Space Station Crew Uses HAM Radio to Call Earth

As usual, Amateur Radio Operators were well prepared with providing emergency communications assistance throughout the Hurricane Ike event.

Amateur Radio activities

Due to graduate school and other activities, my amateur radio activities have been limited to VHF Base and mobile APRS operations. More updates to follow as soon as time allows.
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I haven't been active on the ham bands for the past year or so due to other responsibilities. I do plan to get back into it full throttle in the not to distant future. Thanks for dropping by. Stay tuned and good luck on your ham radio adventures.

-Ray

Worked Most States?

I completed and earned my Worked All States award during the summer of 2000. The first 48 states were easy for the most part, but I shared the frustrations of some of my fellow hams on the east coast who continue to work hard toward achieving contacts with the elusive states of Alaska and Hawaii.

Fret no more fellows, Charles W. Pearce, K3YWY reminds those who finds themselves in the close-but-no-cigar category may have already won a different kind of award. The Worked Most States award (among others). My favorite is Heard All Zones (HAZ) hi hi.

(Via ARRL)

Fourteen-year-old Daniel Bradke, W2AU, of Niskayuna, New York, will
operate as part of the VP5X Contest Group for the CQ World Wide CW contest
November 29-30. Bradke was the winner of a competition sponsored by the VP5X Contest Group, headed by David Kopacz, KY1V.

"Daniel's essay, operating skills and enthusiasm have moved our contest
team to select him to be our first annual VP5X Young Ham Team Member,"
said an announcement on the VP5X Contest Group Web site
http://www.vp5x.com. That means an all expenses-paid trip for the contest DXpedition. [Wow]

An Amateur Extra class licensee since age 11, Bradke can handle CW at 30
WPM. He's a member of the ARRL, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club
http://www.ycc.org and FISTS http://www.fists.org .

(Via ARRL)

Many larger contests occur during the next few months. Even if you are not a contester, contests do give those of us on the HF bands some great opportunities for both DX and domestic contacts.

There's a chill in the air, that elusive DX is out there lurking in the bands, it's up to you to find it and snatch one more for the log. May your DX be good DX.