TIL that WB0RLJ Jim posts videos of his POTA activations keyed by time, so you can find your call in his video description with a link straight to the time in the video. Very cool!
I also read his QRZ page and discovered that I did something that he dislikes. I've heard other ops say that if someone gives a partial call, you should reply with your sign twice to cut down on back-and-forth, and now I know that he'd rather not. Oh well.
But now I know that when I work him, I can listen to what my signal sounded like to him. I'm satisfied with what I heard of my signal from my 5W QMX on a low sloper random wire in the woods of North Carolina to Nebraska, even if I'm embarrassed by my operating skills (or lack thereof). I'm getting better!
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Jim Vaughan (WB0RLJ)Nothing fancy. Just video logs of my Parks on the Air (POTA) and World Wide Flora & Fauna (WWFF) dual activations. Some contesting video logs thrown in, too. Uncut, so you get to see all of my mistakes, beginning to end! 🙂 I primarily operate using only Morse code (CW). These videos are useful for: - CW decoding practice under varying conditions and differing speeds. - Hearing many different CW sending styles, or "fists." - Seeing and hearing various transceivers in operation. - Learning the typical POTA/WWFF exchanges. If we've had a recent QSO, these videos are useful for: - Confirming the successful completion of our QSO(s). - Determining what went wrong if you're not in my log. - Verifying QSO time, date and signal reports exchanged. - Listening to your received signal quality. Please include your callsign with any comments that you leave! Visit my QRZ.com page at: https://www.qrz.com/db/WB0RLJ #hamradio #morsecode #cw #parksontheair #woldwideflouraandfauna
