I just wanted to add a few odds and ends from the last couple of days. I’d like to finish up on the IARU contest by saying that while I don’t routinely use ACLOG from N3FJP ( I did at one time, but I’ve transitioned to HRD and its logging program), I still use Scott’s contest software, and I think it’s the cat’s meow. I bought a full ride to all Scott and Kimberly’s software back many years ago, and with all the updates and great work they’ve done it’s still one of my very best HAM investments. As an uncompensated non-celebrity spokesperson, I highly recommend it.
After the end of the contest, I wrote the results out to two files, an ADIF that I used to upload my contacts to LOTW, eQSL, my QRZ log and to incorporate my contacts into my HRD log and a Cabrillo log that I submitted to the contest robot. (The contest software makes this a breeze!) In HRD, you need to double click on each imported entry and then run the QRZ lookup in order to get the details of the call. Then all you have to do is select “Update” and the chore is done and your log is up to date. I’m a neat freak and this is to me an essential part of keeping a log.
When I set out to tame the wild JT65HF beast I was in it for the challenge, and it wasn’t too long before I started to think this is nice, but it could get pretty boring pretty fast. Since then I’ve made about forty contacts all over the world, but what cinched it for me was this morning when I was able to work Alaska, Australia and Japan all in about half an hour. While these are not new countries for me, they are pretty rare for me. I haven’t worked a Japanese station since I lived in Pennsylvania, and I’ve only worked two other VK stations from here in North Carolina and they were both on PSK-31. Yes, life is hard when you’re restricted to wire antennas! Domo arigato Mister Roboto!
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