low wire ant. with tuner, etc. Most bands get into the computer and drive it crazy, and the computer and monitor generate mucho birdies. Some day I must debug all this, but I just plugged in a notebo
Strong vote for moving WPX CW to end of April - last weekend or one before if coliding with Easter Holidays. This could be the best CW contest propagation-wise. (Ontario QSO party could blossom on ol
This is the summary of responses to TopBand Reflector and to me re: CQ 160 m SSB Contest ethics. Some of this applies also to 80 and 40 m situations. Complete replies and my original posting are at K
Is Icom IC 781 "dream rig" perfect, or are there modifications/ improvements (filters) available for it? How does IC775DSP compare with 781? Still trying to make radio out of TS870, stand by. Would a
<< John, NT5C. "P.S. That's why value-oriented engineers (like me) always buy Toyota Camrys, while scientists (money no object) buy BMWs and Mercedes, right guys?" Or, quality engineers, like myself,
Re ICOM-756 Contest Performance: Nice writeup of subjective experience/opinion, but .... We are lacking in depth analysis of the radio. To me (and I believe most of serious contest and DX types) the
<< Re: "Trying to find quantitative reasons to chose..." The ARRL TIS "What Rig Should I Buy" answers this question nicely. Paper copies are available for $2 members, $4 non members, postpaid. It is
QSL on zero points no good in WPX! Now is the time to modify the rules for WPX contests. We are at the bottom of the sunspot (record) cycle. If scoring system is adjusted in such way that scores with
Strong YES to move CW part to April and we will have double that many happy contesters. Steve N8BJQ: Pretty Please!! P.S. Looking for good radio? Signal One is back and guess what they use as a a bas
<< I say.... MAKE YOUR OWN CONTEST! >> OK, how about resurecting the Radiosporting WRC contest - good rules, good time of the year. Looking for trophy donors and help with computerized log processing
I thought that personal stuff should be kept off the reflector, but since I was publically chalenged here I go back with hope of clearing some fog, if there is any: << Wow, a new contest! The Radiosp
<< 1.) Ad for this radio (IC756) states it has "IF Notch". The only notch I could find was the "auto notch". It clearly notched a hetrodyne but did nothing for removing the signal from the agc (s met
Contest Hall of Fame was first proposed and established by Yuri Blanarovich, VE3BMV (now also K3BU) as a part of programs sponsored and ran by International Radiosport Association (IRSA) and Radiospo
Again, I thought personal stuff should be kept off the reflector, I got DOUGie-barked (that's as "funny" as YURI-nation) by KR2Q, so here are the facts: <<You just don't seem to be getting the idea,
Electronic applications were at the FCC computer and office first. They arrived Monday just after midnight, rest of the mail was delivered when the offices opened in the morning. Was it that FCC proc
Re: selecting laptop for contesting. I use IBM Thinkpad 500, it's not the latest thing, but has some advantages important for contesting: it's small for portable/expedition operation, has monochrome
While operating in CQ WW Phone on 160 m this year, I could not help noticing absolutely incredible signal form IG9/IV3TAN. I have not experienced anything like it in my 38 years of contesting. He wou
IG9/IV3TAN We received some comments and description of IG9 operation from the "horses" mouth - operators at IG9 - IV3TAN and I4UFH. If, as Albert says, he ran Yaesu FL2100Z amplifier (into the anten
Hill vs. Ocean QTH Those are the notes I have received after posting the Hill vs. Ocean QTH, which is better? We know that on VHF the hill is the answer. For low bands, this is not that clear and has
More on Lampedusa: How did his signals coompare to I8UDB? He has a similar fantastic QTH, on a mountain top with the medetarenian all around him. He runs "normal" power. He would be a good standard o