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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

Everybody has a bucket list,  things to be accomplished before the day we eventually wake up on the wrong side of the grass. Many bucket-list items are far more aspirational than realistic; very few of us with “A trip to space” on our lists are going to live to see that fulfilled. And even the more realistic goals, like the trip to Antarctica that’s been on my list for ages, become less and less likely as your life circumstances change — my wife hates the cold. Luckily, instead of going to Antarctica by myself — and really, what fun would...

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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

Everybody has a bucket list,  things to be accomplished before the day we eventually wake up on the wrong side of the grass. Many bucket-list items are far more aspirational than realistic; very few of us with “A trip to space” on our lists are going to live to see that fulfilled. And even the more realistic goals, like the trip to Antarctica that’s been on my list for ages, become less and less likely as your life circumstances change — my wife hates the cold. Luckily, instead of going to Antarctica by myself — and really, what fun would...

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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

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The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World

Everybody has a bucket list,  things to be accomplished before the day we eventually wake up on the wrong side of the grass. Many bucket-list items are far more aspirational than realistic; very few of us with “A trip to space” on our lists are going to live to see that fulfilled. And even the more realistic goals, like the trip to Antarctica that’s been on my list for ages, become less and less likely as your life circumstances change — my wife hates the cold. Luckily, instead of going to Antarctica by myself — and really, what fun would...

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