ABOUT THIS

This blog is about my activities on amateur radio from my retirement location in Qulin, MO. I am active on 80m thru 6m (with the exception of 60m) with 95+% utilizing the digital FT4 and FT8 modes (FTx)
I upload to LoTW and Club Log at the end of every session on the air. I QSL 100% for all non-W/VE QSO's via the bureau - which I do once a year. W/VE are replied to direct - NO SASE required but appreciated. I do not upload to eQSL or QRZ.com

UTC Time

Current UTC Time in Qulin, MO :

My Info

Amateur Extra - Licensed Since 1977
GMRS - WSJF-207

DX Marathon

Current DX Marathon Status
As of: 15-SEP-2025
Entities: 142
Zones: 38
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Score: 180

Club Log


NOTE: DXCC totals on ClubLog do not reflect my legacy credits at ARRL DXCC Desk.
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Equipment

EQUPMENT ROSTER
HF - Icom IC-718 / mAT-180H Tuner / ~40w on FTx
Portable/QRP - HF/50MHz - Yaesu FT818 / 6w on FTx

ANTENNAS
All Bands - Vertical Mobile (Ham Sticks)

POTA Stats

Monday, December 9, 2024

Another Reason I Like FT4/FT8

 Within 15 minutes of the end of the FT Challenge contest, I had confirmed via LoTW around half of the Q's that I had made during the contest.  That is a pretty good response IMHO!  So I decided to check and see what the overall average of my confirmations on FT4/FT8 were.

I have 5597 individual FT4/FT8 log entries and of those 4204 have been confirmed via LoTW.  That is a rate of just over 75%!  So for every four contacts I make, on average three of them will be confirmed via LoTW.  That is a pretty darn good return.

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