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Habt ihr mitgenommen, was bei der WRTC am letzten WE abging? Es sind wohl massenweise seltene Länder aktiviert bzw. gefaked worden, was manchen Teams viele Punkte und bessere Plätze beschert hat, u.U. sogar gezielt. Die Gerüchteküche brodelt natürlich... Hat jemand eine Meinung dazu?
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This weekend I will take part in the #IARU HF World Championship and my main focus will be hunting WRTC stations. There are 50 teams operating under (more or less) equal conditions and with randomly assigned callsigns in the "World Radio Team Championship" in East Anglia. The call signs used were recently announced ("MB" prefix) and the full list is available on the WRTC website: https://www.wrtc2026.org/2026/07/09/wrtc-call-signs/ . With 50 teams, 5 bands (80-10m) and two modes (CW/SSB) there is a potential of 500 contacts. Let's see how far I get! #hamradio #contesting
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This weekend I will take part in the #IARU HF World Championship and my main focus will be hunting WRTC stations. There are 50 teams operating under (more or less) equal conditions and with randomly assigned callsigns in the "World Radio Team Championship" in East Anglia. The call signs used were recently announced ("MB" prefix) and the full list is available on the WRTC website: https://www.wrtc2026.org/2026/07/09/wrtc-call-signs/ . With 50 teams, 5 bands (80-10m) and two modes (CW/SSB) there is a potential of 500 contacts. Let's see how far I get! #hamradio #contesting
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It works great on mobile phones and quite well on desktops - I've taken special care to have details pop up, from keyboard shortcuts, to achievements and secret callers.
Sadly my server has been hammered lately, so you might not get a spot in the DX mode right away.
You can, however, practice callsigns one by one, at higher SNRs and with less obstacles - but where's the fun in that? That's just... routine practice before IARU?
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It works great on mobile phones and quite well on desktops - I've taken special care to have details pop up, from keyboard shortcuts, to achievements and secret callers.
Sadly my server has been hammered lately, so you might not get a spot in the DX mode right away.
You can, however, practice callsigns one by one, at higher SNRs and with less obstacles - but where's the fun in that? That's just... routine practice before IARU?
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I'd like to introduce my soul project, https://ssbtrainer.com
It throws the pileup a DX usually encounters at you, and the stations will try all sorts of tricks to get your attention - from cranking up their amp to chasing you around the waterfall.
It does real-time RIT, it lets you send partials (and call by numbers). If you ever missed the lovely sound of an OTH or someone whistling ola ola over your QSO - I have you covered.
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I'd like to introduce my soul project, https://ssbtrainer.com
It throws the pileup a DX usually encounters at you, and the stations will try all sorts of tricks to get your attention - from cranking up their amp to chasing you around the waterfall.
It does real-time RIT, it lets you send partials (and call by numbers). If you ever missed the lovely sound of an OTH or someone whistling ola ola over your QSO - I have you covered.
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Does a tiny, brand new ham radio contest need a retro 88x31 button?
Probably not, but I made one anyway.
https://everyham.org/eh-button.gif -
Does a tiny, brand new ham radio contest need a retro 88x31 button?
Probably not, but I made one anyway.
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The #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest website is live!
I've set up a "Test" contest for tomorrow, 18 April, 0000-2359 UTC.
No guarantees that any part of it will actually work, but if you happen to be on the radio tomorrow and you'd like to submit 5 of your QSOs to the contest, go for it!The submission window is 8 days from the start of the contest (day of, plus 7 days after)
This is the first time I've attempted anything like this, so I'd appreciate any feedback on the process, any bugs you noticed, etc. -
The #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest website is live!
I've set up a "Test" contest for tomorrow, 18 April, 0000-2359 UTC.
No guarantees that any part of it will actually work, but if you happen to be on the radio tomorrow and you'd like to submit 5 of your QSOs to the contest, go for it!The submission window is 8 days from the start of the contest (day of, plus 7 days after)
This is the first time I've attempted anything like this, so I'd appreciate any feedback on the process, any bugs you noticed, etc. -
Does anyone have thoughts on how to actually administer a contest like this?
My initial thoughts are to keep it simple and casual; trust that hams are submitting honest logs, then post the rankings on a website.I'd love some input on a couple points, though:
- If I did want to verify contacts, could I? I don't see how a small contest could independently confirm that any particular QSO actually happened, but maybe there's a way to use QRZ or LOTW confirmations? Would the added complexity add any value?
- How should distance be scored? Grid-squares seems like the obvious choice, but they're bit weird; they're about 8x7km, so if I use a center-to-center measurement, east-to-west contacts would have a lower resolution (more rounding) than north-to-south. But is it enough to make any meaningful difference...?
- For only 5 contacts, what should a submission deadline look like? Is a week enough time to export an ADIF?
- Should the 5-contact limit be on the submission or the *score? *That is, should a station be able to submit 100 contacts, but only the top 5 are scored, or should the operator choose the 5 contacts they want and only submit those?
#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting #EveryHam
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Follow up: I've posted a draft of the rules!
