Could part of this possibly be due to the fact that most of us are getting really "OLD" and some now hard of hearing ??? 73... RIck, K6VVA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
In case all the KL7 regulars are QRL for the CW Sprint, look for K6VVA/KL7 (IOTA NA-041) mostly CQing w/100w LP & glorified fixed mobile antenna on the fringes of the pack for your AK mult. Please, n
Ø It's rude, unethical, arguably against the rules and often Ø illegal in an FCC sense simply to plop down on a previously-enjoyed Ø frequency and start calling CQ. Whatever hap
Methinks there needs to be some "Gentleperson's Agreement" put in place to dispense with the major problem of CQ RTTY stations thrashing the Texas QSO Party on 40m. Like, keep 7.047 to 7.053 (at leas
Ø The audio is broken into 5 minute WAV file snippets. Ø Generally a few QSOs are played, prior to your QSO, to hear how strong or weak you were. A very slick online layout that works
Ø Here's a link to some keyboard templates I made using Excel, nothing fancy but you should be able to edit and use it for just about any logging Ø > program. I've used them with sever
In the midst of mostly weak signals from the East Coast in CQP this weekend (I was operating portable with a low wire and teenie weenie Sigma 5 Vertical Dipole), it seemed every time I turned around
ATTN: Equipment Manufacturers who lurk here. Yes, I'm picking on MFJ today, but have found similar product "Instruction Manual" problems with other manufacturers who are willing to take our money , b
Please excuse the bandwidth, but I am trying to fulfill a previous request by K5HDU & N7ZG regarding the NCCC SO2R DVD. If you gents have new email addresses, please forward them ..the ones I have fo
David, K1TTT, shared: <http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/16/1735258&from=rss> &from=rss Hmmm.it may be a longgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg Winter.in more ways than one ;-( I read somewh
Bob, KQ2M, inquired: through the laptop, so please provide keying/voicekeyer suggestions and By "use a voicekeyer through the laptop", do you really mean "use a contest logging software program *as*
If you've been considering replacement of your current traditional light bulbs in the house with the new whiz bang "Green Power" curly jobs before your next favorite contest, DON'T DO IT (at least wi
Tnx to all for the info (including direct emails). Several en(light)ened me to the existence of an RFI@contesting.com reflector that I didn't know about. My bad: I got a big magnifying glass and read
I confess I had momentarily considered shortening the KL8C CK to either t7 or o7 - (the letter "o") 7 -, but felt that would bring too much confusion so opt'd for the STANDARD of _ _ _ _ _ 7. The mul
It's called "Friendly Competition", and remember: "what goes around comes around"-- it's a mutual admiration society and potentially win-win venue for everyone. 73. Rick, K6VVA _____________________
ense as trying to clone the sun with a burned out 5 watt lightbulb.Undoubtedly, it's gonna continue with "business as usual" until Doomsday ... unless enough intelligent, sharp people are willing to
First, TNX for all the KL8C QSOs in SS. The old salty dog ContestPeditioners know all this stuff, but perhaps a few of you can benefit from what I found very helpful during my last two recent trips t
I forgot one thing. These new little LED headband lights are a MUST HAVE !!! In fact, I just bought two more this afternoon (amazing how 20% Off Sales can motivate a person). Twice in the dark and ra
I think this is wonderful what you guys are doing here, and I'm sure Dave's wife and family are very appreciative. What a nice tribute from a group of Dave's ham pals. God Bless You! 73. Rick, K6VVA
Paul, K5AF, wrote: Ø Many SO2R ops prefer semi-break because it is much easier listening on the Ø second receiver when the QSK isn't clicking on every character. You'll also Ø no