SO2R or SO3R or so on depends on the kindness of other ops to function. However you slice it, there is some time when an SO2R has a frequency, has a station there wanting a contact, but the SO2R oper
Caution on nice FT9000 radios.. .. be sure to have a way to protect your second rcvr function when xmit on one band and that simultaneously listening built-in rcvr front end needs protection from the
Successful SO2R depends on the kindness of S&P operators who will wait for the op to get around to the person waiting or who is putting up with 'empty CQs' that are just holding frequency. S&P operat
HS mubon, development, mgr said, "It is your land." Re question about putting up tower. On Earth, there are the civilized parts and then there are HOAs. Charly -- Charly, HS0ZCW _____________________
Hurricane forecast to stay in greater Houston area for maybe 5 days. Look for emergency ham net frequencies and stay off them, of course. 73 Charly, K4VUD, HS0ZCW ____________________________________
When did "small" become "better" ??? I look at my human anatomy...... I have big ole man sized hands and the ends of my fingers require large buttons, hands need big knobs, old eyes need large print
I choose comfort and operator pleasure over small radios. Personal taste rules, I think. Charly -- Charly, HS0ZCW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Hope to c u in All Asia tomorrow. 73, Charly, HS0ZCW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-
I see a cage dipole, for greater bandwidth. A point-to-point disk like TV news uses to receive a remote feed. A lightning rod with corona ball. Maybe a vert and another dish on the right and some kin
Total number of E2/HS spots on DX Summit during 2017 All Asia DX Contest: 267 Total callsigns spotted: 19 Listed in order of number of spots on DX Summit: E28AD - 78 HS5SRH - 50 E28AJ - 32 E2X - 29 E
Pse, any news of Roy Carty's antenna farm on Antigua? 73, Charly, HS0ZCW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
The more any contest is an American contest (more pts), the less fun it is for non-EU DX. For this category, everyone work everyone is the most fun. The others in non-EU are just standing around wait
Things I have learned, again, this time working people in triangle area from Singapore to Palau to Timor and humbly and apologetically offer advice to operators in that area......... -Learn more radi
Tnx good comments Dave, but I stick by my "one longer word spoken once is better than same shorter word repeated three times." And I am speaking to phone under difficult condx and often w. non-native
Escape phonetics this coming weekend with the Oceania CW contest. Note odd start time, 3pm my local time. 73 Charly, HS0ZCW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-
Hurray for distance contest !!! The log checker program must be a dozy. Finally a more fair scoring system, 73, Charly from OK03, long way from big ham population center. -- Charly, HS0ZCW __________
This situation is similar to the wild enthusiasm over the IC-7300. It rests in ham public wild acceptance based on newness and touch screen etc. Emotional purchases and herd effects work into the mix
Advice re noise sources........ What should I look for when I have a noise starts at 6pm local and runs for about hour with FAT PICKET FENCE display at ten over, no pauses, and then breaks up into le
Radios and prices TS-590SG $1400 IC-7300 1250 FT-1200 1100 FT-3000 1800 FT-5000MP ltd 3840.+scope K3 loaded 5500+- By Universal Radio prices, the Sherwood list would have you a TS-590SG and you just
I like to talk comparing transceivers etc. Is there a "rig talk" reflector devoted to same to avoid distressing fellows who want their dedicated reflectors to stay absolutely on topic? Tnx, 73 Charly