Why I chose K4RO: - It really doesn't need phonetics on phone. No other letters sound like "ARE" or "OH" and the "KAY FOUR" always had punch to my ear. - It ends in the most powerful Morse alpha char
" Well-known contester Larry "Tree" Tyree, N6TR, will receive Hamvention's 2003 Amateur of the Year Award. Tyree is the creator, organizer, and promoter of the successful Kid's Day..." Congratulatio
Mike, Had the same problem with a neighbors electric fence. There were two things I did that made it quiet down, before they finally got rid of the unit (thank god!) First, the transformer had fallen
WANTED: Time Machine tapes from any major contest. I purchased a Time Machine kit from Expanded Spectrum Systems at the Dayton Hamvention this year. More info on this little magic box can be found at
Better yet, does anyone have any Time Machine tapes from the SS that they would like to share or trade? Please contact me directly. -Kirk K4RO <k4ro@k4ro.net> -- The world's top contesters battle it
I would suggest the following reading material: - Every issue of the National Contest Journal, starting with number 1. Available on CD-ROM from ARRL. - The CQ-Contest archives, starting at the beginn
For those interetsed in such things, I've completed a brief photo tour of K4RO. It's about 20 photos, broken into groups of 4 to 5, in case you don't want to load it all at once. There is also a link
I'd say that pretty much makes the point, from my "seasoned rookie" perspective. I'm grateful for the opportunity to see exactly where I need impROvement. Thanks Tree, Trey, and the others involved f
I recently installed the LTA IC-765 CW Sidetone Board, and am having problems getting it to work. Since LTA was sold to Radio Bookstore, there is no longer any official support for this product. Is t
All I can say is hats off to the whole crew! This effort is really great, and so are the results. This should have a positive effect on the CQWW, a contest already like no other in the world. Signed,
I've heard several top ops mention taping their contest performances, in order to get a better handle on their strengths and weaknesses. I am curious to know what techniques are used to tape such a l
A few months ago I asked: Some of you asked for a summary of responses. There were a few, but none cured the problem. Today I tried something ridiculously simple - I used a "ground lifter" to float t
Sorry. I should have made this clearer in my original posting. Over a dozen folks have asked the same question. A "ground lifter" is simply a 3-to-2 prong adaptor for standard 120V AC US wall jacks.
Sounds good to TCG. We cannot make a circle that fits Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga due to the oblong shape of the state. We would love to be able to include anyone in the state, wit
I just installed several new runs of coax and hardline, and would like to know what methods you use to check on your feedline's condition. W3LPL talked about this at Dayton a few years ago. 1) Find a
It's interetsing that the same topics re-surface year after year, whether it's CQWW dates, point scoring, or NAQP power levels. I brought this topic up on CQ-Contest a few years ago, after a prominen
In regards to AA4LR's question about passing mults: I tried the following last weekend (while CQing): K4RO: NA K4RO N4ZZ: N4ZZ K4RO: N4ZZ KIRK TN N4ZZ: TU DON TN (I've worked Don everywhere, so I mov
Here is my concern about amps and the NAQP, in a nutshell: I'm worried about the few ops that DON'T watch their meters very carefully like most of you do. These ops may QSY, and inadvertently now put
Contesters: I am trying to automate my ICE 419 bandpass filters much in the same fashion as I have automated my antenna switching. I've run into a problem, and perhaps someone can help point me in th
I'd always heard it came from "Come Quick Danger" or CQD, which was supposedly an alternative or predecessor to to "SOS." -Kirk K4RO -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Admi