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    From G3XBM via rec.radio.amateur.moderat@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 5 14:42:28 2022
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    2m/70cm contest this weekend

    Posted: 05 Mar 2022 10:47 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/03/2m70cm-contest-this-weekend.html


    If you want to work a few more squares, this weekend is a good time. The
    RSGB 2m/70cm contest runs from 1400z Saturday to 1400z Sunday.
    See
    https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2022&contest=mar144432

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    Learning CW

    Posted: 05 Mar 2022 10:13 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/03/learning-cw.html


    Some enjoy CW. Jason M0NYW has been learning it recently and has used some
    of the 10m CW beacons to improve his skills. CW can work with marginal
    signals far weaker than SSB ones. You might like to try too. As these
    beacons repeat, they can be good for practice. No PCs needed! Just ears!
    These are the stations Jason spotted: 28201.5 SV2HNE/B KN10LL 5W
    ANT GP 73 28243 F5ZWE "just repeats callsign"
    28244.6 SV2FQNB KN10FC 5W ANT GP
    28265.3 SV2RSS KN10LO GP/3W 73 28268 VK8VF "repeats callsign and something else but hard to copy due QSB" 28269
    SV6DBG "V V V DE SV6DBG BEACON KN09KQ" 28271.6 SV2HQD/B
    Often CW rigs are far simpler to make than SSB ones.

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    Old G3XBM logbooks

    Posted: 05 Mar 2022 05:26 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/03/old-g3xbm-logbooks.html


    Some may be interested to see if they appeared in some of my early
    logbooks. I notice these are in my Google Drive, which you may not be able
    to see. I shall try and share them, but if you have problems, please email
    me.
    See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/other-amateur-radio/g3xbm-logbooks

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    10m FT8

    Posted: 05 Mar 2022 11:16 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/03/it-is-now-0955z.html


    It is now 1002z. I turned the 10m FT8 gear on at 0930z. So far, 92 stations have been spotted on 10m FT8 RX with the furthermost VK6APK (14532km).
    UPDATE 1045z: 182 stations spotted with several in Western Australia.
    UPDATE 1142z: South Americans now coming through. 282 stations spotted. Stations spotted
    at 1522zUPDATE 1522z: 480 stations spotted on RX.
    UPDATE 1916z: 753 stations spotted. QRT soon probably.

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    Sunspots - Saturday March 5th 2022

    Posted: 05 Mar 2022 01:08 AM PST http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/2022/03/sunspots-saturday-march-5th-2022.html


    Solar flux is 113 and the SSN 77. A=10 and K=2.

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