Category Archives: RTTY

Part time entry in the EA RTTY contest

Posted on April 7, 2013 by g6nhu

I’ve just completed a part time entry in the EA RTTY contest – It runs from 16:00z to 16:00z over the weekend so I did a few hours yesterday evening on 20m and then put the wireless back on again … Continue reading →

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Operating QRP. Seriously, me running QRP!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by g6nhu

As far as I was aware, this weekend was going to be pretty much contest free and I planned to do some work on my aerials.  I received some new spacers for the Hexbeam and although I fitted the 15m ones before … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s nice to have an unexpected day off

Posted on March 6, 2013 by g6nhu

Due to unexpected circumstances, I ended up being at home today and once the reason for that was being dealt with, I decided to play radio for a while. I’ve been looking to work the TX5K DXpedition to Clipperton Island … Continue reading →

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Open Ukraine RTTY Championship 2013

Posted on March 3, 2013 by g6nhu

This contest has changed from last year – The new rules can be seen here and if I’m honest, I found some aspects to be a little confusing so I emailed the adjudicator to get some clarification. My entry was … Continue reading →

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Three new DXCC entities in just a few days

Posted on February 23, 2013 by g6nhu

Now that I’ve worked over 240 DXCC entities, finding new ones is becoming a bit of a challenge and so it was very nice to pick up three new countries in just a few days this week. On Sunday last weekend I … Continue reading →

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The results of the OK DX RTTY contest 2012

Posted on January 23, 2013 by g6nhu

On the 15th December I took part in the OK DX RTTY contest and I blogged about it here.  Yesterday I was pointed at the results by OK1RIG and I have to say that this has to be one of … Continue reading →

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OK DX RTTY contest 2012

Posted on December 15, 2012 by g6nhu

At the beginning of each month, I take a look at the contest calendar and get a rough idea of what I’m going to take part in, whether I’m just going to give away some points or whether I’m going … Continue reading →

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