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PostHeaderIcon Conditions Still Down For 2009 CQ WW SSB

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
For the third straight year, the CQ WW SSB Contest arrives with propagation depressed on the HF bands, which will again force contesters to scramble for QSO's and multipliers, all courtesy of a still quiet Sun. It means another contest where you can expect crowded conditions on 20 and 40 meters and good low band conditions.
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PostHeaderIcon Another USA East Coast Battle In 2009 CQ WW SSB

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After two straight USA Single Operator High Power victories, Randy Thompson K5ZD will not be going for three in a row in 2009, making the 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest in the US a likely shootout of top stations in New England and along the East Coast. Thompson instead will host W1UE, as W1UE, K1DG, K1LZ, NN3W, K3CR and others battle for top SOAB HP honors in the US.
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PostHeaderIcon HC8A (N6KT) Favored In 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
It has been 26 years since Rich Smith N6KT nabbed his first CQ WW SSB victory, a feat that he has achieved eight times, most recently in 2008. And again in 2009, Smith is the man to beat, as he looks for a record ninth SSB win from HC8A in the Galapagos Islands. A number of big time operators will be laying in wait to challenge for this year's SOAB HP title.
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PostHeaderIcon Some Controversy For WRTC 2010 Team Leader Selections

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After going through 76 entries from around the world, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships announced on Sunday the 44 winners of team leader positions for what is essentially the World Cup of ham radio contesting. Left out of those selections was one leader from Europe and a top finisher from Asia as well, even though they submitted applications.
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PostHeaderIcon New DQ Rules For 2009 CQ WW Contests Released

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
With less than two weeks until the 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest, the disqualification rules for the CQ Worldwide Contests have been revised, making it into a process that involves "Yellow" and "Red" cards for contesting rule violations, akin to the rules for misconduct in international football. Check out the new language and tell radio-sport.net what you think of the changes.
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PostHeaderIcon Team Leader Entries In For 2010 WRTC In Russia

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
The entries are now in for team leader positions in qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, as 76 contesters from around the world submitted paperwork in an effort to claim 44 spots in next year's world championships of ham radio contesting. In some cases, the biggest news was made by those who did not submit an entry, even though they would have qualified.
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PostHeaderIcon CQ WW Contest Chiefs To Hold Webinar Session

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After controversy erupted this Summer over the judging of the 2008 CQ WW DX Contests, three top members of the CQ WW Contest Committee will discuss what lies ahead in the 2009 SSB and CW contests in a special webinar sponsored by the Potomac Valley Radio Club, which will take place on Sunday, October 11 at 2200 GMT.
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PostHeaderIcon State QSO Party Tour Goes Golden In California

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
A week after the Lone Star State of Texas was the focus for county hunters and contesters, this week it's the Golden State of California, as the California QSO Party returns for 2009. The defending champ is WRTC veteran Dan Craig N6MJ, who has won the single operator title four straight years from the station of W6YI near San Diego.
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PostHeaderIcon 2010 Russia WRTC Entry Deadline Looms On October 1

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
If you have dreams of grabbing one of the Team Leader slots for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, then you better act fast, because the deadline for submitting your entry is on October 1. Already a number of entries are in, but there may be room for some who weren't at the top of their qualifying region.
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Team Leader Entries In For 2010 WRTC In Russia
The entries are now in for team leader positions in qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, as 76 contesters from around the world submitted paperwork in an effort to claim 44 spots in next year's world championships of ham radio contesting. In some cases, the biggest news was made by those who did not submit an entry, even though they would have qualified.
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Rising Tide of Logs Lifts IOTA Contest
The last weekend in July means that it's time for Island hunters to fill the airwaves, as the 2009 Islands on the Air Contest arrives. Limited propagation conditions in recent years have not hurt, as the number of logs submitted in 2007 and 2008 were close to 2000 each year, well above the previous record of 1500.
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State QSO Party Shootout Hits Peach State
Contesters and county hunters get the chance this weekend to participate in one of the fastest growing state QSO parties around, as hams in Georgia will entertain US and DX stations alike. Also find out which multi-state QSO Party is no longer on the contest schedule.
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Voltage protector/Fuse Assembly for 100-watt transceivers
Technical Reference/Power Supply
A compact voltage protector/fuse assembly for 100-watt transceivers by AD5X


EME resources by DL4EBY
Operating Modes/EME
Several kinds of operational data needed for Amateur Radio moonbounce (EME, earth moon earth) communications, the technical challenge amongst the various propagation modes on VHF, UHF and microwaves


2009 Brings Rules Changes For CQ 160, CQ WPX
As you start to plot your personal contesting calendar for the New Year of 2009, take a minute to check out some of the rules changes made in two popular contests from CQ Magazine, as the CQ 160 and CQ WPX tests have revamped their rules on a number of fronts, both big and small. Get a review of what's new from radio-sport.net.
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