April, 2012

• 8 April

  LEARN MORSE CODE in one minute !

  http://www.learnmorsecode.com/ LEARN MORSE CODE in one minute !This is a code listening tool. Print it on your printer.Place your pencil where it says START and listen to morse code.Move down and to the right every time you hear a DIT (a dot).Move down and to the left every time you …

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• 8 April

  Antennas for 100 Pound DXpeditions

  http://www.bsandersen.com/resources/ant-model-100a.pdf Antennas for 100 Pound DXpeditions Computer-based antenna modeling and direct experience with lightweight portable antenna systems Volume 1: Selected high band antennas [20-6m] B. Scott Andersen NE1RD 1 THE 100 POUND DXPEDITION A DXpedition is an expedition for the purpose of communicating long distances with amateur radio (often called DX). The …

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• 8 April

  SOME AWARDS TIPS

  http://www.dxawards.com/DXAwardDir/some_awards_tips.htm SOME AWARDS TIPS – THE K1BV DX AWARDS DIRECTORY Back to Directory Index The newcomer to awards hunting should read this section to keep his or her expenses down and success ratio high. Your submissions should follow these general guidelines:Applications: A sample form that I have used to apply …

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• 8 April

  Worked All States Award

  http://www.arrl.org/was Worked All States AwardThe Worked All States (WAS) award is earned by confirming QSOs with all 50 U.S States. Confirmations can be submitted on paper cards, electronically via Logbook of the World or a combination of both. The cost of this award is $10 for the certificate alone or …

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• 8 April

  Worked All Continents

  http://www.arrl.org/wac Worked All Continents Sponsored by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), the Worked All Continents award is issued for working and confirming all six continents (North America, South America, Oceania, Asia, Europe and Africa) on a variety of different bands and modes. The cost of the WAC and 5 …

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