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FT8 Adoption: The New Cool Thing

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The new cool digital mode for amateur radio is FT8, made possible by Joe Taylor/K1JT and the WSJT software. At first, FT8 seemed like just the next digital mode to try but it is turning out to have a bigger impact than that. Jeff/KE9V recently posted about the popularity of FT8 here: FT8 is so … Read more

Solving the Baofeng Cable Problem

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The various models of Baofeng handheld transceivers keep popping up everywhere. At prices less than $50, radio amateurs (including veterans and newbies) are scarfing up these radios. See my postings or check out PD0AC’s blog for more information. Also very frequently, the new owner of such a radio finds that they cannot figure out how … Read more

CQ WW VHF Contest Certificate

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This certificate for the CQ Worldwide VHF Contest arrived in the mail today, 1st Place Single Operator All Band for Colorado. Most of these contest awards take so long to arrive, I have usually forgotten all about the contest by the time they show up in the mail. Last year, I had a pretty good run at it with an … Read more

How Many Online Logbooks Do We Need?

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I recently commented on the ARRL Log Book of the World when they turned on support for the VUCC Award. This was a long time in coming and is a great addition to the program. About a week later, I was poking around my qrz.com page and found that there are 32 QSOs sitting there … Read more

Logbook of the World – What Next?

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ARRL’s Logbook of the World has gotten mixed reviews from the ham community. KB6NU asks Is it more trouble than its worth?, while VE3OIJ says he will probably never use it. On the other hand, K2DBK says you really should use it. The biggest beef seems to be around the level of security (and hassle) … Read more