Here's a third option. Invite non-contesters to do a few multi-ops (SSB) with you. Do the same with CW, using one of the many CW to text software apps so they can make contacts without knowing the co
Well, you can certainly make one for less than $20, including cable and connectors. Check out http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/civ-p2.html for a whole bunch of ideas. 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO _____________
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Here's a third option. Invite non-contesters to do a few multi-ops (SSB) with you. Do the same with CW, using one of the many CW to text software apps so they can make contacts without knowing the co
Well, you can certainly make one for less than $20, including cable and connectors. Check out http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/civ-p2.html for a whole bunch of ideas. 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO _____________
Was there much FD activity on 160 last year? Is a VE7 likely to be heard anywhere? I'm interested but, whether we can put together something to radiate on 160 is another matter. 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
Got 2 total newbies and 1 who's been here twice. They'll be operating between 1800 and 000Z. Please be patient with them and, if you happen to think of it, welcome them to Ham Radio. We'll be signing
The newbies have come and gone. One complained about the addictive nature of the activity (hah - got another one). There were a few startled expressions when someone from 1-2 thousand miles away welc
Hi Rich, I'm in the "once every 3 Qs or so is FB" group. If it's slow, I sign once per Q. If it's busy I hit CTRL-V 3 and TRLog runs the little command file I've set up to ID once per 3 Qs and TRLog
Hi Mike, We currently have contests in which require no operator coding or decoding skills and have had for decades. They are RTTY contests. People seem to like them. The good ops with the good stati
We're at it again. So far, have 8 hours' worth of newbies scheduled for Saturday, starting at 0700 local. One from my CW class was here for the ARRL SSB DX. He had so much fun he's coming back and br
Actually, max power output for VE is 2250W PEP on SSB and 750W carrier power for any other type of emission (e.g. CW, RTTY etc). In terms of DC input to the final, it's 1,000W. Oh, and it's against t
Hi Hank, Presumably you want a UHF female to RCA male. See http://www.rpelectronics.com/ part # 191-015-1 . No doubt there are plenty of other places which have them. 73 es HNY de Jim Smith VE7FO Han
Gee, Dale, I think the lower 48 is just about big enough to make 5 decent sized Provinces :-D 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO Dale Martin wrote: 2. I vote we make Canada a state and be done with it. Hey, while
Hi Dan, Well, I suppose the obvious answer is to use a 120 to 240V step up transformer to feed the amp. However, if the amp already has provision for 120/240V operation you gain nothing from this. Is
Pat, Check out http://www.ncdxf.org/Beacon/BeaconSchedule.html This site provides the means of being able to answer this question at any time. DX Summit http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/ is another good
It is always sad to see an SK announcement. This is the first one to make me cry. 73 Jim, I'll miss you. Jim, VE7FO -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2
The official list may be found at the (very obscure) page http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/information/codes.shtml Why they would call the page "codes" is beyond me. Anyway, there are some that no on
Check the archives at http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO Andrew Faber wrote: Does anyone have a current recommendation for an rfi-proof telephone that I could buy
No it isn't too long. 48 hours is just right. That's 48 hours of cw and 48 hours of phone. Maybe if we changed the Indy 500 to the Indy 250 we'd have more serious competitors. I will never be in the