On the cover it lists "Rebuilding 40 Meter Cushcraft Loading Coils". I can't find this anywhere in the issue? Am I blind or is it Aprils Fool? nz All; This article was inadvertantly left out of the M
In the early days of the Minnesota QSO Party, we tried to get by with two letter county abbreviations. So the mobiles were signing things like /SV , /RA, /OT , etc. We had guys tell us we were illega
and have something limited for written media. This is one I struggle with. I certainly agree with the importance of quality writeups but I am not sure I fully endorse moving all line scores (except f
IMHO, not necessarily? How about the, "fun" that the 1D operators have? Not everyone, myself included, is inclined to operate "while handling generators. logging networks, turning antennas manually,
Too bad the arrl does not make National Contest Journal back issues available on line. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that Newington staff time is an issue, along with a perceived lack of demand
All; Keep an eye out for the Nov/Dec, 2009 issue of NCJ. The focus is "Contester Health" and there are several good articles on how you can endure a long contest without killing yourself! 73, Al, K0A
I am perfectly fine with guys calling me at the speed they are comfortable with. I almost always slow down when they do this which is fine. I spend a lot of time with the ALT F9 and ALT F10 keys duri
The general consensus seems to be that the FTDI chipset is most compatible and most reliable. You can find products that use the FTDI chipset at: http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/category=Serial+
All; Just a final reminder to be particularly aware of the emergency frequencies today during NAQP SSB in light of the events in Haiti. See the notice below from the Contest Manager. 73, Al, K0AD **
Mike; Not a big deal but the ARRL Web Site says Haiti frequencies , including 7045, are now released for normal operation. 73, Al, K0AD In a message dated 1/27/2010 9:21:49 P.M. Central Standard Time
very tight competition in our E. of Ms. River Div, between N4OGW, N4AF and W9RE, and in West of Ms. River Div between WD0T, N3BB and KZ5D. Get on and help your friends _______________________________
For what it's worth, the only significant problem I have with my own call sign phonetics is that DX stations quite often mistake the ZERO in my call for a TWO on phone It must be some kind of Minneso
I might be missing something here but I certainly don't see anything wrong with rovers simply signing something like K0AD/DAK when they are roving. I have been doing that for years in MNQP. The loggi
I consider Field Day more of a radio activity than a contest. I often hear people saying "Field Day is not a contest - it is a operating event." I sort of tire of that statement. To me, "Field Day is
We still plan to set this up on the NCJ site as in the past. I realize we are getting down to the wire. We need some bloggers. If there is anyone out there who is going to WRTC as either a participan
All; It's hard to believe that WRTC 2010 is only a week away! I encourage you all to check out the WRTC 2010 Blog on the National Contest Journal (NCJ) Web Site. So far , we have 11 WRTC 2010 attende
Does anyone know if the GetScores Live Scoreboard will be active for IARU? If so, can someone provide a link to the interface for N1MM? 73, Al, K0AD _______________________________________________ CQ
I recall this same issue from the RTTY Roundup. If I understand the rules correctly for these ARRL contests, this effectively rules out operating SO2R while using packet. I am hoping that this will b
not in a specialty publication like the NCJ or only on the web. Have to disagree with you here , Jim. Regardless of where else it is covered, there is plenty of WRTC2010 coverage planned for the Nov/
I don't remember the reason they were stopped but I think, for the most part, the NAQPs have taken their place. As I recall, CD parties happened 4 times a year , though. Most of them were open to ARR