For reference: I have a vertically polarized 44 foot dipole I use on 10/20, and a 130 foot horizontal dipole 130 feet away for 40/15. I made a quickie 50 ohm termination for the "other" coax and rigg
I think maybe one US dollar per point would make them more interesting. Jerry W4UK _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
Just this last week I made a presentation to the local radio club on this topic. I made a new operating station based on two "Gorilla rack" shelving units with custom additions in the form of a desk
I wanted an antenna on my camper trailer. I got a 10/15/20/30/40 vertical (about 24 feet, I think) and a motorized lift so I can let it down for travel. It seems to get out OK, but I haven't worked a
MFJ had the manual for the analyzer on their web site last time I looked. I used their analyzer to tune the stubs here but don't remember the procedure - just followed the manual. Jerry W4UK ________
Yeah - neat. I never thought to do this. I have used telnet only once before (some contest where I had to qso a certain country, else my score was zero). I see I was spotted a dozen times this weeken
I think we already have started towards segregating the SO2R operator - at least one contest does not allow unlimited band-changing between QSOs. This effectively kills unlimited SO2R for conventiona
I recently bought this used and didn't get a manual. Seller never received a manual from ICE when he bought it new. Anybody got a manual? All I guess I really need is wiring info for the remote relay
With WriteLog in RTTY, I use the mouse only to highlight parts of his report that my log needs (his call and individual pieces of his contest exchange). I could type these in, but mousing is easier.
A conventional GPS that has a standard serial connection can furnish accurate time synch to the PC. Not sure what software is required, but I believe UI-View has it built-in. Maybe other products as
A year ago I was using PED to help polish my CW keyboarding skills. After a few hours practice, I was up to 240 simulated Q's per hour CW. The most I have ever seen in my WL rate window on RTTY is ab
I recommend you measure your RF levels. When I was setting up my stubs, I made a RF detector with 50 ohm load for my multimeter and simply measured the RF voltage on the "other" coax when TXing at fu
There is no such thing as a CW subband. Jerry W4UK _______________________________________________ WriteLog mailing list WriteLog@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
Most computers and many monitors are noisy, John. Just use a well shielded transmission line from your station for the first 50 feet or so (with modern shielded rig, no unsealed antenna tuners in the
I can recommend the full size desktop computer I bought a couple months ago specifically for my new Flex 5000a/RX2/Writelog/digitalwhatever. It is the Systemax VXQ2, around $600 ( http://www.tigerdir
Hi Dick Thanks for the reminder and tips. Let me add one additional tip: Many of us think the "DE" is not necessary, and can even be confusing when copy is difficult because DE = DELAWARE. I haven't
Hi Dick Thanks for the reminder and tips. Let me add one additional tip: Many of us think the "DE" is not necessary, and can even be confusing when copy is difficult because DE = DELAWARE. I haven't
Hi Dick Thanks for the reminder and tips. Let me add one additional tip: Many of us think the "DE" is not necessary, and can even be confusing when copy is difficult because DE = DELAWARE. I haven't