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News, contests, and the state of the bands.

A publication for operators who'd rather read a good writeup than dig through a forum thread — contest recaps, propagation notes, and the links worth bookmarking, all in one place.

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Contest Recap

Field Day numbers are in — and they're up

A look at this year's logs, what bands carried the weekend, and which clubs quietly had their best turnout in years.

6 min readAug 24
Propagation

Why 10 meters keeps teasing us this cycle

Sporadic E openings, solar flux swings, and what to watch for if you're chasing DX on the highest HF band.

4 min readAug 21
Gear

Building a mast that survives an actual field day

Notes from a season of portable operating — guying, wind load, and the small mistakes that cost you a contact.

7 min readAug 18

Upcoming contests

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SEP 06
All Asian DX Contest, SSB
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SEP 13
North American SST Contest
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SEP 20
Washington State Salmon Run
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OCT 03
California QSO Party
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