Hi Carol, No... But joint without Penetrox could be a problem. I'm sure the joint is now mostly non-conductive aluminum oxide. But if the SWR is okay I wouldn't worry about it. 73 Frank W3LPL -- Orig
Check out the album called Skywave by the band Kwook. Ambient music full of CW. dataobscura.bandcamp.com/album/skywave Don't give up it gets better after 30 seconds. 73 Frank W3LPL __________________
Here's another embedded CW song with a much more serious purpose Thanks K3LU soundcloud.com/michael-zelenko/better-days-by-natalia-gutierrez-y-angelo 73 Frank W3LPL -- Original Message -- Check out t
Try minute 1:30 -- Original Message -- I couldn't copy anything from that second link. Guess my CW skills aren't very good, after all. I'd better take that HST gold medal off the wall and put it in a
Hi Joe, I don't know about the IC-7410, but the IC-7300 is about the worst transceiver you could ever use for Field Day unless you're planning a one transmitter entry. IC-7300 transmitted phase noise
Hi Joe, There's no doubt the IC-7300 is a fantastic radio, but it has significant transmitter composite noise issues. If you're a single op its not a problem unless you have other hams within a few m
Hi Martin, Please share your experiences with us 73 Frank W3LPL -- Original Message -- Hi Frank, Do you mean the IC-7300 is a fantastic radio for contest use? The receiver has really major issues und
Rob Sherwood NC0B agreed to freely share his full transmitted composite noise measurements (dBc/Hz). Rob's measurements are limited to only transceivers he has access to. He'll be pleased to measure
Hi Joe, I'll be pleased to email a pdf of Rob Sherwood's transceiver transmitted composite noise measurements to you or anyone who requests them 73 Frank W3LPL -- Original Message -- Hi Frank, Looks
Hi Joe There was an excellent article (in QST?) many years ago that explored the pros and cons of each individual Morse letter in a callsign. It explored the internal error correcting properties of s
Hi Frank Its impossible to know at this early date if 2010 is a good solar flux index model for 2021 , it depends how optimistic you are. Hopefully we'll be able to make better judgements (guesses?)
Hi Joe, The good news is you'll have a lot less QRM during contests because the skimmers won't reliably detect your non-standard Morse spacings... 73 Frank W3LPL -- Original Message -- Hello Pete, Tw
Please look for your fellow contesters as PVRC activates the historic NSS call sign on Saturday, May 8, during the 2021 Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test . For more than 60 years, military and amateur
There is an error in the title and opening paragraph of the official MARS document, but the detailed operating schedule is correct: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1PYGao-Va6F6agNubzMSejbej2zD9RX2K/vi
Note that in the detailed schedule two of the military stations begin operations today. All of the others begin tomorrow -- Original Message -- There is an error in the title and opening paragraph of
The 20 hour July Open CD Party was replaced by the IARU Radio Sport Championship in 1977 http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/69752 The ten hour April Open CD party was replaced by the Poisson d'Avril co
Hi Dave, I remember K5MDX well from the 1960s CD Parties. Just one example, can you find my CW and phone scores? http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/49207 The operating skill in CD Parties was like no o
Set aside time to watch the entire link. You'll be surprised what you'll learn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLkEe6oOtsc Enjoy 73 Bob, K4TAX _._,_._,_ _____________________________________________
The Southern Ocean isn't exactly new, but its location has been refined over the last several hundred years. A Compendious Geographical Dictionary, Containing, a Concise Description of the Most Remar