hook up 2 radios to do dual receive on the same band? I know that is simple enough, but the big problem would be to mute the one receiver when you transmit on the second radio. << Simplest way is to
help support your customers needs, especially in area of contesting, contesting activities, and contest reporting. The end result might lead to more sales of your fine products like the Ft 1000MP.<<
areas, or do I need to really start looking around for noise sources? << There are different types of noise that we get exposed to in the urban environment. Noise level depends on the antennas that y
signicant focus for the ARRL and that the focus of the boys in Newington is the guys who are the no-code techs, and the boys who frequent two meters. They are the majority of the ham population. The
justifies an "extraordinary circumstance", just doesn't cut it either, in my opinion.<< Different countries have different rules and licensing regulations. Some issue callsign to the station, some to
busy focusing on the no-code 2 meter ham. << Why does 2m SOTB Ham need to read QST? To find out how to press the PTT button? Yuri _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li
MENTORING entry level Hams as they do BELITTLING them on this reflector there might be enough HF Contest operators around to get the (apparently) ever so precious line scores back in QST. ...and bla,
discussions...<< Like that wasn't expensive ham radio amplifier? Didn't look stupid to me, looked like thorough destruction by "geniuses". Yuri da BUm _______________________________________________
for you (and them) because that's where the future radiosport players have to come from. << No you don't. I have nothing against SOTB or novices. I finally got one of my sons to become KG4TBS and wor
don't think I even need to bother buying that piece of land up on the hill, wrestling with the Zoning Board, digging those holes, assembling and installing all of that steel and aluminum, soldering a
a run frequency. You have no idea what could be going on << It could be Orion that decided to quit and needs time to reboot :-) Yuri _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
being a poor SO2R op....the loss of your run freq. Good SO2R ops can juggle the run freq and S/P.<< Like keeps running CQ machine on run frequency without answering anyone while going to another band
on Cool it, Yuri. Your beefs with me personally and with my employer was not the discussion at hand. Thanks. Scott W4PA<< How did the beef enter here? I had an idea "what could be going on". It must
it's introduction in mid-2003. Here's an opportunity to learn about the history, development and future of this revolutionary new radio.<< For contester's review, see http://www.k3bu.us/Orion.htm For
consider a quad? They work well at relatively low height, and a 2el quad has about the same gain as a 3el yagi (and much more gain than a 3el trapped yagi). There are some downsides to quads. Being 3
Ditto here, plus it helps to switch between two amps/radios while running to let the other rigs take a breather and cool off a bit in S/P mode. It seems cheaper to have two amps rather than one super
Hi Tom, I think all those questions you outlined are taken care of in contest programs. I use TRlog, has provision for controlling two rigs (PTT and keying line) does delayed keying after PTT turn on
When I was young and poor, I just took the piece of #10 solid copper wire, wrapped it around the headphone post, formed the wire out on the front of my mouth, soldered penny to the end and glued (dou
Looks like you need high pass filters on the TV side, appears like front end overload from your transmitted frequency. Haw many 300w power are you running? You might also need to RF chokes on the AC
technique It simply boils down to the question: do you get any assistance in "beeing fed" the stations during the contest? Meaning, is somebody else, besides you telling you (by any means, repeater,