Monthly Archives: November 2011

KA4UDX, Alan Spicer to F5GN – 40 Meters – 7.185 Mhz

QSL Card Sample – his QRZ.COM page image

http://www.qrz.com/db/f5GN

F5GN – France – Google Earth Image

~ 4,630 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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73 from KA4UDX,

Alan Spicer

I’ve been a bit busy here is October and November … working on several yachts in Southeast Florida replacing and repairing important computer systems. There’s been a number of viruses that caught some by surprise. One laptop got the Fedex virus that seems to come from a false email indicating a delivery report that should be clicked on. Well it shouldn’t have been clicked on! Another virus on a PC used in a engine room dropped 2 really bad “root kit”‘s and caused a re-installation of the operating system to be required. Replacing Navigation, Ships PC, Camera System PC, and Ship Systems Monitoring PC on a large motor yacht. Providing WiFi System for another yacht and making recommendations for Internet systems in general.

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Alan Spicer Marine Telecom

http://www.marinetelecom.net and http://www.wifiyacht.net

communications @ marinetelecom.net

+1 954-683-3426

I’ve made a new Web Album – updating my Amateur Radio Contact QSL cards received by Alan Spicer KA4UDX for Radio Contacts on HF/SSB Radio pages. Some of the cards are plain jane and/or generic from eqsl.cc web site, but others are quite colorful and interesting. Some other images from operating ham radio have been included in there either because someone had interesting images on their QRZ.COM page or I had something I thought was interesting to include in there. Please enjoy at:

http://www.marinetelecom.net/AmateurRadioQSLCardsAlanSpicerKA4UDX/

Some of my interesting operating statistics are:

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73 from KA4UDX,

Alan Spicer

Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net

http://www.marinetelecom.net and http://www.wifiyacht.net

communications @ marinetelecom.net

+1 954-683-3426

I, KA4UDX, participated in the November Sweeps on Ham Radio on the H.F. / SSB bands. I won’t be pulling any awards for it but I did dabble in the contest for a bunch of hours starting late Saturday night and working some more on Sunday until the close at 10:00 PM local time. I made 114 contacts in the U.S. and Canada and contacted I think it was 54 out of 80 ARRL (U.S.) and RAC (Canadian) “Sections”. I could get a Participation Pin for participating and making over 100 contacts. I did make contacts in all 10 US Call Districts which cover the majority of the U.S. as well as 6 contacts into Canada.

Here is my ending contest log program screen shot.

And here is the MAP with colorized areas that I had 2 way radio contact with in the contest …

I started in 80 meters when I accidentally discovered the contest Saturday night and I worked a lot of stations on 80 meters. The next day I started way up at 28 Mhz on the 10 meter band and worked my way through 15 meters, 20 meters, and finally 40 meters before the contest ended.

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73 from KA4UDX,

Alan Spicer

Alan Spicer Marine Telecom and WiFiYacht.net

http://www.marinetelecom.net and http://www.wifiyacht.net

communications @ marinetelecom.net

+1 954-683-3426