#HC06S

2025-12-30

@hamchallenge #HC06S I guess this one _is_ mention worthy: Since the missus started her own club, I've participated in CQ WW CW under YO3KRM with some friends, under the multi-distributed category. More for fun than fame, since our score was abysmal 291k, 825qs in 48 hours - each of us from the comfort of his own home.

2025-03-13

Try to catch up with the progress of my #hamchallenge @hamchallenge:
#HC06S : Took part of the german CW training contest on Thursday. First three contacts. Which I count also as success for #HC38S

2025-03-02

Today we participated for about two hours in the VHF contest with my FT-818 and a HB9CV antenna. I made 11 contacts and the teenie made additional 8 contacts using my trainee call sign. #HC06S

Later today I introduced the teenie to the learning material available on 50ohm.de/ #HC08

@hamchallenge #HamChallenge #hamradio #amateurradio #amateurfunk #QRP #VHF #Contest

Map of Germany and parts of surrounding countries. The map is centered at Berlin and  shows amateur radio contacts as lines connecting dots. The dots are mainly within Germany. One dot is in the Netherlands and one dot in Czechia.

📝 New #blost - "Jumpstarting my CW Journey"

Talking about getting back into Morse code, practicing, and getting on the air with the #SlowSpeedTest this week.

@hamchallenge

🔗: ww0cj.bearblog.dev/jumpstartin

#hc06s
#hamradio
#hamchallenge
#morsecode
#cw

Stu (Archived)stu@gott.social
2025-02-10

Putting @hamchallenge #HC06S in the "W" column. I managed 8 QSOs on the 20m band as part of this evening's #SST.

Counting the 4 #POTA hunts I managed in the hours leading up to the contest, that makes 12 QSOs in #CW. Not bad for my first day.

There are technically other week's challenges I could also count for this, e.g. "try a new mode" or "have a QSO in CW", but I have other goals in mind for those weeks.

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio

2025-02-08

The #HamChallenge this week: Do a contest.

As a new ham, it's hard to imagine ever taking contests that seriously. I like that more people are on the air. I dislike communication as competition.

Nevertheless I had fun doing my first not-a-contest recently: Winter Field Day 2025!

I did all 8 highly contrived QSOs on VHF/UHF. I (unsuccessfully) activated a POTA spot and hunted (a successful) POTA activation.

#WFD2025 #US2755 #simplex #POTA #HamContests #EmComm #portable #HC06S
@hamchallenge

Certificate with a logo of a bear skiing with a radio in its backpack. Transcription follows:

Winter Field Day 2025
Certificate of Participation
presented to Amateur Radio Station
K3LOE
for their active and invaluable participation during the 2025 Winter Field Day Event.
The WFDA, gratefully thanks you for your effort and recognizes your dedication to improving your operating skills, which may be crucial during an emergency event.
Contacts Logged: 8
WFD25
We passionately believe that Ham radio operators should practice portable emergency communications in winter environments as the potential for freezing temperatures, snow, ice, and other hazards present unique operational concerns. WFD is formatted to help increase your level of preparedness for disasters and improve your operational skills in subpar conditions.
Marun Turmu
Marvin Turner, President
Winter Field Day Association
Michael - DL6MHWDL6MHW@social.darc.de
2025-02-04

@hamchallenge week 6 ("Take part in a contest") is not very easy for me. In an average week I take part in monday contests MWC and in every "important" contest in the weekend. But now I am on vacation far away from my antennas. So I have to setup a quite heavy portable station (10 kg) and managed 33 QSOs on 40m in MWC in the QRP section so #HC06S

Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW/SO5CWDJ5CW@social.darc.de
2025-02-04

@hamchallenge #hamchallenge week 6 ("Take part in a contest") is very easy for me. In an average week I take part in a few of the smaller contests (MWC, CWT, sometimes SST and MST) and every weekend I at least drop into one of the contests for a few contacts as well. With yesterday's quick participation in MWC, in which I worked @df7cb and @on5zo on 40/80m, CW, the challenge is fulfilled but my thirst for more QSOs is not quenched 🙂 #HC06S

2025-02-02

Today, I participated in the 2m segment of the Winter Fieldday / Bayerischer Bergtag from my usual VHF hill which is also valid for POTA (#DE0315).

In two hours I made 15 contacts to German and Czech stations using my trusty FT-818 (6 W out) and a 4 element yagi.

With today's activity I accomplished three #HamChallenge|s at once:
#HC06S (Contest)
#HC29S (xOTA activation)
#HC38S (Morse contact)

#hamradio #amateurradio #amateurfunk #contest @hamchallenge

Map of central Europe showing ham radio contacts which go from Berlin mainly to southern directionsA picnic blanket with a backpack and some ham radio equiment. Behind that a 4 element yagi on top of a tripod in front of a darkgrey cloudy sky.

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