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Category: Radiosport

ARRL

The CW Culture – And how to join the fun

Posted on July 23, 2017January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Being a podcast fan, I’ve loaded my podcatcher with a variety of fascinating ham radio podcasts. My three faves: ARRL’s The Doctor Is In, Cale Nelson’s Ham Radio 360 and Bruce, N9WKE’s DitDit podcast. Bruce, at this writing, is one of the relative newbies to the the podcast constellation. His program…

ARRL

How to make Field Day (or any remote operation) Great

Posted on June 23, 2017January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

In my days as a radio broadcaster, one of the most exciting things we did was a “remote”, where we took our gear and our talent out into the community to broadcast live. My good friend and legendary programming consultant, Gary Berkowitz, recently wrote a column about how to accomplish…

Radiosport

Earning ARRL’s Worked All States award in 12 months or less

Posted on April 28, 2017January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Worked All States. It’s the first significant milestone for a radio amateur after passing the General Class exam. No matter what your gear, it’s an achievement that can be earned in a year or less if you play to win. Here’s how. Every state has its own QSO Party, a…

ARRL

The Thrills and Agonies of Radiosport

Posted on August 7, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

By Scott Westerman – W9WSW How many of us remember Jim McKay’s introduction to ABC’s Wide World of Sports? “The thrill of victory… And the agony of defeat!” Such are the joys and frustrations for enthusiasts of Radiosport. Radiosport, the term coined for the dogged pursuit of the many certificates…

ARRL

How contesting skills can prepare you for public service communications

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Scott Westerman

The American Radio Relay League‘s Ward Silver’s terrific webinar on leveraging contesting as training for public service communications.

MSUARC

MSUARC Memories – The 2015 Virtual Tailgates

Posted on July 23, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Memories of the 2015 football season. MSUARC offered commemorative QSL cards for contacts made during our virtual tailgate parties prior to each home game, complete with a suitable-for-framing poster to display them. Thanks to Gregg WB8LZG for organizing the event and to Francie at the Michigan State University College of…

MSUARC

MSUARC activates NPOTA AA07

Posted on July 10, 2016January 29, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Bruce, K2BET and Ed, W8EO at AA07 near St. Ignace, Michigan. Learn more about The ARRL’s National Parks on the Air here.

MSUARC

MI QSO Party Report

Posted on April 18, 2016January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

We had a good turnout with a good mixture of both students and alumni for this weekend’s Michigan QSO Party. Ed Oxer and I opened up the shack to find that our primary radio was on the fritz. Good thing we had a back up rig. We also had several…

Radiosport

Some DX Clusters to help you find the good stuff.

Posted on September 10, 2015January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

Looking for some tools to help you catch a rare one? Here are three.    

ARRL

The ARRL VHF Conference Beckons

Posted on September 2, 2015January 28, 2023 by Scott Westerman

The ARRL September VHF Contest gets underway on September 12 at 1800 UTC and wraps up on September 14 at 0259 UTC. This operating event provides a chance for radio amateurs at all levels to experience contesting on the most popular VHF and UHF bands, as well as on those…

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