Monthly Archives: October 2011

New Toy Tested

Posted on 18 October, 2011 by SM7RRF

A couple of weeks ago a good ham friend of mine offered to sell me his Elecraft KX1 transceiver. Being a weak soul, I could not withstand the temptation to own yet another toy. As I told earlier I have … Continue reading →

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Contest Day

Posted on 16 October, 2011 by SM7RRF

Today I continued to on and off give out points in the WAG contest, ending up with 187 QSO’s and claimed score of 38148. In the afternoon I also made an effort to work points in the CW part of … Continue reading →

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Saturday, half-way through the weekend.

Posted on 15 October, 2011 by SM7RRF

For the first time in a long time I have been without duties or arrangements for a weekend. Something that paid off in some relaxing activities. Already yesterday Friday afternoon I went to my friend SM7PXS to drop off the … Continue reading →

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Radio Sport

Posted on 9 October, 2011 by SM7RRF

This weekend we had a club activity at SK7CA. Together with SM7XWI I hosted the club house and kept the station open for members who wanted to try to work stations in a HF contest. In total we were five … Continue reading →

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