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Happiness by the kilowatt

I got new radios!

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Andy VE6LY

After getting my Kenwood DM-710A and (half of) my Kenwood TS-480SAT stolen in December 2020, I’ve finally replaced them. The

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New beginnings

Posted on September 14, 2019September 14, 2019 by Andy VE6LY

After a long, drawn-out, tiring move that coincided – albeit unplanned – with getting married, at the beginning of August

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FT8, VHF and a side of W*TF

Posted on May 8, 2018September 15, 2019 by Andy VE6LY

*Why For a hobby that’s been around for years, there’s always something new with amateur radio – and right now

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New callsign: VA7YK

Posted on December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 by Andy VE6LY

Given that I’ve now held a license in Canada for 5 years, I’m entitled to apply for a 2×2 callsign…

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First JT65 contact of 2017

Posted on July 9, 2017December 17, 2017 by Andy VE6LY

Okay, so it’s probably the first JT65 contact I’ve had in more than a few years, but it’s definitely the

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The (less temporary) return of VE7CXZ

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Andy VE6LY

My last post here was almost 3 years ago, somewhat ironically referring to me (for arcane, wonderfully regulatory reasons) using

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Playing with packet radio in the CRD

Posted on March 6, 2015July 9, 2017 by Andy VE6LY

The Capital Regional District (commonly referred to as the CRD) is the name for the region that contains and surrounds

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I forgot to take any more screenshots, so here's another Feld-Hell one. You start to get a bit silly when you're sat in a cold truck at the seafront...

Radio Weekends: HF digital modes

Posted on November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 by Andy VE6LY

This Saturday, Josh VA7ACQ, Dom VA7CRO and myself stationed ourselves at various places around the CRD with the intention of

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The (temporary) return of M0VKG

Posted on September 10, 2014November 16, 2014 by Andy VE6LY

It’s been almost two years since I got my Canadian amateur radio licence, but before then I was licensed in

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Above the clouds with APRS

Posted on August 19, 2014August 20, 2014 by Andy VE6LY

While out at my new favourite spot for HF radio the other weekend, I happened to notice an odd callsign

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