Try using a check of "23", Jim. I think I got "CK?" sent to me at least 200 times this past weekend. I guess people were skeptical of a 90 year old ham sending 35 wpm CW. Mike, W4EF..................
Yes, Rex, all the repeat requests are understandable given the unusually low number we were sending. I have thought about using my own personal check "79", but then all of the people with "23" in the
against wrong. Mark, et al: If you are confirming a QSO after the contest (and by non-amateur means) with the intent of using that information to alter your log, then I think you are breaking the ru
Did anyone hear how KH7X did in the CW SS? My friend at work claimed he heard him giving out a number in the 1700's on Sunday. I worked him early on (22:41 UTC on Saturday) and he seemed to be doing
Doug, Laser cutting is best if you want an optical quality edge, but probably not cost effective for this application :):) If you have access to a bandsaw, use a fine pitch blade similar to what you
Can I add my two scores together? That way I might have a prayer of beating Scott :):) 73 de Mike, W4EF (aka Lima One Delta) -- kharker@cs.utexas.edu WM5R Club Laptops http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/
Wow, I am really having a hard time fathoming the pathology of someone who would fake a QSL confirmation for 160 and then submit it for award credit. Thats seriously twisted, but I guess it shouldn't
Pete, I thought this was an April Fools joke, but apparently it is not (its dated April 11, 2002): http://www.wrtc2002.org/news18.htm I don't know what all the fuss is about, 2 more good operators co
I have heard these sorts of anecdotal accounts (including John's) from time-to-time. I wonder if all the tall towers are somehow increasing the capacitance between the cloud and the ground. Based on
My friend has a saying that the best modes of communications are the ones that involve only the two principal parties with no middle men (read HF operation vs FM repeaters). Sounds like this principl
Sounds like we need a new category for these folks, Quack? How about SOBN - single operator buck naked? Of course in this category the problems associated with RF in the shack take on a whole new imp
This all reminds me of the claims made about Fractal antennas. Lots of articles were written about how "superior" fractal antennas were compared with traditional methods of loading. Oddly enough howe
Gary, If you do a "save as" from internet explorer, it will save everything you are looking at. I use this to save Ebay transactions that eventually go away from their website. 73 de Mike, W4EF......
Don't be too sure, Tom. Dunno if it was the same K9 station or not, but I observed the same thing two years ago in the ARRL phone contest. When I mentioned it on the reflector on of the operators of
I would guess that what counts is where the antennas are located, but there may not be a rule for this yet. Mike, W4EF.................. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
There should be no excuse for that, Kirk. It is very easy to build a PTT lockout that keeps multiple rigs from transmitting simultaneously, provided that the operators stay honest and don't use the "
Last monday night/tuesday morning (Sept 27 UTC), I came down to the shack just before midnight and tuned up everything on 160 meters just in case the K7C made an appearance. I then started to tune ar
Anybody have any experience with the MFJ-434 contest voice keyer? I was thinking of getting one to use in the CQ WW Phone Contest. Thanks, Mike, W4EF................... ______________________________
The 500Hz wide 2nd IF CW filter (YK-88C-1) in W6UE's TS-950SDX is dying (it's intermittent), and I am wondering whether I should replace it with another YK-88C-1 or change it over to the Inrad #103 (
Thanks to KH6DV, G0XBV, K0XU, K5PI, and K8GU for your replies to my inquiry on the Inrad #103 (400Hz wide x 8.83 IF filter) vs. the Kenwood YK-88C-1 (500Hz wide x 8.83 MHz IF filter). The overall con