having not passed my CW requirement i can only listen to the HF bands. and listen i do. during this past contest, i heard the usually congestion in the mid-ranges of the bands, but higher up, things
learned a great deal about propagation, efficent use of my radio, and contesting in general during this past weekend's ARRL VHF Sweepstakes. my first true foray into contesting, i set a personal goal
recently i was reading some tips about working different bands. one of the more notable concerned the correct way to search a band. conventional wisdom is to start at the bottom of the band and work
i made an error that i didn't catch until re-reading the post. USB should be tuned from the bottom and LSB from the top. i fix computers all day and USB is etched in my brain. sorry for the error. -
devil's advocate mode on: what if i believe i have the callsign correct, yet it turns out not to be? then what happens? my callsign, KB3KAQ, caused a little confusion during the recent VHF Sweepstak
the Icom IC-746PRO is a great radio for a new ham, which is why i purchased it. it's all mode HF, 6m, and 2m is very appealling to someone who is just starting the hobby. with that said, the shortcom
i guess you never found recordings. i'll mnake some saturday night and post them to the web. can't help you, but maybe it will help the guy looking next year ;) -steve hanlon KB3KAQ -- The world's to
never was able to record. i missed it due to a young child having nightmares about scary giants. no more Harry Potter from him! maybe someone else did some recording? -steve hanlon KB3KAQ -- The worl
the first step in bringing new, younger (30's??) contesters into the fold would be to introduce them to ham radio. i have known about ham radio since i was 9 or 10. several family friends and the as
i would argue it does matter how you found them. i guess the joke is those that take pride in being able to have a score based on skill and understanding of propagation and experience. i'm not only
i believe there is value to having the two single-op categories. the exact reason as stated is enough justification. i can not commit 36 hours to a contest, esp. when the harmonic wants me to read h
a quick search of the FCC database shows the license was issued on 5/21/2003 and the first offense was in that same month. the Notice also states that operation was on frequencies not allowed by Tec
don't feel bad, i did this the morning after working 40m. i forgot the radio was set to split and for the life of me could not figure out why the VI station couldn't hear me. a loud 4 letter word wa
Pete many ops had a hard time copying my 3 since it is bracketed by a B and K - seems to get lost in sound shift. i resorted to saying the number three times in groups of three. three three three th
at the risk of sounding foolish, what is physical antenna diversity reception? -steve hanlon KB3KAQ -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on prof
my first phone contest blew me away. not only were they talking fast, but i couldn't understand sideband. it was as if beings from another planet were talking. i was supposed to copy the callsign, s
with two jobs can keep trying to improve their level of competition and improvement if they know that something along the way will create a complication for some part of their weekend.<< i'm a young
why not let the super duper big guns stroke each other in a Super High Power category and let us honest, self respecting contesters do our best in a legitimate manner. i'm happy to work hard and lear
as a soon to be single tribander and wires contester at the home QTH, i look at using packet as a tool to check propagation paths. i have set my packet filters to only display spots from Maryland, V
and then what, you pull a rabbit out of your hat? i would like to see someone use 3 radios in a meaningful way. i don't see how you can actively use them. if the 1st radio is calling CQ and you are