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everyham2/I know the idea of trying to create a level field between big HF stations using #wsjtx and portable VHF stations on FM is probably an exercise in futility, but I think it sort of works (at least on paper).
Feedback is welcome!
#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting @unicycle @n8dmt @KD3BTG @n3vem @r1blh
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Follow up: I've posted a draft of the rules!
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everyham2/I know the idea of trying to create a level field between big HF stations using #wsjtx and portable VHF stations on FM is probably an exercise in futility, but I think it sort of works (at least on paper).
Feedback is welcome!
#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting @unicycle @n8dmt @KD3BTG @n3vem @r1blh
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I had an idea for an "every ham" radio contest, where stations of all sizes could compete on a relatively level playing field.
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everyham/
Does something similar already exist?
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I had an idea for an "every ham" radio contest, where stations of all sizes could compete on a relatively level playing field.
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everyham/
Does something similar already exist?
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More civil servants in North Rhine‑Westphalia (NRW) are increasingly questioning whether their salaries are paid in accordance with the law. Reported by the "Ne... https://news.osna.fm/?p=33797 | #news #civil #contesting #disputes #file
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Cool: GhostBox, a software defined #SO2R controller for #hamradio #contesting by YO3HEX: https://rig2cast.com/utils/GhostBox/GHOSTBOX_USERMANUAL.pdf
Requires two radios with USB sound cards. With OTRSP support, i.e. works with DXLog, N1MM+ etc.
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Cool: GhostBox, a software defined #SO2R controller for #hamradio #contesting by YO3HEX: https://rig2cast.com/utils/GhostBox/GHOSTBOX_USERMANUAL.pdf
Requires two radios with USB sound cards. With OTRSP support, i.e. works with DXLog, N1MM+ etc.
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The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest be all like, “ask me about my grid square!”
You know, if I could hear anyone bothering with FM. I’m trying. Someone will probably make two moonbounces on 241 GHz and win all the points.
#ARRL #222MHzAndUp #222AndUp #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #UHF #VHF #SHF #EHF #contesting #DX
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The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest be all like, “ask me about my grid square!”
You know, if I could hear anyone bothering with FM. I’m trying. Someone will probably make two moonbounces on 241 GHz and win all the points.
#ARRL #222MHzAndUp #222AndUp #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #UHF #VHF #SHF #EHF #contesting #DX
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SO2R setup at SO5CW running! Transmitting on 15m while receiving on 20m on the same triband Yagi. Still need to put up some antennas for the lowbands and I am ready for the IARU contest next weekend! #hamradio #contesting #morsecode
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SO2R setup at SO5CW running! Transmitting on 15m while receiving on 20m on the same triband Yagi. Still need to put up some antennas for the lowbands and I am ready for the IARU contest next weekend! #hamradio #contesting #morsecode
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I hate throwing away stuff, so this former 160mm × 160mm Hammond enclosure from an old project made acquaintance with a miter saw to fit my 160mm × 80mm PCB and got a "new" front panel (the old one with all the existing and new holes, plus a "Herma" laser printable label on top of it). My #SO2R band decoder slowly starts to look like something you could enjoy having in your ham shack 🙂 #hamradio #electronics #contesting
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Slow progress on my #SO2R #contesting controller build... all parts are here now, everything seems to fit (printing the PCB outline on paper and checking has saved me from stupid mistakes more than once), so it's about time to order the PCBs! #hamradio
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Slow progress on my #SO2R #contesting controller build... all parts are here now, everything seems to fit (printing the PCB outline on paper and checking has saved me from stupid mistakes more than once), so it's about time to order the PCBs! #hamradio
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Follow live: UC San Diego contesting Michigan in tight first-round matchup
null #Follow #live #San #Diego #contesting #Michigan #tight #firstround #matchup
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WRTC (World Radio Team Championship) 2026 (UK) competition rules published: https://www.wrtc2026.org/2025/02/10/wrtc-uk-competition-rules/
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WRTC (World Radio Team Championship) 2026 (UK) competition rules published: https://www.wrtc2026.org/2025/02/10/wrtc-uk-competition-rules/
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The National Traffic System is dying. New hams don't know it exists!
Radio Relay International and NTS 2.0 have helped, but I'm not sure it's enough. Both projects aim for much faster delivery times and focus on digital traffic handling in different ways.
Hypothetically, what would be the best way to have a POTA-like message relay contest to help revive the art?
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The National Traffic System is dying. New hams don't know it exists!
Radio Relay International and NTS 2.0 have helped, but I'm not sure it's enough. Both projects aim for much faster delivery times and focus on digital traffic handling in different ways.
Hypothetically, what would be the best way to have a POTA-like message relay contest to help revive the art?
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Pushed changes to not1mm
Add Call History support.
Expanded ESM support to other contests.
Added RAEM, French REF and NAQP RTTY contests.
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Hope to meet you in the EU HF Championship today (https://euhf.s5cc.eu/)! 12:00Z to 23:59Z; exchange is RST + year of your first license, 160m - 10m CW/SSB. SO5CW will be giving out the "97" multi in a rather casual entry (between other commitments). #hamradio #contesting