30s snapshot of the CQWW 160 contest [ VIDEO ]

Morse code is hugely popular as evidenced by the level of activity seen in the this 30 second snapshot of the CQWW 160 metre contest this evening. Despite running only 5 watts to a terrible antenna, I’m having a ridiculous amount of fun. #hamradio #hamradio pic.twitter.com/RFNJudmj5y

— Neil Smith (@g4dbn) January 25, 2020

Antenna

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