SEØX will be activated by me, SM0MDG, in the CQWW CW Contest this weekend. I will be entering in the SO-HP non assisted category with the goal to improve the scores from last year. The new 40 meter vertical phased array will be put to the test, but I will be on all bands. GL
This is the most amazing Aurora footage I have seen in a long time, maximize the video and enjoy! 73 de Björn, SMØMDG
SEØX won the Swedish Single Operator High Power category award in both the SSB and CW portion of the 2009 CQ World Wide Contest. Diplomas are now posted at the virtual awards wall, head over there now cause we’re pretty proud! 73 de Björn, SMØMDG
A two element 40 meter vertical array has been installed at SEØX this weekend. The array is built using fibre glass poles and the two verticals are facing North America with the intention to improve DX scores in contests. The Comtek PVS 40 phasing system is used which allows for endfire patterns in NW or SE
Elecraft recently announced that they are adding an Audio Peaking Filter (APF) to the K3 transceiver. The DSP APF filter is modeled to perform like analog APF filters such as the praised one found in early Yaesu FT-1000D transceivers. The filter is easiest described as the opposite of a notch filer as it applies gain
SMØMDG Björn will be active in the CQWW SSB Contest this weekend from CQ3L together with DJ6QT Walter and DJ6KS Knut. We will enter in Multi-Op Single-Station and DJ8OG Matthias will use the other station CR3L in a Single-Op effort. 73 and GL in the Contest!
Propagation in the SSB portion of the SAC 2010 Contest were weaker than in the CW portion two weeks earlier and it is reflected in the lower number of contacts, especially in 10 meter where only 4 contacts where made. Despite the slow propagation the final score was an improvement compared to the SAC SSB
Follow the SM0MDG CW Skimmer monitoring the 160 meter band 24/7 on the Reverse Beacon Network. The beacon is using a SDR-IQ receiver using a Clifton Laboratories Z1501 active antenna with a 3 meter whip and will show you the Callsign, frequency, CW speed and signal to noise ratio (S/N) for signals received. Links: Filtered
The 2010 edition of the SAC CW Contest was fun as usual. Apart from being a race between teams and individual operators the SAC Contest is also a contest between the Scandinavian countries. I entered in the SO-HP category using the SE0X call. My personal goal for this contest was to beat last years result
I had made no plans in advance to participate in the RDAC – Russian Districts Award Contest this weekend, but couldn’t resist the temptation to spend an hour chasing a few points for fun. I decided to do a single band effort and since it was morning and 10 meter was open, the choice was