I'd like to add my comments to John's fine tribute to W3MSK/W3AU. My real memories of W3MSK come from my years at ET3USA (1967 to '70). W3MSK was truly the beacon station during those years. I never
Jim, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a very serious problem. People sitting for long hours in cramped airliner seats have had strokes caused by DVT. Last year I spent 10 days in a hospital recoveing fr
Roy, Send an email to Tim, VE6SH. (ve6sh@rac.ca) He is IARU Region 2, Area A director in Calgary. He should be able to tell you if VE6HF was an official R2 headquarters station and, therefore, a mult
I'd suggest beginning somewhere between 0100z and 0300z. For us East Coasters, 0200z to 0400z would work, and still accomodate the Zone 3 boys. 73, Geo... George I. Wagner, K5KG Productivity Resource
WriteLog is a wonderful program for use in the WAE contest. It makes the handling of QTCs an interesting and fun part of the contest. I'd even venture a guess that WL has contributed significantly to
Don, tnx for the note. For sure, you are correct. Once a call is keyed into the log entry line, it does display the number of QTCs that can be sent to that station.? The problem I have it that I woul
Good story, Dale. I recently purchased a MFJ-852 Power Line Noise Meter to sniff out neighborhood noise sources. Fortunately, I have not had to use it yet. 73, Geo... George I. Wagner, K5KG Productiv
The cable on the Icom PS-125 is only 16" long, so a 3' or 6' extension cable would sure be nice! Does anyone make 12 vdc power extension cables for use with Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu power supplies/tra
A terrible loss for sure. It proves once again that it is hard to blow towers over with a strong wind, but easy to twist them into the ground with a tornado. We learned this in Texas years ago! Georg
Fellow Hams, I have learned that my email address "k5kg@arrl.net" has been commandered by porn spammers and is send spam messages using my address. Since I frequent the WL, CQ-Contest and FCG reflect
I'd like to offer the following comments after having just finished SS Phone: 1.) How many times did we hear "please copy my number"? I don't want to be too critical about anyone who uses this phrase
Hello Everyone, Don't forget the Florida QSO Party, April 28-29. This QSO Party is sponsored by the Florida Contest Group and promises to be bigger and better than ever. We are expecting strong parti
I am looking for a way to log the WWSA CW contest in CT, NA or WL. Does anyone know of a template, or a way to help me set up one? George I. Wagner, K5KG 941-312-9450 914-312-9460 fax -- CQ-Contest o
FWIW - I have found increasing difficulty [as age sets in] with a raised monitor. I use the so called "no line" bifocals, which forces me to tilt my head up to see a monitor that is higher than deskt
Jamie, I too am appaled at the thought of self-spotting or even disguised self-spotting. However, I am curious why you will be forwarding any findings of your analysis to "those in charge of the WPX
Hello Gang, I am appending a message from Urs, HB9ABO, a good friend of mine whom I met on the 3B7RF DXpedition in 1998. Urs and I have been corresponding to coordinate, as best we can, Qso's between
Dan, all I can say is WOW. Great work, and tnx. 73, George George I. Wagner, K5KG Productivity Resources LLC 941-312-9450 941-312-9460 fax 201-415-6044 cell -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME part
I did a search of "U.S. Counties" on www.Google.com and came up with the National Assocation of Counties. This site has just about anything you could want to know about counties in the U.S, including
Cormac, Congratulations on the new shack. My vote if for the IC 756Pro II. Check out my article about this rig in the May/June issue of NCJ. 73, George, K5KG