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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 16h

I stumbled on this lengthy, detailed and interesting video about the origin of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M?...

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet

YouTube video by RobWords

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 4d

Work German #HamRadio stations in just 5 different grids to get your first Grid DL Award. More awards await for working additional grids up to the 39 that cover the country. www.ka5wss.com/posts/grid-d...

Grid DL Award - KA5WSS

Work German stations in just 5 different grids for your entry level Grid DL Award. Additional awards are possible for up to 39 grids.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 4d

Bio heat sink?

ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 11d

Work 100 unique #HamRadio stations in the continent of Africa to earn FT8DMC's entry level Africa Stations Award. Additional awards await in 100 station increments up to the top level 1,000 station award. www.ka5wss.com/posts/africa...

Africa Stations Award - KA5WSS

Work 100 Ham Radio operators in Africa to earn the Africa Stations Award from FT8DMC.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 18d

Work #HamRadio operators in 20 countries smaller than 1,000 square kilometers to earn FT8DMC's Worked Little Countries Award. Additional certificates are issued for country counts up to 100 for the Honor Roll edition. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...

Worked Little Countries Award - KA5WSS

The Worked Little Countries Award is issued for working at least 20 countries less than 1,000 square kilometers in size.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 25d

Work 8 #HamRadio stations in 6 DXCC entities to acquire your Zone 20 Class III award from Activity Group Belarus (AGB). Additional award levels await leading up to Class I, requiring 20 stations in 12 entities. Zone 20 refers to the CQ Zone straddling Europe & Asia. www.ka5wss.com/posts/zone-2...

Zone 20 Award - KA5WSS

Activity Group Belarus' Zone 20 Award has a starting point requiring just 8 QSOs with Ham Radio stations in 6 different countries along the European-Asian boundary.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · 29d

The 2025 VOMARC Picnic took place at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park this past Saturday. We enjoyed grilled burgers and hotdogs while chewing the fat and activating the park as part of the #pota program. #hamradio www.ka5wss.com/posts/vomarc...

Club members enjoying lunch and a discussion.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Sep 14

I have too many never confirmed QSOs in my log too. One of the most disappointing is Chagos. Many of these are just because I never got around to it. I try not to make those mistakes now.

ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Sep 11

ClubLog's Most Wanted list has been updated. My highest "ranked" country confirmed from the list is Kure Is. (KH7K) at 5, followed by Johnston Is. (KH3) at 6. Both of those from contacts made about 35 years ago. Yikes! #HamRadio clublog.org/mostwanted.php

Club Log: DXCC Most-Wanted List for September 2025

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Sep 5

The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) offers the colorful Tiki Award for working 5 different Kiwi #hamradio stations on 5 different bands. The 5 bands do not need to be the same for all 5 stations. The digital only version of the award is even free! www.ka5wss.com/posts/tiki-a...

Tiki Award - KA5WSS

NZART issues the Tiki Award for working 5 different ZL Amateur Radio stations on 5 different bands.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Tropic of Capricorn Award requires just 3 #HamRadio QSOs with countries through which the line passes. Two more levels track your progress as you work up to the total of 10. The ToC is the southernmost line of latitude over which Sun can appear directly overhead. www.ka5wss.com/posts/tropic...

Tropic of Capricorn Award - KA5WSS

Work just 3 Ham Radio operators using FT8 in countries that lie along the Tropic of Capricorn line for the Bronze level Tropic of Capricorn Award.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Aug 26

Made a QSO on all HF bands (160M - 10M) in a single day. Second time that's every happened. #HamRadio

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Aug 23

Worked All Continents (WAC) is just one of many Continental Awards available to #hamradio operators. Some offer slight variations which make them and interesting addition to your collection. And some differ even in their definition of what a continent is! www.ka5wss.com/posts/contin...

Continental Awards - KA5WSS

Multiple organizations offer "Worked All Continent" Ham Radio awards with differing interpretations about what constitutes a continent.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Aug 9

Work just 10 other stations in one day to earn IK3GER's My Logbook Diploma. Work 100 in a day for an excellence seal endorsement. You can do the same for a single band or mode. www.ka5wss.com/posts/my-log...

