Remote Base Contest Club

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  • ARRL RTTY Roundup 2025

    WX8S participated in the 2025 ARRL RTTY Roundup as a single op effort. Kudos to recently licensed YL Rianna KF8CEB for having the guts to take on a contest all on her own, even a digital one at that, and gaining valuable experience setting up for RTTY, learning how to use the new mode, configure…

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  • ARRL 10 Meter Contest 2024

    RBCC Team WX8S briefly participated in the ARRL 10 Meter contest as a group effort with a mix of SSB and CW. Operating time was limited due to other prior commitments by team operators but much fun was still had. Since the ARRL rules specify that all equipment must be from one location, only Remote…

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  • ARRL 160 Meter CW Contest 2024

    RBCC Participated in a limited single operator capacity in the ARRL 160 Meter CW contest. Personal illness limited operating times along with not having ideal antenna setups for 160m. This was mostly a test to see how well existing antennas at Remote Base Location Alpha would work on 160m. We were quite surprised to see…

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  • CQWW DX CW Contest 2024

    RBCC WX8S participated this year in the CQWW DX CW contest as a solo effort operation from Southern Warren County again under the Explorer category delegated for equipment experimentation and new techniques, such as refining our remote base system. As usual for DX contest, since Ohio / CQ Zone 4 is not a rare DX…

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  • CQWW DX SSB Contest 2024

    RBCC Team WX8S participated this year in the CQWW DX SSB contest as a group effort operation from Southern Warren County under the Explorer category delegated for equipment experimentation and new techniques, such as refining our remote base system. Since Ohio / CQ Zone 4 is not a rare DX by any means, there was…

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  • ARRL Field Day 2024

    RBCC WX8S operated ARRL Field Day at a local General Aviation airport. Signs were posted encouraging visitors. Nearly all 50 states were worked during the event. 20m during the day and 40m at night generated the most points. 80m was sparse as was 10m at the time. 15m had some activity. The setup: What we…

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