I have owned an FT1K for several years now and this was my first serious attempt at NAQP cw. I turned down the power output to around 125-150 watts for the contest, as I was supposed to. I NEVER felt
I also have a BM-10 headset for my Yaesu FT-1000 and I think the audio stinks. I was using a pair of JVC digital stereo headphones before moving to the Heil a few months ago. I just wanted the ease o
Yeah, When I was in the Pro Sound industry, like Bob Heil... I used several types of Sennheisser microphones. They had ABSOUTLY the best low end for kick drums, mic'ing bass guitars, sax and piano's.
TNX for your reply. When I was in the pro sound business, I owned 3 MD-421's and at one time I had a PL-20, which is the "newer" of the "20" line. It replaced the RE-20 and is a staple in the music a
You are correct. 1A hasn't had V/UHF or Novice/Tech ever, as far as I can racall. Only 2A and above have all the "extras" available. 73 and CUL ... Bob, WG9L -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesti
I purchased my 402CD at Dayton, last year. It was still in the box... never installed. Along with my buying the antenna, I went out and looked for the book, "Physical design of yagi antennas", by Dav
I purchased my 402CD at Dayton, last year. It was still in the box... never installed. Along with my buying the antenna, I went out and looked for the book, "Physical design of yagi antennas", by Dav
I also have an FT-1kD and I had Heil cans. They SUCK! I went to my local Circuit City store and bought a pair of KLH headphones, for around $40.00 When I got home and plugged them in to the 1000D, I
Is it OKay to use packet assist for sweepstakes? In the rules in QST, it never mentions using packet as an aid. If you make a serious effort, can you use packet, as a single op/assisted? TNX and 73 .
Thanks to everyone who replied... and I mean quickly! Here is a reply from a good source. I copied it from Bill's reply to me. See you guys and gals over the weekend and best of luck to all. There is
I aggree! Several hours before the start of SS this year, I checked my computer program, NA-10.12 and looked at the section list. I remember that I had added NNY and WWA? before this past field day.
I've had my FT1K for about 3 years now and have talked to several people who have had the PIN diode mod done by Yaesu and have been following the thread here and I have a question. Does this RX mod a
Greetings Kevin, Well, I've never had a bit of problems either, but I'm not sure I've ever experienced the TX power delay that you mentioned. It might have something to do with the fact that I made a
I am in total aggreement with you. I have the same feeling about being nickle and dimed to death for minor upgrades and patches. I got on the DXBase bandwagon several years ago at Dayton, with versio
YES, YES, YES... Get the W9XT card. It works great and has been extremely reliable over the years. Highly recommended. A.E.S. in Milwaukee has them, or you can order them from Gary directly, at his c
I've been licensed since 1976, when I had just graduated from grade school at age 14. I got my first real taste of contesting that summer, at my local radio club's field day. The FD site was only abo
I am 35 years old and have guest operated at many stations over the past 21 years of being licensed. When you are younger... you can't afford the best rig, best amps, higest location, or best antenna