Jim @ K5ND

One of the perks working for Heathkit back in the day was free QSL cards.

Here's how I spent Saturday. k5nd.net/2026/01/januar…

The 3rd Edition of my 6 meter book has now reached 6,000 downloads. Download your copy at k5nd.net/magic-band-rev…

For those wondering what I do besides amateur radio. It must be reading.

Excellent thinking here about every aspect of artificial intelligence. AI Is a Gift to Human Creativity by Brian J. Gross wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-… via @WSJopinion

The September 2025 VHF Contest Full Results article has been published contests.arrl.org/ContestResults…

Curious about 6 meter openings during the June 2025 VHF Contest. Here's the map of spotted QSOs by hour. vimeo.com/1123190807?fl=…

Behind the Keyboard on VHF Contest results writing, including some highlights from the June 2025 VHF Contest with bonus video! k5nd.net/2025/10/behind…

@K0NR That's one of the reasons I like the January and September contests: there is more activity on 2 meters and above.

@k5nd Jim, great work writing up the results article. Lots of good data...reinforces my impression that the June contest is largely 6m FT8. For better or worse.

ARRL June 2025 VHF contest results have been posted contests.arrl.org/ContestResults…

@K0NR It's humbling and baffling. Like the guy who recorded my call as K5NDEM01

@k5nd Now it is time to be humbled by reviewing my Log Check Report. 😀

Managed to win the June 2025 VHF Contest Single Op Portable category. Woo hoo!

Low activity levels, but still a great deal of fun - butt-in-chair is always the key. k5nd.net/2025/09/septem…

An immersive website streams radio stations from across the globe, which might be the next best thing to getting out there for real. wsj.com/lifestyle/trav… via @WSJ

My website traffic increases before a major meteor shower. Operators headed to my meteor scatter instructions k5nd.net/2023/04/meteor…

My musings about meteor scatter QSOs and space debris. k5nd.net/2025/08/meteor…

The Perseids meteor shower has been very kind to me. Worked 5 new grids on 2 meters, bringing my total to 197.

@N4YHC I was too busy to look at FT4, fortunately. Then when it slacked up I knew no one would be on FT4. I need to use the SDR to monitor both at the same time.

@k5nd We (K4SWD and I) tried from EM78 and had lousy luck. I think we were hearing people off the broad side of their beam AND the band was changing faster than the FT8 cycle. Nobody was on FT4. Ended with 5 QSOs so you did better than us.

CQ VHF Digi 2025 Contest is done. My "working from home" QRP entry went well. k5nd.net/2025/07/cq-vhf…

@K0NR I was in DM85 for the SSB weekend and too tired from the two previous days of handing out the grid. I look forward to seeing the results and comments.

@k5nd Jim, nice work. What do you think about splitting the contest into two weekends? I worked both and it seemed to work OK.