hi Bob - thanks for your comments - I'm afraid I respectfully disagree with most of them. See below. Publishing free on the web is great - but it will not reach the people who need it most: those peo
you got my vote - but I would want all three modes - especially RTTY. I really like your ideas for the bands too - especially including 6m - I would make it 15/10/6, however..... - jeff wk6i -- Jeff
In my limited experience, the main reason they use /QRP is to get you to log them that way. They are not trying to maximize points, they are working on QRP operating awards, and want a QSL from you t
well, I have started looking into it, and have been collecting info, but I was daft enough to say I would do this and then (naturally) got deeply involved in the start of a new business. Ergo, it is
well, they sound wonderful, both TX and RX. Electrically fabulous. After two hours of the WPX SSB contest, however, I had to take them off because of the discomfort (ok, pain) they caused my ear lobe
well, I noticed things weren't all that great after the first ten minutes, but tried to tough it out with no luck.... so, put them on and continue shopping while you look geeky, but it is better to k
hi - yesterday I sent a note to this reflector describing trouble I had had with the Heil Proset+. Well, Bob Heil contacted me off-reflector with a nice note to try and help me resolve the issues I h
1. The connection between computer and rig fails (bad or loose connection) and you don't notice right away. 2. Until recently, my K2 did not have a serial port, so it was an issue. 73 - jeff wk6i Jef
I am thinking out loud here, but I do have some small experience with data recovery in a difficult channel... There are many ways to solve the problem (other than increasing the symbol rate), even wi
Reservation are now being accepted for the 8th Annual Contest Dinner at the International DX Convention in Visalia, CA. The dinner will be held Friday, April 21, 2006, with serving starting at 7:30pm
My current reservation count is about half of the eventual total last year, so I know a whole bunch of you are out there... why not sign up now? Don't be left out! Also, if you have sent in a reserva
OK - this will be the last notice I send, so before you forget again, please go to the dinner reservation page (see below) and git 'er done! The Deadline is Tuesday! AND: If you have any friends that
hi Mark - there are several products listed on eham in the $30 price range in the 'interface' reviews: http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/53 (An FIF232 is quite expensive new and probably used too.
hi Van - I put roofers into both my 1000Ds. You will not see any improvement under 'casual' conditions. However, I saw a dramatic improvement under contest/crowded conditions. The biggest improvement
hi all - The Northern California Contest Club invites everyone to test out their hardware, software, firmware, and wetware for the NAQP RTTY contest this weekend. This is our traditional pre-contest
hi all - Just a reminder for the Friday night practice - which is tonight! *Friday July 14, 7:00-7:30pm Pacific Daylight Time 20m (14.085), 40m (7.085), and 80m (3.585), +/- 5kHz NAQP rules and excha
I have two 1000Ds that have these mods, and I added the roofing filter to each when it became available. The difference is like night and day. Nearby station interference is greatly reduced. 73! - je
Would be awesome if someone did a public contest calendar on the google calendars. Then I could just overlay the contest calendar onto my personal calendar. If it hasn't been done by the time I retir
<shamelessplug> here's one: California QSO Party, Oct 7-8, 2006. http://cqp.org/Awards.html The top 20 CA and top 20 non-CA Single-Op stations receive a personalized bottle of NCCC Private Reserve Ca
hi - Within a day or two I will be posting the information for the annual Contest Dinner at the DX Convention in Visalia, CA next month. The dinner will be Friday night (April 27) as always. Much wil