Perhaps not everyone shares our passion. True. However, there seems to be an underlying opinion on the part of those who oppose the presence of contests on their frequencies that contest activity sho
I've been hearing such a just lot lately about how two tower stations have such a big advantage over single tower stations that I just had to speak up on the subject. Please try to follow me in the d
Having extensive experience and early experience I need to inject another reason that limits the effectiveness of using two radios or two receivers during DX contests -- specifically the fatigue fact
When I read the thread title "Get Rid of the Assisted Category" I get a very rosy feeling. But then, the meaning of that phrase has a different meaning to me than it might to the members of the "Assi
I was at a multioperator station. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
I can't believe how far this thread has gotten away from reality. You're bent over the key at midnight in your embattled hilltop radio shack, you emit a mad laugh, corona is flashing from the tips of
I saw that this done with NEC2 once years ago -- broadcast industry studies (probably intended to support higher power levels for a limited number of radio and television stations) with detailed mode
As I could easily imagine a high performance 160M beverage antenna sticking out of the 500 meter circle on each end, I could easily find fault with that proposed rule. Two beverages, running in diffe
Cut numbers are problematic; there are conflicting cut numbers systems with resulting ambiguities. Perhaps the most commonly accepted cut numbers system merely eliminates all extra dashes beyond the
I'm going to suggest that you are referring to the Hygain 402BA, as I believe the model 402-CD is a Cushcraft product. I have YO and AO here as well as TA. I don't think I have a model for the Hygain
Thanks' Zack. I can simulate the 40-2CD using AO. Bob says he has AO, YO, and TA. So have I. Frankly, I don't think that it's as important to Bob to optimize the antenna to a particular frequency or
W9IOP and W4KFC were doing it before I did it, back when Tree was running an SB101. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
This is interesting to hear about. I rented N6PN's home in Reseda for several years where I used, on a few occasions, his KT34XA. It had no such performance problem. Believe me, I was looking for tha
The issue isn't what we like or dislike -- it's what you will like or dislike. You ought to be able to tell quality when you see it. My recommendations: 1) Don't change back and forth between twin le
Wouldn't you think, then, that he meant that it's bad news for the marketers of BPL systems that WiMax received this endorsement? -- Original Message -- From: "Dick Frey - K4XU" <k4xu@arrl.net> To: "
Your question is a bit vague, as your post is lacking details, but I'll have a swing at it anyway. First, it would help us provide answers if you were to tell us whether the station you called answer
There are a lot of different answers to this question -- a number of different moral and immoral viewpoints have been expressed already. I'd say you have some choices: 1) If your intent in calling "C
It's now 20:03 UTC and there are a bunch of guys on 20 meters working SS QSOs. Considering the rules clearly state the contest starts at 21:00 UTC, where does this leave them? Where does it leave the
Please tell me, then, why all those guys were sending a precidence of "U" this past weekend? _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://l
Evolution allowed this to continue after beginnings that were not related to contests at all. DX spotting networks began before home computers. In many urban areas the local DX club had a two meter