Monday, 31 July 2023

Not Looking Good...

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It's been mighty quiet around the VE3FI property for the past month.  I haven't done a POTA activation, or any portable radio during...
Monday, 17 July 2023

More Propagation Woes...

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So far this month I have not done a single outdoor activation, in fact I've hardly been on the radio at all. Between the very high heat ...
Thursday, 6 July 2023

IARU HF World Championships...

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Coming up this weekend is the IARU HF World Championships.  One of the premier contests of the year...if you run power...it's not a part...
Sunday, 18 June 2023

Best Day in Weeks...

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Today was my best day on the air in many weeks.  It seems the bands and the propagation Gods got their act together and gave us a decent day...
Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Field Day is Coming!! ...

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Get ready....coming up on June 24th & 25th is this years edition of Summer Field Day.   I'm not a huge fan of the new rule changes t...
Monday, 12 June 2023

Messing with Antennas...

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With the Ottawa - Kingston Bike Tour cancelled last weekend, and having a lot of spare time, I took the time to dig out some of my antenna p...
Saturday, 10 June 2023

A New Day...

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Yesterday the band conditions were not very good, and I struggled to get the POTA site activated.  Today, operating at exactly the same time...
Friday, 9 June 2023

Rotten Band Conditions...

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Yet another mediocre day on the bands today.  I started on 40m and managed to get two contacts in 10 minutes before I decided to switch to 1...
Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour...UPDATED

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This event is cancelled and has been rescheduled for the end of July. Next weekend, June 10th & 11th, is the 50th running of the Rideau ...
Sunday, 4 June 2023

POTA Sunday...

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It was a fast activation this morning after spending all day yesterday playing radio or doing radio "things".  The bands had chang...