shacks. Can we safely upgrade to the new, faster machines - or would we be safer with a rebuilt socket 7 system? I would first verify that your problem is not the CRT display. You can easily check th
able to do so would appear to be a problem & interestingly, two of the current hot radios (Orion & K2) go key down when PTT is asserted in CW & both of these radios could easily be modified to at lea
station need to conform to the rig, instead of the rig behaving the same as everything else on the market (including the Orion, after the update). even if they are a good idea or can be done without
policy. The exception might be two 47 nF caps instead of present 10 nF in CW key line. Excuse me?...the FT-1000 was introduced around 1990 and was shipped with clicks until it was recently discontinu
feedback and improving their product. So, continuous process improvement does not necessarily mean continuous product improvement. I agree with you about ISO9000 which is a complete joke, but that is
the contesting community in a product & are quite unreasonable about anything that they don't like & they don't like contests to begin with. I suspect the contesting community is probably a bigger po
PJ2T 8188/352 8,646,528 FS5UQ 7847/348 8,192,268 PJ4R 7849/345 8,120,610 J7OJ 7644/350 8,026,200 What a shootout in the DX M/2 category this year !! Very true...but even closer is the shootout betwee
CW PTT is coming. Actually it was released in a beta just before the CQ 160 CW and I suggested they wait so it would not upset existing station configurations immediately prior to a major contest. Fi
VK2CZ wrote: Besides, now that CW has been dropped from most jurisdictions, I would expect CW allocations to gradually disappear. I suspect most licensing authorities will continue to suggest segment
customers. Looking at the specs, it appears superior to Orion, for about double price. Anyone got it yet? It would be interesting to see the first impression opinions. I am eager to get my hands on o
http://dayton.akorn.net/pipermail/tentec/2003-December/040522.html Orion's 1 kHz IMD performance increases to 91 dB with Preamp On. Hopefully Elecraft will address better filters if they decide to ma
Several are here: http://www.kkn.net/dayton2004/ Sherwood Engineering's here: http://www.sherweng.com/presentation.html 73, Bill W4ZV _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailin
the software glitches. By the way did they disable DSP adjustment while in TX mode in this firmware version? I remember that being a problem and the reason was - underpowered processor that could not
Interesting question but I'm not sure it is as bad as we might first think. I set CQ WW SSB USA 10m records in '88 from Colorado, and again in '01 from NC. JA totals were 635 in 1988 and 373 in 2001.
sunspots/solar flux for the next few years. Depressing only for the high bands. The past few years have been extremely depressing on 80 and 160 but they will finally come back over the next few years
Do any of you folks have experience running a laptop from battery power via an inverter? I will be operating Field Day from a remote location and cannot use a generator. I'll be using my K2 QRP with
Thanks to the many who replied. Most suggested running the laptop directly with DC power or through a DC to DC converter if voltages were not compatible. Unfortunately BOTH old laptops I have (Toshib
For any interested in strong-signal receiver performance: http://users.vnet.net/btippett/inrad_.htm (scroll down) 73, Bill W4ZV _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list To
Here's a copy of a note I sent to SP7HT regarding his recent article in the Sept/Oct NCJ. 73, Bill W4ZV Hi Tadeusz, I just got my new NCJ and read your article. I was surprised by the following state
Hi Tom, At 04:27 PM 8/31/04, W8JI wrote: I know popular opinion in Europe is moving towards wide-spaced testing being important. I just can't imagine how that can be real. If receivers are bothered b