I am using N1MM now for contesting and prior to that CT. I've been using XP for at least 5 years and have never had any problem using LPT1 for CW keying. It works flawlessly. It must be a writelog pr
Big Big time congrats John....... MAL (ex K4FKW Columbus GA) N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, AZ http://www.n7mal.com Everyone in the world is entitled to be burdened by my opinion passes Extra calss license at
Joe stay away from ICOM. They make you buy extra 'shtuff' to connect their rigs to a computer. Yaesu and Kenwood are pretty much straight forward, plug-n-play. Good Luck 73 MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, A
Jim it's to bad all those smart guys didn't read the last sentence of the original posting. The saltwater is not a factor in this equation,,, it's the FT5XO callsign that made the antennas look like
I have been following this thread mostly for its entertainment value. This is not the first time for this thread and I'm sure it won't be the last. The most valuable point has already been made but f
Paul said: "" Once amateur radio contesting becomes indistinguishable from or inseparable from the internet, it will have ceased to be amateur radio "" N7MAL said, earlier this year on another list:
Paul you said: "" 90% of your whole problem would have been averted if you had simply ID'd after every QSO. "" I couldn't agree more. Far be it from me to question N6TJ, or other 'big-guns'. Jim has
During the recent 'N6TJ AXIOMS OF LIFE' thread I made the following remark:"" The most likely candidate to make changes is the sponsors and it's not going to happen,,,, and we all know why. "" Well C
Contesting by its very nature is completive. After each competition the contesters need a place to vent, make suggestions for improvement, and exchange ideas, whether they be good or bad. This mailin
I need to respond only because I was taken so far out of context it's not even amusing. I am 100% in favor of moderated international mailing lists, like this one. The moderating should be concentrat
Well Doug I've used a font called 'WINPACK' for many years. I use it because it has a slashed zero. I've never had a log rejected by any contest committee. I've received certificates from ARRL, CQ, &
Al you asked:"" If for whatever reasons the only station you had available to you was a QRP transceiver and a low dipole, would you still operate in the SS? "" To me, and I suspect many other die-har
Dick that is a very very good thing. It makes it sort-of a mini NAQP. Everyone can do their own contest while there is a lot of other activity which can only help and make for good scores. The more t
20 years ago when I lived in California I was N6CDA, (California's Dumbest Amateur). It's not often you can find phonetics that fit like a glove.... 73 MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, AZ http://www.n7mal.co
Shane, et al, there is a very simple solution to this problem. CQ needs to adopt something similar to the SS exchange and make the call a MANDATORY part of the exchange. Something like this would not
I would be curious what factual information you have when you make the statement:"" where as CW contests are declining in participation "" I am primarily a CW contest op and I haven't noticed any dro
I'm sure many of you, like me, walked into an inbox full of 'stuff' from/about RAEM. I have tried every way possible to unsubscribe but with no luck. Has anyone been successful? If so how? I even sen
Yuri here is another piece of the puzzle that may or may not be helpful. Those spots from the VE7 originated in Scottsdale Arizona on Desert Inet........ 73 MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, AZ http://www.n7m
I don't often, if ever, agree with Hans, K0HB, but this time he has hit the nail on the head. More than 20 years ago I was an early packet-cluster sysop. That means there is a whole generation of ham
Mike: My scores do not count in any CQ type contest even though I live in the northwest corner of Arizona and my contest club is the ARIZONA Outlaws Contest Club. How can that remotely make any sense