Category: General

• 2025 ARRL 10-Meter Contest

  

  I had a lot of fun operating in the ARRL 10-meter Contest. I ended up with 101 CW contacts in the log. This was my first triple digit contest effort, so it was a big step forward for me.

  Matthew Swint

  December 13, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, ARRL, ARRL 10-meter Contest, ARRL10, CW, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Radiosport

• CQ World Wide DX CW contest Search & Pounce

  

  I had a great time working the recent CQWW DX CW contest. It was a great learning experience for me as I had a new logging software and WinKeyer to figure out. My performance was nothing to write home about, but I did well by my own standard.

  Matthew Swint

  December 5, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, Contesting, CQWW, CW, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Radiosport

• Holiday shopping for hams

  

  If you need gift ideas for yourself or a ham in your life, I’ve put together a list of my favorite items that I’m sure will they or you will find useful.

  Matthew Swint

  November 26, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Gifts, Christmas, CW, Gifts for hams, Ham Gifts, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Portable, Xmas

• Happy Veterans Day

  

  Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow veterans out there! I hope you all enjoy your day of thanks.

  Matthew Swint

  November 11, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, CW, CWOps, HAM Radio, Parks On The Air, ParksOnTheAir, POTA, Veterans Day

• 2025 Zombie Shuffle

  

  C’mon everybody! Let’s do the Zombie Shuffle!

  Matthew Swint

  October 17, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, CW, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Zombie Shuffle

• Vienna Wireless Society Fall Picnic

  

  The annual Fall Picnic for the Vienna Wireless Society was held this weekend. Some antendees built tape measure Yagi-Uda antennas and participated in a Foxhunt after lunch. Lots of fun. Sadly, I did not bring home the VWS Foxhunt Winner trophy this time.

  Matthew Swint

  September 27, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Club, HAM Radio, Tape Measure Yagi, ViennaWirelessSociety, Yagi-Uda

• Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

  

  Please consider providing your support for the passage of the Amateur Radio Preparedness Act now!

  Matthew Swint

  September 26, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Preparedness Act, ARRL, HAM Radio

• CW Contest Times – Eastern US Time

  

  Amateur radio contesting… How do other Americans do it? I want to know!

  Matthew Swint

  July 24, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Contest, CW, CWops Test, HAM Radio, K1USN Slow Speed Test, Morse Code

• VWS Annual Spring Picnic and Fox Hunt

  

  My first in-person activity as a new member of the Vienna Wireless Society took place on April 26th at Roundtree Park in Falls Church, Virginia at the club’s annual Spring picnic. This year, there was a fox hunt event organized by club member Cliff Mauck, KE4PDS. Cliff assembled and hid two radio transmitters inside the…

  Matthew Swint

  April 27, 2025

  General

  Amateur Radio, HAM Radio, Portable, Radio Foxhunt

• Radio Amateur Extra Class

  

  Thanks in advance for welcoming me to the Amateur Extra class. I really appreciate it. I successfully passed the Amateur Extra license exam recently and am now among the ranks of the radio amateur elite, at least on paper. As with most things in life, there are still many, many things to learn. In fact,…

  Matthew Swint

  February 11, 2025

  General

  Amateur Extra, Amateur Radio, HAM Radio