Episode 16: Recapping CQWW CW 2017
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The CQWW CW contest ended on Sunday afternoon. This is a short episode recapping what may be the biggest contest of the year.
Episode 15: Bring on the world for CQWW CW
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For my money, the CQ Worldwide DX CW contest is the biggest, best and most fun contest of the year. If you operate Morse code and want to work a ton of DX in a single weekend, get on the air and join the fun.
Episode 14: Fall 2017 contest season
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We’re into contest season, with some major events coming up in late October and November. What can we learn from recent conditions to help earn better scores?
Episode 13: Chasing the action
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The fall contest season has begun and now we start a staccato rhythm of major contest weekends. How are you plotting your course for the upcoming months? I’ll walk through my plan for fall 2017 activity on the contest calendar. Here’s a hint: It’s a very busy season.
Episode 12: Why we do it
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Something every contest operator has thought about at one point or another is, “Why?” Why do we put in the long hours for no tangible reward? Why do we build our stations with unstinting dedication? Nobody really knows, and we all know. That’s the focus for Episode 12 of Zone Zero.
Episode 11: Gearing up for fall
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When fall contest season rolls around, you’ll be thankful for every little improvement you made over the summer months. It’s no fun climbing a tower or working on antennas when it’s snowing and minus 20 degrees outside. So get it done now and be ready for the fall contest season.
Episode 10: IARU recap and 6M meteor scatter
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Our long, hot summer rolls along with plenty to do. This week we report on the IARU HF World Championships held over the past weekend, and look ahead at the next fun ham radio contests on the summer calendar.
Episode 9: High summer on the air
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An early summer look back at All Asia CW, adventures with solar power in ARRL Field Day, my fishing trip, and a look ahead at RAC Canada Day and the DL-DX RTTY.
Episode 8: Puttering about in the summer doldrums
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The prime contest seasons are behind us and ahead of us, so we’re in what I like to consider the summer doldrums. Coming up are the All Asian CW and Ukrainian RTTY worldwide contests. That plus talk about amplifiers this week.
Episode 7: Glass half-empty in CQ WPX CW
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Thousands of ham radio operators are in recovery mode after a hectic weekend of frantic action on the air. CQ WPX CW is over, and it was good when it started Friday but really bad by the finish on Sunday.