My Logbook Diploma - KA5WSS

Work just 10 QSOs in a single day to qualify for IK3GER's My Logbook Diploma.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Aug 1

You need to have QSOs with Japanese #HamRadio stations in 25 different grids for the entry level Worked All Japan Grid Squares Award. The FT8 Digital Mode Club offers the award in 3 levels with the top level award requiring working 75 grids. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...

Worked All Japan Grid Squares Award - KA5WSS

To receive the Worked All Japan Grid Squares Award, Ham Radio operators must work Japanese stations in at least 25 different grid squares.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jul 25

Work just 10 #HamRadio stations in 8 countries within CQ Zone 14 to receive the Activity Group Belarus' Zone 14 Award Class III. To get to Class I requires at least 30 QSOs with 25 countries in the zone. Then, you can chase the same requirements per band and per mode. www.ka5wss.com/posts/agb-zo...

AGB Zone 14 Award - KA5WSS

The Activity Group Belarus' Zone 14 Award can be obtained by working stations in at least 8 different countries in western Europe.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jul 21

You need work #HamRadio stations in only 5 separate grids of #Argentina for your first Grid LU Award. Work more stations for more awards. There are separate awards for doing so on single bands as well. www.ka5wss.com/posts/grid-l...

Grid LU Award - KA5WSS

The Grid LU Award can be had with just 5 different Argentinian grids. You can get more certificates with more grids.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 27

Over the years I've made contacts with stations in a number #HamRadio stations in "countries" that no longer exist. These deleted DXCC entities may not count for current DXCC status, but they maintain some interesting stories. Here are a few QSL cards from those QSOs. www.ka5wss.com/posts/delete...

Deleted DXCC Entities - KA5WSS

Here are a few QSL cards in my collection from stations in deleted DXCC entities.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 22

Why is it helpful for someone to post a DX spot for a given station with a comment like "not hearing him in Podunk Hollow"? How does that help anyone? #HamRadio

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 20

Celebrate the summer solstice by working #HamRadio operators in the 18 countries along the Tropic of Cancer latitude. Then you can earn the Tropic of Cancer Award from the FT8 Digital Mode Club. www.ka5wss.com/posts/tropic...

Tropic of Cancer Award - KA5WSS

The Tropic of Cancer Award, Bronze level, can be had by working 6 of the 18 countries touched by the northernmost line of the Sun's appearance overhead.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 13

Work 100 #HamRadio stations in Oceania to obtain FT8DMC's Worked Oceanian Stations Award. Additional certificates with large, colorful photos can be had at various levels up to nearly 2,000 unique stations. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...

Worked Oceanian Stations Award - KA5WSS

FT8DMC offers the Worked Oceanian Stations Award (WOSA) for working a given number of stations across the vast Pacific Ocean.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 6

Make contact with 25 different grid squares in the United States for your first Worked US Grid Square Award from FT8DMC. More awards for more grids up through 600+. This weekend's ARRL Digital Contest is a great way to work lots of grids, quickly. #HamRadio www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...

Worked US Grid Square Award - KA5WSS

Work US stations in at least 25 grid squares to qualify for the Worked US Grid Square Award.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · Jun 3

Don't forget that this weekend's ARRL International Digital Contest covers the HF bands AND 6 Meters. #HamRadio

Ham Radio World @hamradioworld.bsky.social · Jun 2

ARRL International Digital Contest

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · May 30

Although there are a smaller number of QSL cards to report the last couple of months, there is an ATNO. VK9LAA at Lord Howe Island is the highlight. #HamRadio www.ka5wss.com/posts/may-20...

May 2025 QSL Card Inbox - KA5WSS

A sampling of some of the Amateur Radio QSL Cards I received in the mail the last couple of months.

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ka5wss.bsky.social @ka5wss.bsky.social · May 27

Would love to see this implemented. Looks like California would be on very edge of usability though. 🙁

AMSAT-DL @amsat-dl.org · May 27

#AMSAT futureGEO - Request for Expression of Interest
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RFEI for futureGEO project

As part of our cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) to prepare a future geostationary amateur radio payload project (“futureGEO”), we recently sent out a Request for Expression of Interest...

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