I don't work many contests, but the ARRL International DX contest has always been a favorite of mine. So today I've been getting ready for the big start. I blew the cobwebs out of the SB-1000 and lit it up to operate for a while on twenty meters; I worked an SSTV QSO on 14.230 mHz with YV5JF, Jose in Venezuela. I tuned the amp up to about 500 watts and let it roar for the seemingly endless transmission that's associated with slow scan television. I switched over to SSB and worked SP9LJD, Les in Poland and E77DX a contest station in Bosnia-Herzegovina on 20 meters. They were doing the same thing I was doing, getting ready for the contest. I downloaded the latest version of the contest software from N3FJP http://www.n3fjp.com and got that all set up. I know a lot of people use different software for contests, but the N3FJP suite is my favorite. I use Ham Radio Deluxe at all other times, but if you use it, you know that it doesn't do contests very well.
I'll be looking for you on the air this weekend. #occupyhamshack
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