The First 100 Years Are The Hardest

My workstation has become a bit sluggish since I started running "SO2R" single operator 2 radio configuration to get the most out of my flex radio.   I added a dedicated AMD Radeon RX6400 RDNA 2 GPU card and I'm very pleased with the results.    Not a bad way to extend the life of a 3 year old desktop! Updated Benchmarks are nearly 3X the performance: Original GPU benchmark for Radeon Vega 11 Integrated Graphics: 73, Chris de WX7V

It took nearly 90 minutes but I made 10 contacts Wednesday afternoon to activate K-0454 Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in NJ.   The bands were up and down, and I missed a few contacts who came in strong but then disappeared.   The highlight was getting a 11 signal report from VE7NGK from BC!  I could hear him perfectly at 58 but so it goes. Maybe the smoke from the Canadian Wildfires was blocking my signal HI HI!    Seriously,  RBN spotted me so I knew my signal was getting out, but I had to rely mostly on P2P because I wasn’t getting much action from Calling CQ.   Tried both 20M and 17M bands.   Wound up with 6 P2P, 4 from Calling CQ, and a good mix of CW and SSB. All in all a fun after work outing, and I was happy that N1MID Joseph Schlesier was able to stop by for a quick eyeball QSO and spotting assistance! Rig:  Elecraft KX3, 10 watts, into the MP1 Super Antenna with a mag-mount on top of the rental car.   Note on the batterie...