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Doug WA6L · @dug
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Am I seeing this right? There were no VK or ZL stations in the 2022 ARRL contest last year. And only 20 JAs? I thought there would be more stations outside the USA submitting logs.

#topband #160m

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Doug WA6L · @dug
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Attempting a temporary 750’ build next week for . Lots to learn.

#topband #160m #beverageantenna

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Mike :radio_tower: KO4ERE · @KO4ERE
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Has anyone had any experience with the Chameleon Modular Portable Antenna System? Does it really cover everything from to ? I'm grappling with that overriding "if it sounds too good to be true..." rule.

#160m #6m

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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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Looking at an IQ file I made this AM of , and while I planned to "cheat" w/ DX Cluster to find any DX, I found one station not spotted: on 1985.1 kHz LSB.

His work shows how challenging DXing can be on . He tried to work yet was rogered w/ call misheard as OK2BON.

I struggled to copy him too. Took me several listens to hear Delta Echo in his report

My 1st DE on MF (none on MW) 💡

youtube.com/watch?v=QpiLOfrHl1

#mwdx #mediumwave #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr #ok2bfn #topband #n2ttt #cqww160

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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Wow, I've just found a station in war-torn ! , Vadym in Kyiv. Deserves an award of its own! 💙💛

#mwdx #mediumwave #contest #cqww160 #cqww #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr #ut6ud #ukraine

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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Isn't it remarkable that the 160m SSB contesters are actually filling in the whole band, to the point there's NO CW? And somebody's even on 1809.5 kHz LSB, which, I think, is out-of-band here in IARU R1 🤣

#mwdx #mediumwave #contest #cqww160 #cqww #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr

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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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Looks like there are no ruZZians in the Contest, SSB part. You know what it means... the band is open for DX 🙃

Heard Shandong PBS on 918, HLCA on 972, and CNR5 on 1116 kHz, although I did NOT hear more usual CNR1 on 1377 kHz... so I hope the ionosphere makes up its mind about higher MF frequencies 😉

#mwdx #mediumwave #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr #cqww160

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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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Now on my SDR in 🇵🇱, looks like I have to move to 160m and the Contest running, to find some neat DX - and I do find on 1843 kHz @ 1514z, all the way from Mongolia 🇲🇳❗ Very fady signal & had to confirm his callsign by matching to a naZi ruZZian 🤮 where local noise makes his audio distorted (really it's fine elsewhere). Noted moved to 1844 CW by 1522z

#160m #hamradio #mwdx #mediumwave #kiwisdr #jt1yo #cqww160

Last updated 3 years ago
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Brent WT4U · @WT4U
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Found the missing coil of wire from last year and put up the 1/4λ inverted-L on the 12m Spiderbeam pole and a line thrown over a tree.

Ran a counterpoise at a ~120° angle (top-down view) up the hedgerow. Shady move: I tuned it by shortening the counterpoise, not because it was a good idea, but because it was easy. Do I have a horizontal radiator 6' off the ground with an inverted-L for a counterpoise?

Anyway, SWR is ~1.3 and I worked Minnesota on it last night, proving nothing

#antenna #160m

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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0708z 1836.00 F5POJ briefly not in contest
0655z 1836.37 G3DR
0657z 1837.16 DR5X MONSTER SIGNAL
0724z 1838.90 G5AT
0715z 1824.10 ➡️ 1823.9 ON6SAS trying for sb, no luck
0711z 1824.50 G2E
0711z 1831.00 G3PQA not in contest
0710z 1832.2 OZ0B
then some Europeans still trying to work the TA stns, mostly to no joy

VO1HP still copyable @ 0723z

#mwdx #mediumwave #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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And that's W2DG at its peak @ 0659z on 1834.65 kHz. As said in the log, PA4VHF and DJ5AN both tried to work him unsuccessfully. I wouldn't either as I'd have to listen to his best snippet multiple times - post-factum of course 😂

#mwdx #mediumwave #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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You can imagine how hard it is to bring some of those faintest signals both to audibility and to visibility. Here, I did my best with zooming in & adjusting the SDR# waterfall to make out the most of C6AGU's signal... yet I still had to correct it with GIMP!

#mwdx #mediumwave #dx #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr

Last updated 3 years ago
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Arnie the DXman · @arnie_dxer
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And at 0706z I just heard a weak CQ on 1819.8 CW, w/ much stronger respondees. It's so weak I'm barely seeing it on the waterfall 🧐

#mwdx #mediumwave #160m #amateurradio #hamradio #hamr

Last updated 3 years ago
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Erin (K4EMB) · @K4EMB
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#160m #80m #60M #40m #30m #20m #17m #15m #12m #10m #6m #2m #70cm #uhf #vhf #hf #hamradio

Last updated 3 years ago
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wgoodf- · @MM0INH
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Might as well see if anyone wants me

#ft8 #160m

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Sparks · @WG3K
43 followers · 90 posts · Server mastodon.radio
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Take an to , anyone?

#springcleaning #160m #80m

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