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Data Modes: Game Changer or Gimmick?
Time + technology= options. Ham radio has a lot more options than it did years ago. Back in the day your choices were phone or CW and that was about it. In the 1970s/1980s slow scan TV and early data such as RTTY came about, but they were niche modes... Read more Β»
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DX Century Club β RTTY
Some years ago, the ARRL decided to stop issuing a DXCC certificate for just RTTY and merged the various digital modes all together for a single βdigitalβ certificate. I obtained the βdigitalβ certificate back in 2012 with just RTTY QSOs and was always a little sad that my certificate said βdigitalβ. Last year, I heard [β¦]
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QSOs made: 2,022DXCC entitiesΒ worked: 141New DXCC entities worked: 4Total DXCC worked and confirmed: 286 Solar cycle 25 is really starting to ramp up now and this is demonstrated clearly by the fact that for the first time in many years, the country Iβve worked the most is the USA with 436 QSOs. Unsurprisingly, 15m is [β¦]
The post Review of 2022 first appeared on QSO365.QSO365 #3 is complete β Ten QSOs per day in 2021
Iβll kick off with the statistics for the whole of 2021 and then go into the details. QSOs made: 8,265Unique QSOs made: 5,776Average QSOs per day: 22.6Days missed: 0 <- This is the most important statistic, it means that QSO365 #3 was a success. DXCC entities worked: 168New DXCC entities worked: 1Total DXCC worked and [β¦]
The post QSO365 #3 is complete β Ten QSOs per day in 2021 first appeared on QSO365.MMDVM Hotspot and the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
A short while ago, the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W was announced. The original Pi Zero and the Zero W are widely used in MMDVM based hotspots and the new Zero 2 W is a direct, drop in replacement. The most obvious question is whether you need to replace your Pi Zero with a [β¦]
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