Solar CDX

Mac-based multiuser N1MM

After Operation Sizzling Pork, I thought it would be a good idea to write down how we had managed to run N1MM in multioperator mode using MacBooks at each operating position. Before those neurons completely evaporate, here’s what I remember:

1. Pull down the latest version of the documentation for N1MM. Flip to the page [...]

Operation Sizzling Pork: The Food

'twas the night before INQP…

This has been in my “drafts” pile for a while, awaiting the right photo…

Meals and snacks play an important role in radio contesting. Perhaps not in the ultra-competitive world of international championship radiosport, where contestants gnaw energy bars and live at the edge of dehyration, but certainly in [...]

M&M Rounds: FD2011

From my perspective as the captain of the 80/20/10 cw station, field day was a success. We had fun, made contacts, and nothing really went wrong. There’s always room for improvement, though, so looking forward to next year’s event, here are some thoughts…

What worked:

We had a very useful meeting a couple weeks ahead [...]

IARU Worldwide HF Championship 2011

ITU zones

The International Amateur Radio Union is a worldwide advocacy organization for amateur radio, and national-level organizations like ARRL are themselves members of the IARU. The union does not make international rules like the ITU, but it does lobby on the international level on behalf of radio amateurs.

Yesterday, I took part in [...]

FD2011

Not every antenna was as cool as the satellite trailer

For Field Day 2011, the Vienna Wireless Society fielded four HF stations, plus a GOTA, a VHF and a satellite station. As mentioned previously on the blog, planning for the event had started months before, and picked up speed in May. Somewhere along the [...]