RSGB membership cost GBP 40.50 (approx USD 58.50). Admittedly, we get a totally free (send and receive) QSL bureau, though the new VHF only guy wouldn't see a great benefit in that. Why doesn't the A
The difference is that it is illegal for US stations to operate LSB on 7.150. It is NOT illegal for most European stations to operate LSB below 7.040. It might be against the *gentlemans agreed* band
Leigh, SB200s and equivalents are considered fairly small amplifiers in the UK today. A pair of 3-500Zs are fairly standard, but more people are moving over to 3CX800s/4CX800s. I can think of a few g
CQ VK contesters, I'm going to be in Australia from 27th March until 18th April touring around the country. Are there any contesters out there that would like to down a few VBs and exchange a few 'wa
Hi, Sorry for the bandwidth but the two e-mail addresses I have for OM7JG have bounced (om7jg@qsl.net and profpc@isternet.sk).... I need to contact OM7JG or anyone else from the 9A8RR contest group r
Rag, The contest summary sheet only says that you complied with your license conditions and contest rules, which most people are, even if they do operate SSB at 7035. It says nothing about the IARU b
Bob, I read the rule the same way as you. If you are indeed correct, then this is a brilliant change which the MS category in WPX has been in dire need of for years. With the old rule, the MS categor
Hi all, As a former EU SOABHP CW winner in this contest (at GI0KOW) I've been watching this with great interest and have finally been forced to write something. Why is everybody so hung up on the 'c
WRONG WRONG WRONG. Total and complete misinformation. It is NOT illegal to operate SSB below 7040 in Region 1. Let me quote from the bandplan listings in the RSGBs magazine RadCom (April 1999 p47 Not
OK, fine. What's that got to do with WPX. Countries don't count. PREFIXES do. And trust me, the U.S. has a LOT of prefixes to work. It's gotta have as many (if not more) prefixes than Europe. And if