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Design Issues for a VHF-UHF Solid State RF Power Amplifier

Carl K9LA will deviate from his usual presentations on propagation and solar topics to discuss design issues for a 50 Watt VHF-UHF solid state RF power amplifier. This is not a construction project, but rather a presentation of notes gathered … Continue reading

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Team W4AAW Totally Remote Multi-Multi Contesting

How in the world did a M/M contest station deliver a top ten finish with no operators in the shack? Team W4AAW has taken remote operation to the next level, fully automated M/M contesting. There’s even a zero-cost client option. … Continue reading

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WRTC 2018 Update

WRTC 2018 Update in three parts:

WRTC 2018 Overview and News – by Chris, DL1MGB, President of the organization committee.

Competition Rules for 2018 – by Uwe, DL8OBF, Director for Competition

Work All Germany Contest a new WRTC qualification event – by Christian, DL8MBS, WAG Contest Director
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VHF Contesting Optimize Your Station Experience! by Joel Harrison W5ZN

VHF contesting is an exciting part of amateur radio and the contest scene. It presents some differences and challenges from HF contesting but is just as rewarding in achievement. Whether you’re looking for a top 10 score, increasing your VUCC or WAS level or want to enjoy a weekend with a new amateur radio experience this information will be of benefit to you. Continue reading

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VHF Rovers Contesting Operations and Impact by Rick K1DS

– Brief history of roving, both before and after ARRL adopted the category.
– Equipping the basic and sophisticated rover
– Rover activity Rover contest scores and their impact on fixed stations
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2015 Contest University and Contesting Activities at Dayton Tim Duffy, K3LR

Tim Duffy, K3LR, presents a look at CTU and Contesting related activities scheduled for the 2015 Dayton Hamvention

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Planning Your Contest Station by Craig Thompson K9CT

CraigThompson, K9CT “Planning Your Contest Station.” Craig will reveal lessons learned from building the K9CT contest station. He takes us through the thought process of finding land, selecting the antennas, and the shack layout.A must for anyone looking to build … Continue reading

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Grayline Propagation, or Florida to Cocos Keeling on 80m, Ed Callaway N4II

The 2013 VK9CZ DXpedition to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands made 51 QSOs with US Zone 5 on 80m. 21 of these QSOs – more than 40 percent – were with stations in Florida. This presentation discusses several possible propagation mechanisms … Continue reading

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Cost of The DB by Jukka Klemola, OH6LI

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What is Radio Scouting? And what does it mean to me? By Jim Wilson K5ND

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