A small group of us have been doing FD QRP 1A Battery for several years, and I've recently considered doing it SO2R. The question is, does SO2R put me in 1A or 2A if there's only a single operator an
Sure, but the success rate will depend on the radios, the antennas, and their proximity. Those are very big variables, so the success rate varies a lot. :) If both radios are K3s (which have very low
All good advice, Jeff. On a county expedition for CQP several years ago, N3ZZ fried the front end of his K3. W2VJN's excellent book is a great reference. 73, Jim K9YC On Tue,6/16/2015 3:14 PM, Jeff A
I suggest that anyone who believes they need isolation transformers study my tutorial on Power, Grounding, and Audio. All that is needed is simple good engineering practice for power distribution, eq
Hi Pete, You're confused between bonding within the station and bonding for lightning safety as required by Electrical building codes. The bonding between grounded objects and entrances of wiring is
On Thu,6/25/2015 6:15 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Begging your pardon, but I'm not confused, Jim. Such bonding may be required in your locality, but here, in older houses, everything back to 2-wire kn
Here's a webinar I did on exactly this topic several years ago for NCCC. http://nccc.cc/misc/RecordingVoiceMessages-K9YC.wmv 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma
Bob Henderson, 5B4AGN, has designed at least two very nice sets of bandpass filters based on W3NQN designs. One set covers the contesting bands, and uses a motherboard in an enclosure to house six fi
On Tue,7/21/2015 11:28 AM, Wayne Kline wrote: Hi Jim. Bob 5B4AGN,s. Band pass filter kit,s are tempting. The site has rough assembly (ballpark) winding facts. Being retired I my self no longer have t
On Tue,7/21/2015 11:59 AM, Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote: I have a very hard time "buying" this statement. If a BPF attenuates a harmonic, let's say, 30 dB, that would be 30 dB less harmonic energy bein
I could not find any response curves for these filters. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
This one lists the clamp-on products. http://www.fair-rite.com/cgibin/catalog.pgm?THEAPPL=Suppression+Components&THEWHERE=Cable+Component&THEPART=Round+Cable+Snap-Its#select:freq2 0431177081 is the l
Yep. All of us get mis-copied. I get mis-copied as K9CC, K8CC, K8YC, and so on. I've been contesting from CA since 2006, but guys are still busting me as IL. 73, Jim K9YC ____________________________
That doesn't mean we like it. Cut numbers beyond 5nn often slow things down, especially as part of an exchange. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ
I agree, except that it's a level playing field. (: Actually, many of the major contests have exchanges that are nearly automatic. Take CQWW -- only a few countries are in more than one zone, and the
Agree. My rule is always allow someone to call me as soon as possible after I finish a QSO. I use N1MM. <F1> is TEST K9YC <F8> is CQ TEST K9YC <F9> is CQ TEST K9YC K9YC My end of QSO is TU K9YC If th
False logic on several counts. First, those files were generated BEFORE the contest, and SCP were generated by OTHERS. They are NOT in the logging programs -- you must download the files -- the loggi
There is a fine CW contest tomorrow where packet or skimmer assistance puts you in the multi-op category. The top scorers are many of your friends from CQWW CW. Yes. And if you want a real challenge,
As you correctly observed, geography, topography, and station capabilities can make a HUGE difference. For example, 10 and 15 were quite poor here near SF, yet N5KO, operating at W6NL's mountaintop Q