Mr. Butler, I have heard, (mostly on the internet) of certain changes in QST that are being considered. The specific changes will have the effect of down-playing the role of the Contesters, and the r
In an infrequent visit to a Ham-Goodies store- I saw and played with an FT-920. I liked it. I am not a contester, but could become one, someday- Mostly just casual DX and like good, but not exorbitan
Many of you answered me query about the FT-920, some on the list- some off. I am answering them, but a summary is in order. Except for one person, the most negative thing was "it isnt as good as an F
puzzled by a couple of differences between what you report and what I have seen and read.. My comments are below, next to the section I am puzzled about. (I have snipped some, to keep it short) revi
The mention Milt made of the problems they had with a radio were really with an 870. His friend that had checked the radio out, sent this : ** OOPS! it was not a 920, was an 870... their all HF plus
Bob- the answer is you need more significant digits in the location. the location you gave includes a ten mile square. To further confuse the problem- the QRZ data base has you at 38.892 by 119.724,
Bob- I converted the decimal fractions to minutes, and, to the nearest minute (119 deg 47min, 39 deg 5 min) you are in DM09cb. Thats the good news-- the bad news is that I think you are on the knife
The new QST has a "new Products" announcement and an ad from Idiom press for the "Logikey K-3", with comment that it is the manufactured version of the Super CMOS III keyer. I am interested it findin
The question of the zone boundary between CQ zones 4 and 5 came to my attention today. None of the maps I have define the line well enough for me to be sure. My Grid square is EM64vr, and I am just w
Bill- I am not a contester, but I do feel as you (and many others) do about this short-sighted rule. However, in following some of the threads about various rules, You should have seen that the conte
snip snip Ken- looks like some of the "operators" you hang out with dont know the rules or the purpose of the event. I attended the site of a long-standing, annual fun event this last weekend. Yes- t
Richard- This is a great posting- but-- (always a 'but')- What call will you be using? again- what call ? Bill Bill Aycock -- Persimmon Hill -- Woodville, Alabama, US 35776 -- (in the N.E. corner of