To start with, here are the statistics for 2012, this includes QSOs made using G6NHU and GO6NHU. QSOs made: 10,078 Unique QSOs made: 5,531 DXCC entities worked in 2012: 223 New DXCC entities worked in 2012: 75 Total DXCC worked: 237 Using ClubLog I can break the stats down into three different modes. Using VQLog […]
Category: Amateur radio
Statistics – December 2012
I’m back above the corresponding months figure from last year with nearly 800 QSOs in the log for December. I only managed to work one new DXCC entity this month, that was the ZL9HR DXpedition to Campbell Island. I did have one QSO on 20m using SSTV which is a mode that I last used […]
OK DX RTTY contest 2012
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 to make a serious entry. The data contests attract my attention more than any others […]
Building a set of 5B4AGN bandpass filters
For the Martello Tower DXpedition to Herm, I borrowed two complete switchable 5B4AGN bandpass filters, we had one connected to each radio to prevent the two stations interfering with each other and they worked very well. I’d decided before we went to Herm that I wanted to build a set of these filters myself and […]
Statistics – November 2012
This is the first month of the year where my QSO total is lower than the same month in 2011 and I put that largely down to the fact that I’ve been very busy at work this month and have had a number of late evenings and weekends where I’ve been working so my time […]
Data (RTTY/PSK) contesting – The anatomy of an ideal QSO
I like contesting. I like data contesting and I operate a lot in data contests. I don’t generally have the time to dedicate to making a winning entry although for the big events, I’ll try and make a good score and aim to finish high up in the table. I’ve done well enough though and […]
CQWW SSB weekend 2012
Last weekend was the biggest SSB contest of the year, CQWW SSB. I can’t believe that means it’s been over a year since my mast was put up as my aim was to get that completed in time for the contest in 2011. I had a couple of aims for this year. Firstly I wanted […]
GO6NHU QSL cards received
If you were one of the 2012 QSOs in my log during the time I operated as GO6NHU for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, you’ll be pleased to hear that my custom designed QSL cards have arrived. If you worked me then there are a number of ways to get this limited edition QSL […]
Statistics – October 2012
I’ve been a bit cheeky with my QSO count this month as I’ve included the contacts I made while operating as GP0PKT from Herm Island for a few days as part of the Martello Tower Group DXpedition but even without those, I managed a nice lot of QSOs and the DXCC entities worked only includes […]
Audio recordings
Recently I’ve been saving audio snippets from when I work DXpeditions. This started when I worked the 7O6T DXpedition back in May and I’ve tried to do it since then. I thought it would be good to keep all these audio clips online and so you’ll see there’s a new page on the site which […]
