Category Archives: CW

Four Days In May: A look back at FDIM 2012…

Posted on May 7, 2013 by k4swl

One of the highlights of my trip to the Dayton Hamvention last year was attending evenings at Four Days in May (FDIM), a QRP convention sponsored by the QRP ARCI that rather conveniently coincides with the Dayton Hamvention, which I try to … Continue reading →

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OH6DC’s Liver Casserole CW key

Posted on January 28, 2013 by k4swl

And I thought my buddy, Mike (K8RAT), was being gastronomically adventurous when he made a homemade single-lever “sideswiper” with a steak knife! Imagine what might happen if the steak knife meets up with this:

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CW on the pirate bands

Posted on December 24, 2012 by k4swl

Last night, I captured the pirate radio station Dit Dah Radio on 6,935 kHz (+/-) USB. I published the audio on my shortwave radio blog, The SWLing Post, where I post quite a lot of shortwave radio recordings. I’m well … Continue reading →

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A Few Hours in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest

Posted on December 3, 2012 by WD8RIF

I was able to spend about three hours participating in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest this past weekend. I operated CW-only, using my Elecraft K2 running 5-watts, and my primary antenna was my low 195′ Inverted-L tuned with an LDG … Continue reading →

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NPR’s Robert Krulwich comments on EME and extra-terrestrial morse code

Posted on October 15, 2012 by k4swl

(Source: National Public Radio) Dot Dash Dot Dash This is the moon as Morse code. [...]All over the world, ham radio operators and Morse Code enthusiasts beam dot, dash messages straight at the moon, then wait 2.7 seconds for the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event — 2012 QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party

Posted on October 11, 2012 by WD8RIF

This coming weekend is the 2012 QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party, one of the  most popular contests of the QRP calendar. This year, new entry categories are based on the antenna used; those participating with a simple wire antenna or … Continue reading →

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Mountain Xpress: Your cellphone can’t do this

Posted on August 10, 2012 by k4swl

I’m very proud of our local free community newspaper, the Mountain Xpress for its article on ham radio. Not only does the article give readership a short primer in the hobby, but it also profiles a variety of local hams–even … Continue reading →

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Curiosity making tracks…with morse code?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by k4swl

Today, I watched a fascinating eleven-minute NASA animation depicting key events of NASA’s newest Mars rover, Curiosity, in action. As I watched, I noticed something very peculiar about the tires–right around mark 5:15, one can see a pattern imprinted on … Continue reading →

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FITSAT-1 will write messages in the sky with CW

Posted on July 29, 2012 by k4swl

At first, I thought this news item was sience fiction, then I realized, “no, it’s just the coolest thing ever.” Thanks for sharing, Eric! (Source: Space.com) The robotic Japanese cargo vessel now en route to the International Space Station is … Continue reading →

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Video: Tuning the Ten-Tec Argonaut VI

Posted on May 23, 2012 by k4swl

As Ten-Tec was setting up at the Dayton Hamvention last Thursday, I was able to meet with their engineer (John Henry) briefly and had a little time to play with the new Model 539 Argonaut VI. As I tuned around … Continue reading →

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