A couple of weeks ago, I worked Dave, AB0DK on 40 meters. As it turns out, he’s also a ham radio instructor and uses my study guides for his classes. Thanks, Dave, for sharing the joy of amateur radio with others and for using my books.
Lately, it seems like I’ve been making more instructor sales. If you’re an instructor, I do offer an instructor discount. You can order as many copies of any of the three study guides for only $10/copy. Email me directly for more details.
I worked the 13 Colonies operating event this year. This is a fun event. You work stations in all of the 13 original colonies, plus special stations in PA and Great Britain, and you can get a certificate, if you like.
A couple of years ago, I worked all 13 on both phone and CW. I missed the GB station, though. This year, I worked them all using a combination of both voice and phone and even bagged GB13COL.
There seems to be a bit of a controversy, though. This morning, when I tried to get the URL for the 13 Colonies website, I found this message:
13 Colonies WEB SITE is down as of 07/14/2019
After many years and hundreds of hours of web design and free hosting, I have decided NOT TO BE A PART OF 13 Colonies any longer.
I have discovered many things regarding 13 Colonies, and I will not share my opinion of this event.
MANY peole have e mailed me questioning the motives of this event, which I will not comment on.
I have nothing to do with the operation of this event, creation of this event, printing or delivering of any certificates or the collection of money sent in.
I personally have not collected any money from this event, and will not and have not taken any payments for my services.
I unlike others have NOT made a profit on this event.
I’m now up to 162 DXCC entities confirmed, thanks to OJ0AW, one of the many Market Reef DXpeditions this summer. If you haven’t worked them yet, there’s still time. A press release on DXNews.Com notes:
The activity is in several phases throughout the summer and may even extend to the hard winter season in order to capture the best low-band openings. It all starts this Saturday June 8t with OJ0AW and OJ0JR. Next, following the international week of July.06 will be OJ0A and OJ0Z. Then the IARU Contest weekend of June 13/14 with OJ0B and then turning to Youth Week of OJ0C from July.15 and IOTA week of July.27 (OJ0DX) and Light House weekend of August.17 – 24 (OJ0O). The OJ0-regulars Pasi, OH3WS/OJ0W, Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR; Martti, OH2BH/OJ0BH and Pertti, OG2M/OJ0MR will take the slots along with their official duties.
There are twenty-one valid OJ0 licenses. More than 50% are expected to be active during this year. If you work five of them (5) in 2019, a special award will be released. If you work ten (10) of them in 2019, you will qualify for a special award and a symbolic key to the light house. Your log extract should be submitted to Pasi, OH3WS, the contact person between the FLS and the global ham fraternity.
Go get ’em!