Dave You have it correct it is menu 8-4 Front End RF Amp Selection and the choices are flat/tuned. The tuned selection uses "optimized" amps. One thing I found in the 10m contest is that depending on
As promised in a note last month here on cq-contest, I am trying to get the master database files for this year out by 1-Oct. Things are going well and we have received many many logs (thanks). Howev
The latest set of master databases were completed on Friday night. I have tested them through the weekend and they are ready for release. They have been sent to K8CC to be put on the datom website (h
An update to the master database is available from: http://members.buckeye-express.com/k9tm At the top of the page, click the Master Callsign Databases link. Some known bad calls were removed. Thanks
Another thing you could use is an idea similar to one of my first operations from home. I used a cushcraft 3 el 6m beam and cushcraft 5el 144, 5 el 432 antenna (on one boom, fed with one feedline a-2
I am not aware of any of the major software vendors who offer a reverse band decoder (input to the cpu of rig band, except by rs232 rig control). It would be easy enough to put together a little boar
It's that time again. The annual campaign to collect logs is now underway. If you would like to help out, please go to http://database.k9tm.com. On this page are instructions on how you can contribut
Brett I'm not sure if you are referring to the logs you sent already (thanks) or if you have others? We can take the discussion off line. The one thing I do notice about some of the logs you sent is
The annual campaign to collect logs is underway. If you would like to help out, please go to http://database.k9tm.com. On this page are instructions on how you can contribute to the database. Note th
Cost of QSL cards (no longer needed) last time I ordered them $0.10 (ordered in 1000 qty) Cost of postage for US cards $0.37 (to send card and sase), dx are $0.80 Cost of postage for SASE $0.37, dx a
This weekend is my last opportunity before WW to pull together an update to the database. In order to do this, I need more logs. Please get them to me before 2359Z 11-Oct. For details on how you can
Thus this renders this useless for SO2R as the entire point is to be able to find your next Q while working the current guy (or other variations that involve the use of the other-radio). This is no m
While I am not an ARRL official or anything, I do read/write/interpret/follow specs for a living. I will give you my interpretation (which I believe to be accurate). It states: 2.3.2.2 Each transmitt
If I am on the sending end, how do I know why the guy didn't get my info??? Was it QRM, QSB, I'm weak, he can't copy as fast as he/she is sending, he/she can copy faster than they are sending.... an
Someone help me out, I seem to be confused.... We are all talking about this thing called a contest. The objective of the "contest" is to maximize ones score (within the rules). These same "contests"
This discussion on "Clicks" seems to have taken on 3 main arguments: 1) Technical (2) Japan Radio Bashing (3) Non-Technical/emotional stuff, usually tied to #2 or trying to figure out the technology.
I don't think the rules want to address SO2R directly. I get the impression based on the wording that they are not allowing SO2R without saying that. I would copy the excerpt here but it is in a PDF
Hopefully this is read as it was intended, a statement (summary) of facts and an actionable alternative. They already have and they declare it to be illegal based on the current rules: (summary below
Hello Last year K8CC and I (K9TM) took over the generation of the callsign databases used by most of the popular contest logging packages (you may know the file as master.dta or the feature as super-