Amateur Radio Topics by VK6LW/VK6T

CQWW CW from a VK6 perspective. High levels of solar disturbance affected some regions but once again all bands were very busy with another record breaking year.

Preview of the CQWW SSB contest, 48 hour duration held on 25-26th October.

Low noise loop antennas, with vertical polarisation for receive on the HF bands.

Kevin, VK6LW with a general comparison between these 3 HF transceivers.

Commonwealth Contest (CW) 2025. Results, activity, propagation and comments on new rule changes. This podcast is the audio content of a video you can find on my VK6LW YouTube and Instagram channels.

https://youtu.be/_S1xtdoBswE

Commonwealth CW Contest, a review from a VK6 perspective by Kevin VK6T ( VK6LW)

Commonwealth CW Contest March 8th -9th. New rules, DXpeditions to rare countries various categories. Great contest for newcomers and regular participants.

Kevin, VK6LW talks about the most important aspect of your station….The antenna system. With some practical ideas about design and construction, this podcast features the Tri OCF. A simple multiband wire antenna with some gain at low angles on the HF bands.

Kevin with a wrap up of CQWW CW contest from a VK perspective, raw scores now available on the CQWW website.

Emir D4DX (E77DX) joins Kevin VK6LW to talk about his recent visit to Cape Verde Islands for the CQWW CW contest. A fantastic result with nearly 10000 QSO’s and 21M points in the single operator category.