The review of the ICOM IC-PW1 amp in the February 2001 QST mentions that it has inputs for two radios. However, no mention is made about the practicality of using one amp in SO2R. In particular, can
Well, hey, folks, what about CQ SSB and SS CW and/or SS SSB and CQ CW being together - sure, some folks complain and others operate. Some complain and operate. In any case, I don't think WPX CW is un
Recent threads have addressed perceived shortcomings of modern receivers compared with classic radios, new products for SO2R operation, and accessories in general. No one has mentioned a great shortc
I cuurently run CT. I have purchased two Top Ten Devices interfaces to connect the computer to the antenna selection relays (soon to be a Stackmatch or equivalent idea). However, I now see that CT on
The March 2000 issue of RadCom has an in depth technical review of the new ICOM IC756 PRO. I have summarized three key technical measurements on a variety of transceivers, all made by the same review
In conjunction with my earlier post comparing measured specs for a variety of contesting rigs, I offer the following measurements of filter selectivity. The filter measurements for the IC756PRO are f
I have been asked about several other rigs. The ICOM 761 and 765 were never reviewed. The Kenwood TS950S figures follow. Peter Hart notes that the 950 is much better than either the 930 or the 940. A
Lowes is a British dealer, with website www.lowe.co.uk. Don't know if they still do/have that mod. Terry Zivney, N4TZ/9 n4tz@arrl.net -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Admi
Several have asked about the ICOM IC746. Here are the numbers, same format: IC746 - March 1998 3k 5k 10k 15k 20k 30k DR 73 77 88 94 101 99 Recip 81 85 90 92 95 98 TX Noise 75 81 87 91 93 96 All of th
The ICE filters use a pair of parallel LC circuits coupled with a capacitor. This topology tends to be foregiving of transmitting on the wrong band. As sume that the filter is tuned for 20m and you t
I realize that there will probably be very few of these in the upcoming CW WPX contest, but how should these be logged? KB0XXX/AE is counted as an AE0 in CT9.45. This is a problem because then AE0X w
Back on 11 Dec 1996, CQ-Contest reflector had some messages about "Listening on the same band". However, the messages dated between 9 Dec 1996 and 19 Dec 1996 are not in the archives (apparently lost
Those of you that use 2 computers with your two radio setup - Do you use 2 monitors and 2 keyboards or 2 monitors and 1 keyboard or 1 monitor and 1 keyboard? It seems that 1 keyboard with some kind o
I am now getting ready to put some 220v in the shack - the shack is about 125 feet from the main breaker box. I have 400amp service with a number of extra knockouts in the subpanel attached to the ma
Some of us USA types think the CQWW CW and WPX CW are BETTER because they come complete with a 3 day or 4 day weekend; for many people it is easier to get away from responsibilities at work or home i
Why is the checking program not able to cope with /QRP when CT correctly scores this? Seems like JE1CKA is correct that it is unfair to penalize the contester who properly records what was sent as pa
Why is the checking program not able to cope with /QRP when CT correctly scores this? Seems like JE1CKA is correct that it is unfair to penalize the contester who properly records what was sent as pa
The trend seems to be toward larger montitors these days, 17" and 19" areon many if not most of our desks at work. This is great for mutliple windows programs as well as those with weak eyes. What ab
The trend seems to be toward larger montitors these days, 17" and 19" areon many if not most of our desks at work. This is great for mutliple windows programs as well as those with weak eyes. What ab
I received an unsolicited catalog in the mail yesterday from "Healthy Living" in Cleveland, Ohio that had several items of interest to contesters: 1- p. 37 - "Posterior relief" looks like a large don