GM John, I enjoyed the past weekend and the CQ VHF Contest quite a lot. For once, there was propagation from SC to most areas East of the Mississippi both afternoons. I, for once, actually thought I
If there is an impression that I hate FT8/FT4, that is wrong. If someone wants, or needs to (as might be for the case of those W6 guys), use a digital mode, I have no objection. I just resent being f
Last week, we had a T-storm with one lightning bolt hitting about 100 yards away. To my surprise, there seems to be very little damage from electricity surges coming through the AC mains. Instead, it
I agree with Pete's comments about adding an "Assisted" class to NAQP. Like Pete, I live in a gated community and no towers are allowed. That means I have to use "wires in the woods" and my "woods" a
After reading the article in this weekend's Wall Street Journal about the improvement in Active Noise Cancelling earbuds, I am curious if anyone is using them for contesting. If so, I am curious as t
Dave, Thanks for your comments and suggestions. As I looked into the possibilities, it seems like any of the devices that use Bluetooth as the connection method cant be used due to the latency proble
I have several (3-4) file cabinets filed with QSL cards going back to the mid-1950s, including a large number of DX QSLs. I seem to remember that someone on this reflector had mentioned some place th
As the number of USB ports I need increases, so does the size of the USB hub. As the USB hub increases, so does the RFI. I have snap-on cores on all cables into the USB hub, but it doesn't seem to ma
Thanks for the comments, Jim. The problem seems to peak on 20M but can occur on higher bands as well. The strange thing is that it doesn't usually occur until I have been operating for five hours or
For the upcoming ARRL 10M Contest, they have added a "Limited Antenna" overlay. Can you be in that category as Single Op Unlimited or is that just for Single Op? Thanks. 73, Dennis, K2SX ____________