This seems very fair. I am sure that everyone has made an out of band mistake. If W4PA accidentally calls me (P40A) on 14.145 MHz, he looses the QSO. What happens to my 3 point QSO with him? Also, wh
The Acom 2000a needs a brief dit to adjust itself. This is a fantastic amplifier and it adjusts very quickly however I would not operate SO2R alternating CQs between two radios with just a single 200
I have only connected a relay wire and coax to the Acom 2000A however I believe that CAT control is possible for a single radio. Connecting two radios and having the amp tune to the TX radio would pr
The problem is all of these SO2R op's are driving two cars. John KK9A 20,000 hams in 40,000 vehicles? It took us almost two hours yesterday. Today we were 0.4 miles out when we hit the slowdown. 73,
I would imagine that the user interface is the biggest difference. It is not clear to me if you have the Elecraft K3 or K3S. I have the latter and even though is a small transceiver and most buttons
Of course there are locations that have a geographical advantage and hams have been traveling to them for years. Are you saying that everyone should only operate from their licensed address? No one s
The ARRL DX Contest rules require that the callsign must identify the station's location as defined by the DXCC country list so a KH6 in Montana is not valid although it still unfortunately happens.
That might not be a good plan, a station signing with multiple callsigns would cause confusion for those working him. I am sure that many hams are not aware of the special event ID requirements in 97
Unless you are right on the beach, beams are necessary to be competitive. They do not need to be massive or extremely high, especially with a sloping terrain. If you're concerned about appearance a t
I find it interesting that VHF/UHF contests has twice the log submission time than HF contests. The reason given is that many these stations operate temporary, portable and mobile. I imagine that the
Gain is a function of boom length however you need enough parasitic elements for the Yagi to work. The MonstIR DB42 has a boom length of 42.5 feet with four loop elements and two straight elements. T
Your MonstIR sounds like a fantastic design for those wanting an adjustable element full sized beam that covers 7MHz to 54MHz. I wonder why it was discontinued? There are certainly rotators and tower
CQWW already has a SO1R overlay but it's for only operating 1/2 of the contest. Perhaps a "Classic" 48 overlay or similar category would be nice for those that don't have CT1BOH, N6MJ, W2SC, KL9A, et
23% of my contacts in last weekend's CQWW RTTY contest were with my own country. I worked ZF1A for 2 points and W0YK, who was twice as far away as ZF, for 1 point. This is much better than zero point
I am sorry to see this antenna damage Alfredo. Since you were in the US when the hurricane occurred it had to be very tough not knowing if your family was OK. Luckily they are fine and the house is b
Is there a way to nominate K0HB for best post of the year? John KK9A I drive a 32-valve 6.6L turbocharged V8. I could give you a tow. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailin
Hams should be familiar with NATO phonetics, many of these happen to be in your bad list. I use these nearly 100% of the time. Of course if a person is having trouble copying a certain letter it can
Great news! Enjoy being rare DX. Getting a sweep may still be a challenge as KP2 and KP4 had severe hurricane damage to homes, towers and the power grid. John KK9A Hey fellow SS Ops.. I am happy to r
I recall seeing this exact problem years ago at one of my stations however it did not cause any actual relay switching issue. I never tried to resolve it as I normally did not use the Array Solutions
I had the same issue earlier this year. Apparently some accounts were hacked by scammers and eHam now has stricter password. N2MG can help you set up a new password. John KK9A A change was made to eh