B's lower antenna, on receive, should have less gain at the vertical arrival angle of the 2 hop signal, so I think it all cancels out. That's not to say other effect may not cause non-reciprocity. 73
I just had a chance to measure my noise level during a widespread power outage. On 20 meters, it's 5 to 19 dB lower than normal, depending on direction. So, if you're in a really quiet location to my
On 7/2/2023 8:42 AM, kq2m@kq2m.com wrote: Scoreboards provide a multitude of information and different ops use that info in different ways to different effects. The score at any given point basicall
My recollection is that there is a little black wire coming out of the input network compartment to a ground lug. Just disconnect that. 73, Scott K9MA I may be using AL-80A this fall in DX location.
I started out sending "QRU" when I didn't want to send QTCs. Apparently, some don't know what that means, or thought I sent QRV. Later I just send "NO". (Many don't understand "N", either.) 73, Scott
One did ask me to QRS for the QTC. Generally, I just matched their speed or slowed down just a bit, or more if there were long delays before the ack. I've never been on the receiving end of the QTCs,
Alas, unless you can match both antennas to very nearly 1:1, a solid-state amplifier probably won't be happy with both of them. As far as I can tell, no such amplifier allows selection of different A
It's never happened to me, but if an operator sent zone 6, and then told me he was in California, I would simple delete the contact. Likewise if a G3 sent zone 27. Otherwise, I log what I hear. 73, S
Clearly, CQ magazine is having serious financial difficulties. Cancelling subscriptions or credit card payments won't help. 73, Scott K9MA Sent from my iPad I am wondering if anyone has recently rece
My very vague recollection is that, back in the 60's and early 70's, we DID send real signal reports in DX contests. I remember two operators puzzling over whether a UA9 sent 559 or 569 on 80 meters,
Tom, I suppose they DID check the top logs, which must have still been a huge job. Alas, I doubt any of the multi-multi efforts I did from W9YT way back then attracted any interest. In any case, you
I don't think lack of a prelude to the SN is a problem in SS. It's a domestic contest, so most signals are fairly strong. If you're running QRP, working backscatter, etc., you can always send "NR" be
I've never been able to understand it, either, but many consistently high-scoring operators seem to do all their sending 40+ wpm. They must figure the extra speed is worth the inevitable NIL penalti
I wonder about others busting the running station's call. Even at modest speeds, I frequently get logged as K0MA, etc. I don't think the log checkers penalize you if it's something close, at least no
On 12/12/2023 9:27 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: During last weekend's 10-M contest, I worked a DL station who was loud but T8, with a pronounced buzz on his signal. I went to e-mail him to tell him ab
On 12/13/2023 12:37 PM, Jeff Davis wrote: Posting one's email on QRZ.com should be a*little* safer than posting it in the wild. After all, you have to have an account on QRZ.com and at least, theoret
It was long ago, so maybe that wasn't required then. All I know is that I didn't use the email anywhere else. Anyone else get spam from "Mason Shoes" , or some such thing? 73, Scott K9MA The shoe sa
Exactly. That's why I gave up on the NCCC Sprints. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott K9MA k9ma@sdellington.us _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
I noticed the same thing, and it wasn't just the big multi-ops. Often all about the same strength on exactly the same frequency. Alas, it seems to be SOP in some parts of the world. 73, Scott K9MA I
I don't think Art needs more practice! 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott K9MA k9ma@sdellington.us _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.