A weedwhacker can do instant (though temporary) wonders with this kind of noise. Much easier to deal with than power lines or light dimmers. a county a few from shorts it with this unit if gone...
The quad is a good suggestion. Actually a 4 element triband quad is a pretty good performer, and the humble 2 element triband quad can do a surprisingly good job. Most of the Force12 tribanders seem
I love it. Someone out there has even more extreme opinions than I do. I just want to chime in here with my vote on the latest scourge. My opinion on packet: I really prefer to do my contesting witho
There have been a lot of posts about packet here recently, so many that it's hard to tell which one you're rebutting sometimes. It's pretty clear that we're not here to gripe and to disapprove. We ma
Mark, I think you're missing the point. What this discussion is about is the contest community seeking open and democratic discussions and decision-making on the subject of log checking. Certainly, s
portions deleted hands log Therein lies the problem. It's like saying that if it weren't for the grace of the king, we wouldn't have a home. Sponsorship of the contest creates a little kingdom in whi
drug History is replete with examples of Olympic competitors who were abused by the organizers. Despite the best intentions of the Olympic committees over the years, this event remains a shining exam
Interesting question. Our moderator has quite a bit of experience as the man doing the log checking. He's going to be quite sensitive to the issues that face the sponsors. Can we, as a forum, expect
Well, the West Valley Amateur Radio Club, WA6LXN/6, won the Field Day 4A class competition with a median age that was perhaps a year or two less back in 1969... And we weren't trying to assemble a yo
Unique contacts may be rare to some operators, but through the decades of contesting there have been numerous occasions when I've worked dozens, even hundreds of unique contacts in a row. Back in the
Probably in a few years those will be the only kind of contesters left... least West times this mebbe -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on pro
What I found, before I won the phone SS about 3 decades at W6HX where I opped SSB SS was that the most effective method was to transmit MY exchange screaming at full speed like a bat out of hell. If
First of all, imagine that you love to operate contests, and really enjoy winning. Next, imagine operating the SS year after year from your station in the continental US/VE. Imagine winning 130 milli
I watch this thread with great interest. Despite K1AR being tired of hearing about packet, I still feel there's much to discuss. A lot of comments come from guys who just don't seem to get it -- they
My first posting on this subject was pretty gentle. I'm going to take the opposite approach tonight. Sometimes the most simple and obvious things are overlooked. The problem is that friends who spot
I can think of at least one reason for dropping this idea. Try looking at the effect of this potential change from the point of view of who would gain and who would lose competitive advantage. Clearl
Though it's not very common these days, in the old days of radio most receivers had a 455 KHz first IF frequency. For the 27.155 channel that would require a 27.610 local oscillator frequency. Can yo
I want to thank all of the contesters who stopped by my amateur radio = web page (http://kr6x.com/arwebring.htm) after the invitation from = Terry, W6RU went out on the reflector. In the past day and
Yes, the "last 2" practice is an inefficient vestige of network dxing = and dx lists. One certainty within contesting is that there will always = be people doing things inefficiently mixed in with th
Yes, the "last 2" practice is an inefficient vestige of network dxing = and dx lists. One certainty within contesting is that there will always = be people doing things inefficiently mixed in with th