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DR1A is the contest callsign of the DF0CG team in Weeze (Germany, JO31CQ). WOW, just incredible! Another view of the farm from atop the 80 meter vertical…

GERMANY – An excellent photo showing an Fu 9 configuration ( Torn. E. b and 5 W. S. ) being used with a pedal-powered generator. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Guglielmo-Marconi/142853905552

W4HOD Wishes Everyone a Very Happy, Healthy 2010

Many, many thanks to club member Darrell, K9MUG for his tireless work on the CW portion of the Triple Play Award. A big thank you to KD4POJ in North Dakota, KK7UV in Montana,  and WW3DE in Delaware for their help with last minute qsos. Entity CW Phone Digital Alabama KG4CUY KI4VFW K9MUG Alaska KL8DX AL9A […]

A very Merry Christmas from the Heart of Dixie Amateur Radio Society – W4HOD!

W4HOD is down to the final two contacts for the LOTW Triple Play Award. AA4YL contacted Maine tonight, which leaves Montana and North Dakota on SSB for the final two. Many thanks to Darrell, K9MUG for his wonderful efforts in the award hunt, we could not have done it without him. UPDATE:  AA4YL worked North […]

Call: W4HOD Operator(s): AA4YL Station: W4HOD Class: SOAB LP QTH: AL Operating Time (hrs): 12 Summary: Band  QSOs  Pts  Countries  OK Stns ————————————- 80: 40:   68  258      18        3 20:   53   75      20   4 15:    2    3       2     […]

HODARS received a pleasant surprise in our mailbox last week. A certificate for first place, Alabama Section in our category in the RTTY Roundup. Multi Operator, Low Power in the Alabama Section.  Club members KF4OPX and AA4YL were operators in the contest.

HODARS has completed 144 of 150 contacts for the ARRL Triple Play Award.  2 needed on SSB, 2 on Digital and 2 on CW. Many thanks again to K9MUG for his extra efforts to make it happen on CW.

At the November meeting, club members voted to establish a contesting fund for HODARS contesting activities. The first purchase was an order of QSL cards from KB3IFH in Maryland. First, let me brag on KB3IFH. Randy does an outstanding job of printing and his customer service is top notch too. Take a minute and read the […]

K9MUG, KA4PKB, and AA4YL travelled to the Montgomery Hamfest on Saturday. We arrived late, but in plenty of time for the Alabama Contest Group lunch/gab fest at Country’s BBQ in Montgomery.  Lunch was great and conversation was varied as usual. Great to see fellow W4HOD members KA4NDY and KG4CQZ there.  Those in attendance were:WA4WLI, KA4PKB, K4ZGB, […]

At the November meeting of HODARS, Darrell Penrod, K9MUG was appointed to head up the contesting effort of W4HOD, after he agreed to become the contest coordinator for the club. Thank you Darrell for all of your contest efforts in putting W4HOD on the air and for heading up the club’s future contest participation.

Call: W4HOD Operator(s): K9MUG Station: K9MUG Class: Single Op HP QTH: Alabama Operating Time (hrs): 12 Summary: Band QSOs ———— 160: 80: 153 40: 277 20: 229 15: 19 10: ———— Total: 678 Sections = 80 Total Score = 108,480 Club: Alabama Contest Group Comments: Always fun! Condx Sat. nite were horrific QRN 20 over […]