It sounds like the old HM-10 headset. If so, hardware is real easy to adapt that boom microphone to any headset. The plastic arm that holds the actual boom is made to match 1/4 inch hardware. Come fr
Winding is usually not the problem, unwinding is when the problems of tangling starts. As the wire is unwounded we tend to allow the next turns to just pull off to the side at which time a smaller di
I don't know who he was but I did hear him S&P on some DX stations. He tried working Martti at EA8BH for a while and I heard him calling a few UA's but never any USA stations. I'm sure a few may have
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I started FD this year with a group of operators that had never been on FD or operated a contest before. Most were new hams licensed this past year. Only about 10 of use have been on HF or in contest
of gives It has been a long time since I've spent anywhere near a full contest at the radio. For health resaons now I never get past about 15 hours in the SS and have been down as low as 7 hours. The
my The idea of forwarding to CA was to avoid loses. That was my first thought about reports of logs failing to arrive. Was a check of the second repository made ? I have been lucky so far, but I make
With the novice license disappearing following the recent restructuring it will become semiextinct in a few years. Novices will soon find their way to the General and beyond. The Tech Plus is even cl
For several years I operated the IARU from W1AW. While now offsite I haven't gotten involved as health hasn't let me put in long stints any more. I am looking at sitting in for the IARU this year as
time Very interesting comments, Doug, When I moved 2 years ago the expectations of being able to put up a new tower and beam were pretty much out of the question. I was no longer able to climb towers
If a simple answer was given with reference to the book would have been one thing, but here nothing was offered in way of advice and a widespread notice of the sale of the info was made. That could h
Ever since they changed the rules where the first OFFICIAL signing of your call is at the first 10 minute point rather than the start of a QSO the form of any calling ID can be argued. Only 10 minute
Ever since they changed the rules where the first OFFICIAL signing of your call is at the first 10 minute point rather than the start of a QSO the form of any calling ID can be argued. Only 10 minute
problem People better get used to uniques and no log entries from very small operations, especially in new tech plus operators on 10 meters. It's fun to work a few contest stations but not being expe
ACCURACY is expected, it is not a reward. Otherwise there would be extra points by the log checkers for getting it right. The problem I see with the current process is that it is not complete, has to
Contests say in their rules to send a "serial number" not cut numbers or anything else. The log checking procedure of ignoring cut numbers follows the rules of the exchange format. Obviously the inte
I tried several years ago to propose a change to Field Day, was told after 2 year it would be considered with other Field Day changes and never heard of any CAC member that was told of the proposal.
All very good points and worthy of being a new contest, but not a change to existing contests with their own formats. I would equate the development of such a contest to the WPX where even guys in yo
problem People better get used to uniques and no log entries from very small operations, especially in new tech plus operators on 10 meters. It's fun to work a few contest stations but not being expe
ACCURACY is expected, it is not a reward. Otherwise there would be extra points by the log checkers for getting it right. The problem I see with the current process is that it is not complete, has to