I find the letter O acceptable for zero if the signal is loud. If the signal is weak, I am worried whether I missed two dits in a 2 or an 8. Since we can't know for sure if we are loud or not, I sugg
The exchange in CD parties did not contain a serial number. Just appointment (ORS, OO, etc) and ARRL section. Steve must have been thinking of California QSO party or more likely ARRL SS. 73, John, K
Dave: Your explanation may be reasonable until you consider that for CQ WW DX and ARRL DX, at least, you can count an expedition to another part of the world as part of your club aggregate score. Whe
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:19:45 -0400
The final death of "real" signal reports in contests is, in my opinion, due to the very popular early contest logging programs that had no provision to record a sent RST other than "599." Both NA and
To all FISTS members and others who might join in the FISTS Summer Sprint. The time and date have been changed. It will be Friday, July 13 from 8 PM to 12 midnight EDT, 7 to 11 PM, CDT, and Saturday,
I am betraying my age now, but at least into the early 1970s, the late W4ML issued a "599 Certificate" to any ham who could prove receipt of a "599" signal report from each of the six continents. I h
While we are on cut numbers, I'd (again) like to plead for hams to stop sending "J" for "1." That is fairly common among second tier European contesters. Some even have their computers set to send "J
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:23:40 -0400
In N7MAL's message, I'm sure the "some W1" is Jack, W1WEF. I am pretty sure he still sells the interfaces. I bought one for the COM port and one for the LPT port from him a few years ago at Dayton. 7
I worked VE2XB/VY0 on 20M CW Monay morning about 12 or 13Z. From his QRZ.COM listing, it seems that he makes frequent trips to northern VE2. Maybe this has recently expanded into VY0 land. 73, John,
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:43:27 -0400
There was once a four-land QSO party. It was never very successful and disappeared at or about the time that its organizer, W4OMW, died. Every fourth area state has a fairly successful QSO party each
Don: I've always understood that the requirement of Canadian stations in the US and US stations in Canada to sign the portable designator at the end of the call was because it was required in a treat
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:13:57 -0500
I agree with George and would add, please do not fold a return envelope so that it will be cut by a letter opener used on the flap side of the envelope. If you must fold the envelope, put the fold on
Dennis: Your remark about signing across the label or using a rubber stamp reminds me of an experience I had a few years ago. (BTW, I use a round "confirmed by K4BAI" stamp that is reinkable and does
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:46:53 -0500
I noticed that the PY5/OK station who was sending his power as "AK" the first day was sending only "K" the second day. I think the message finally got through! 73, John, K4BAI. ______________________
Several posts to the reflector have expressed a lack of understanding of the reasons for the (former?) ARRL policy on publication of logs and disallowance of DXCC credit for those stations who allow
Hello all: See the attached message if it will to through from NE4S, the GQP manager, reporting that we have commitments for activity from all 159 GA counties for the 2008 GA QSO Party next weekend,
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:55:00 -0400
Annual GA QSO Party today 18Z to 04Z Sunday and again 14Z to 24Z on Sunday. Exchange RS(T) and State, Province, "DX," or GA county. We hope to have activity from all 159 counties this year. Many mobi
It appears that, according to the ARRL, the General class band on 40 SSB does indeed extend down to 7175, rathan than to 7200 as I just posted here. Can't imagine any reason for my mistake other than
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 21:25:48 -0400
I think the ARRL and CQ should get togther and use one or both of the split weekends and avoid the conflicts altogether. NAQP RTTY and ARRL DX CW will be totally incompatible after 20Z or so on 40M a
Author: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 08:22:36 -0400
It seems to me the obvious solution is to move CQ 160 SSB and NAQP RTTY to the split weekend of Feb 28-March 1. What say, N2NT for CQ 160 SSB and Shelby, K4WW? Split weekends are usually free of majo