Hi all, I just use a very simple inverted-L and it does pretty good. It runs vertical for about 65 feet and then horizontal the rest of the length over to another tree. I only have two 1/8th wave radi

Don, I just went to the usual PSK frequencies and called CQ but very few responses. Making less than 10 per hour, if that many, isn't worth the effort when you are trying to give as many as possible a

Dave, You're welcome! Still a few days to go to work'em all! 73 Buddy WB4M (K2J)

Hi Dick & others, good to see you on the screen.. I am now QRT on 20, gotta give other ops a turn. Hope to be on 40m PSK later. 73 Buddy WB4M (K2J)

Hi all, If any of you are participating in the 13 Colonies event, I am going to 20 meter PSK now ( 1835z 7/4 ) operating as K2J in NC 73 Buddy WB4M

Wait until Tech's get privileges and can run FT8. Over 300,000 mare FT8 users, It ain't gonna be pretty, lol 73 Buddy WB4M

Bill Perhaps the Olivia crowd will keep them out as they now suggest around 14.073 and lower. Something's gotta give and I would think above 14.080 on 20 but that is hallowed RTTY ground that is almos

Thank you John! Hope to see you on PSK ! 73 Buddy WB4M #1545

Hi all, Early Sunday morning the XYL and I will be headed to St. Kitts for one week and I'm taking my Icom 7300 along. I won't have any particular operating schedule but I will probably do most operat

F/H operations are NOT supposed to be on the normal FT8 frequencies, as per the help files in WSJT-X. WSJT-X will actually block you from xmitting of you are set up as F/H and try to use normal freque

Some of the FT8 users have their software set up to announce a new grid, and every other 15 secs I hear a synthetic voice say "new grid". I remember a few years ago when 10m was open a lot, I'd hear a

PSK reporter showing 6 open to TX/OK/AR, then around the MN area, and VP9 for me here in NC. 73 Buddy WB4M

Yes that is correct Jerry. We all know what PSK31 did to RTTY. QSO's , and PSK31 is not immune from other new modes coming along and displacing PSK. Heck I still like old linked modes like Amtor, Clov

Dick, Yes, 10.140 is the "suggested" frequency for FT4. I was listening there for a few minutes a little while ago and just heard static. 73 Buddy WB4M #1545

Hi all, The main reason you can earn WAS on FT-8 quickly is because that is where everyone is at! If same amount of people were on RTTY, CW, or whatever, the difficulty would be greatly diminished jus

Thanks Dick, I'll give that a try. 73 Buddy WB4M

Good luck! I have to be out of town for a wedding so will miss your activation. 73 Buddy WB4M #1545

I wondered same thing during my unsuccessful APE attempts. I made only FIVE contacts in 3 days... Running QRP levels sure didn't help but right now I only have a KX2 radio. I got bounced around pretty

Hi all, I will go APE this Wednesday and Thursday I will call CQ APE and add /P to my callsign. I will be operating 20 and 40 meters. My only rig right now is an Elecraft KX2 so this will be 100% QRP

Byron I would like to try a 2-3 day APE towards the end of the month, but have 2 weddings to attend.. so hope to work something in between. It's very iffy right now. It would have to be a QRP effort,