Winner TS-590 S 1. Sit down and use it, no unusual knob turns, low learning time. 2. Standard operation on these factors, simple. 3 and 3. Small and cheap. K3, can not sit down and use immediately, e
I have the Alpha 9500, auto tune amp. While it has the deficiency of only one input, it has the very unique ability to direct its OUTPUT TO TWO ANTENNAS AT ONCE. The four output sockets are programma
1. He can get a pile up any time on air, and worse in contests. 2. He got a ham license to rag chew. 3. He got a ham license to contact home folks. 4. He is offended by impolite behavior. 5. He finds
Reason #8, He does not want to, or can not, spend tons of money just to get into contests. 73, Charly -- Charly, HS0ZCW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Cont
Cautions........ -copper coated stranded steel will die very quickly because any tiny break in the copper will instantly broom into rust. Nearly same problem with copper coated solid steel. -poly cov
When I go visit a contest station, I look first at the operator chairs, not the gear nor even the antennas. $60,000 in gear and antennas and there are plastic lawn chairs at the op positions!!! Cushi
I continually call any DX regardless of his directional CQ because no one every calls "SOUTH EAST ASIA" Believe me even calling JA ONLY is a fur piece from HS. So I ignore all directional CQ. Also, a
I do not want to make any dire judgments, but the Contesting community depends heavily on the CQ Magazine and its extensive support for contesting. This wonderful service to ham radio must not be all
I am happy, like everyone, to see that CQ style contests may continue. Congrats to the heavy hitters listed on the web site. BUT, more is lost with the demise of CQ Magazine than contesting: -alterna
Fellows, I am in the middle of a philistine discussion that mistakenly valorizes the new and the trendy. Some other magazine, but unlikely a Web site, could take this discussion up. However, I am goi
Ideas 1. for quick break in, I send Hotel Sugar Zero. This alerts the op unaccustomed to hearing from Zone 26 where I am and that maybe I am a needed multiplier. This is only useful for a prefix like
In 2021, hams will still be reminiscing about the day in 2017 when a contest died. It just died. What happened is that NO ONE, just no one, ever went S&P, hunt and pounce. The bands were full of fast
I have stopped caring who is cheating and how. I play for the fun of a good run. With all the ways to cheat or nearly cheat, the scores cease to matter at all to me. I put aside most automation. I kn
In the old days of doing things correctly, both stations would repeat what they had received. In contests with one simple thing to copy, like a zone, I say this, running... he: A52UD 59 22 me: 22 QRZ
Yep, I think Bob Heil made mistake withdrawing the #4. Check, I think he still makes the light weight, ON EAR, version in the "iC" element for ICOM rigs. I have that for ICOM and it works great on my
Rich if u think that is bad, how about that noise all day and all night on ten? Thailand is flooded with this propagated junk. Direction, North. Speculation is Red Chinese people using RF heaters in
I have use the HyGain DCU-1 rotor controller for twelve years of contesting. The presets are the things making it a gem. There are six buttons and each can be programmed for a specific heading. Thus,
Hello contesters..... Having worked about 1500 stations over about 10-12 day period lately, I found that my taste for having pile ups was satisfied and I did not at all participate in WPX this year.
I recommend a "time and motion" study in comparing a mouse radio to a real radio. This is the definitive way of establishing efficiency .... as assembly lines and many other types of work shows. Just
Staying awake........ -hydrate often, cold water, sips often, use a straw. -fruit, especially apple, already cut up. -No Coke, it makes you thirsty and messes you up inside. -No coffee unless you are