W9FQN introduced me to amateur radio by making me learn the code over the weekend of field day, 1958. I got my novice license 6 weeks later and will always treasure those early memories...one crystal
How cool was that great CW demo! Especially the final clip....text messaging? Who needs it? Way to go, Chip, Ken, & Joe. Tomorrow, Friday May 13th, the Tonight Show will feature a message sending/rec
Does anyone have a schematic of this box, and how it might be used in a SO2R arrangement, or M-2 operation? Pete W0RTT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Conte
Does anyone have a better e-mail address for Mike (VK6HD), or can forward it to him? My message to him bounced. Hello Mike - I just wanted to thank you for the longest haul top band qso I have ever h
It's not a new idea, but it's a good one, especially as our generation keeps creeping up..... Remember the old ARRL DX Contest format? Peter & Judy Grillo (970) 472-9935 "Speak" _____________________
New topic - Achieving top-ten status from Midwest and Mountain Time zones is recognized as a yeoman effort. However, most of us in these zones will typically score way down in the pack. This can be q
Although I never visited Foul Weather Bluff, I will always remember the twinkle in Rush's eyes when he described it at one of the DX convention meetings... RIP Rush, Pete W0RTT, Ex-W6RTT, etc. I am v
What about Jose's XE2MX QTH when Phil - N6ZZ, Dick - N6AA, Glenn - K6NA, and many others had just christened SCCC's 1st multi-multi CQWW CW? Jose was beaming as we were setting up antennas and gear.
We are destined to dominate SS! contest. Yeah, right ! When was the last time you (or anyone else who normally lives near the east coast) operated from west of 90 degrees W longitude and came even cl
It was during the 1973 ARRL DX contest that I intercepted an emergency message from Guatemala and started a chain of events I am proud to say the contest fraternity honored by their maintaining open
We now know the secret! Yours is the QTH that is the secret home of the RF storage site that mysteriously re-emits its radiation forming strange Euclidian shapes in the middle of wheat fields! No DX
With a snappy call like yours, instead of sending TU in high rate conditions, just sign your call at the end of each QSO. You never get a request...."call?" "DE" is useless information. And, with TR,
Where can I get one of these boxes? greater. the -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~j
Dear Ellen - This is such sad news. ICON's in amateru radio are so rare. To know your devoted family will always be a treasure to me. Jim was a bright, wide-smiling teen-ager when I met him, you, and
large involved ARRL "TEST" at up. logging him large contest callsign by screens. very still similar to to callsigns when they "K" including it and -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finla
Bill - Your comment in comparing record scores is inappropriate. Shootouts and records are two different scenarios. 1. HC8N in 1999 was 3 operators. We don't have enough detail yet on that comparison
I realize this is not contest related, but it does touch the FCC thread..... What is my next step to resolve interference from a local FM station that just started transmitting and is wiping out my T
This message is to all who answered my inquiry. First I want to thank you all for having taken the time to do some research on my problem. For anyone who might be interested, I learned and did the fo
Rusty (W6OAT), Tree (N6TR), Dick (N6AA) I seem to remember the first sprint idea being born in the 70's by NCCC/SCCC rivalry. It's time for a history lesson. I remember some of our discussion, what d
Bob - I would love to be in a multi-op set-up with you as a team member. I would have more fun laughing at your quips than plowing through the QRM....heck with the score. Great post OM! This one shou