Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca said: “Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid.” Like a house of cards, which takes time to carefully assemble yet can collapse in but a moment, are we building towards a Seneca Inflection Point DXing with FT8? As an FT8 QSO is by design reduced to the […]

Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca said: “Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid.” Like a house of cards, which takes time to carefully assemble yet can collapse in but a moment, are we building towards a Seneca Inflection Point DXing with FT8? As an FT8 QSO is by design reduced to the… Continue reading Are we approaching a “Seneca Point” with FT8 DXing?

— EDIT — Offers of links to working SuperFox key generators caused me to stop and think.  At this time I am not approving comments with links or posting myself links to these generators.  Readers should know these generators are out there, and plan accordingly.  Trust can be elusive in solutions for identity verification.  — […]

— EDIT — Offers of links to working SuperFox key generators caused me to stop and think.  At this time I am not approving comments with links or posting myself links to these generators.  Readers should know these generators are out there, and plan accordingly.  Trust can be elusive in solutions for identity verification.  —… Continue reading FT8 SuperFox – Fad , Fashion or Flub?

With outstanding help from friends the underground conduit work at the K9ZW Island QTH got finished. My friends at Backus Electric helped source the materials and lent me a very useful piece of equipment to heat PVC conduit so it can be bent at will. From the island Mike Cornell brought his tractor, skills and […]

With outstanding help from friends the underground conduit work at the K9ZW Island QTH got finished. My friends at Backus Electric helped source the materials and lent me a very useful piece of equipment to heat PVC conduit so it can be bent at will. From the island Mike Cornell brought his tractor, skills and… Continue reading Conduit to Connections

Fabulous weather, a touch of travels, family on the move, and a significant work IT project is filling up my time. Some sad stuff too, and with much family traveling in to pay respects, some happiness sprinkled here & there. Rather than my usual radio efforts, I’ve knock out reading a few books. The tranquility […]

Fabulous weather, a touch of travels, family on the move, and a significant work IT project is filling up my time. Some sad stuff too, and with much family traveling in to pay respects, some happiness sprinkled here & there. Rather than my usual radio efforts, I’ve knock out reading a few books. The tranquility… Continue reading Playing Hooky

Just crossed 55,000 logged at QRZ.com: Confirmed at QRZ.com is 71.6% A new country, if evenly spaced out, would be one out of every 256 QSOs (every 233 QSOs if the 21 unconfirmed DX Countries were confirmed at QRZ.com) Domestic QSOs account for 75.6% (so DX contacts average just under one-fourth) 73 Steve K9ZW

Just crossed 55,000 logged at QRZ.com: Confirmed at QRZ.com is 71.6% A new country, if evenly spaced out, would be one out of every 256 QSOs (every 233 QSOs if the 21 unconfirmed DX Countries were confirmed at QRZ.com) Domestic QSOs account for 75.6% (so DX contacts average just under one-fourth) 73 Steve K9ZW

If you are of a certain age, you started with something like WordStar (or WordPerfect) most likely. Well those who want to continue have built archives to keep you going: https://sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5806 Anyone can have WordStar for DOS 7.0 up and running on a Windows computer in a matter of minutes using this archive; with just […]

If you are of a certain age, you started with something like WordStar (or WordPerfect) most likely. Well those who want to continue have built archives to keep you going: https://sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5806 Anyone can have WordStar for DOS 7.0 up and running on a Windows computer in a matter of minutes using this archive; with just… Continue reading Blast from the Past – WordStar 7.0 Archive

Everyone likes to think good about themselves, especially those who serve in the armed forces. Stories tend to be embellished over time –  Ten mile forced marches carrying that M-60 become Twenty mile hikes carrying several weapon systems after those stories are retold too many times. Some of the inflated things are cute. But when […]

Everyone likes to think good about themselves, especially those who serve in the armed forces. Stories tend to be embellished over time –  Ten mile forced marches carrying that M-60 become Twenty mile hikes carrying several weapon systems after those stories are retold too many times. Some of the inflated things are cute. But when… Continue reading A bit about Stolen Valor

Life has its own schedules and own demands.  Peacefully with family in attendance my mother died and we are in the midst of the funeral planning and execution, along with the dozens of other things that need to be done. Even when a death is gradual and gentle, there is that shaken reality when it […]

Life has its own schedules and own demands.  Peacefully with family in attendance my mother died and we are in the midst of the funeral planning and execution, along with the dozens of other things that need to be done. Even when a death is gradual and gentle, there is that shaken reality when it… Continue reading Don’t touch that dial – a brief hiatus (until after August 12th, 2024)

Distracted by a bunch of “right-now, real life” things, and family takes priority. Anticipating posting will mostly wait until I’m freed up, say in a week/ten-days. 73 Steve K9ZW

Received a welcomed update yesterday: Hi Steve, I wanted to give you a personal update on the status of your FLEX-8X00 series radio order. Our team has been working with incredible dedication and precision to bring this innovative product to you. I am pleased to report that our contract board manufacturer and internal assembly team […]

Distracted by a bunch of “right-now, real life” things, and family takes priority. Anticipating posting will mostly wait until I’m freed up, say in a week/ten-days. 73 Steve K9ZW