I'm not sure if a frozen string will?? Run some wire! A Frozen ground plane may be the new dx monster? Who knows Good luck with the winter you guys have had to endure....its a wonder anything works in your...
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    Band was hot tonite!! :)

    Tonite was very good as the last couple nites....tonite was a slight bit weaker.... In my estimation? Mongolia stations(2) were workable I heard a couple Koreans, Malaysian, a few Zl's and VK's, New Caledonia Philpoh were you able to get into either Mongolian Operations?? New contact...
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    ARRL Dx Contest

    I have worked a couple contests....CQ ssb and ARRL Dx ssb. What did you score? Both have produced new Dx countries so that was a plus but now I'm getting more serious. about just seeing what one might do? QRP single non assisted I have listened to many Big Gun stations as they work and see...