A CW contest without the traditional "test" sound would be pretty boring for me. I listen for it when scanning for search and pounce. Many stations use both "cq" and "test", which is a bit busy. I ju
Did you call MT? I have a Schurr Profi and love the action. It belonged to a ham who went SK, and I purchased it from one of his friends at Ham-Com several years ago. I looked for e replacement dust
Sad news. I will always have fond memories of doing business with Marshall. Sadly, the owner of Morse Express, OHR and Ameco, Marshall Emm N1FN, became SK this past February. So unless a family membe
18 monitors!!! Makes NASA Mission Control Center look like a bunch of pikers. https://www.nasa.gov/content/johnson-space-centers-mission-control-center-1/ 73, Keith NM5G --Original Message-- From: CQ
I had two FTdx-9000D rigs in my shack in May 2019 when a lightning strike destroyed both units. I sent one back to Yaesu in California to declare it officially dead for insurance claim purposes. Oddl
I second the recommendation for John Sanford. John is an expert in Alpha 87A repair. I have three of these amps, and he has successfully repaired on all of them. Check out his web site: http://island
I met John at HamCom, Arlington, TX in June 2001. He was giving a talk on Getting Started in DXing. After the talk I went by his table and purchased his book, Low-Band DXing. He autographed the book.
I keep seeing references to Icom and key clicks. I use the 7610 and have never received a report of a key click problem. Also, I typically use 1000 watts. My amps are all Alpha 87A's. I use a Kenwood
I wonder how many of the complainers have ever participated in running a contest. Even the lesser contests require a lot of effort. Those responsible for setting rules are dedicated people. They look
The scores from the Texas QSO Party held September 12 and 13, 2020 are posted on the TQP web site: https://www.txqp.net/ 73, Keith NM5G TQP Coordinator _______________________________________________
Yes, copper has become quite popular. A friend used it on his Hustler vertical and asked me to help him put it together and erect in the back yard. It was cool and breezy that day so I wore a black w
I have four of them. They were used on various DXpeditions, and were invaluable during simultaneous use of two transmitters. I gave two away and still have the other two. Original price was greate
What is a IC-7300 Mark II? Regarding bandpass filters, I have used two ICE 419A filters on seven DXpeditions. With low SWR antennas they perform well enough to operate in a multi-transmitter station
I am using a Dell Latitude 7280. The screen is too small for the busy N1MM+ screen, so I also purchased the ASUS ZenScreen 15.6" 1080P Portable Monitor. It has its own battery, and connects via USB
Thanks for posting. Based on your write-up, i decided to get the following:Samlex PST-300-12 PST Series Pure Sine Wave Inverter - 300 Watt This one requires a 40A battery connection. I have a dry c
That would be a bad move -- did you see what I had written that W6GJB bought a bigger version (might have been that one) and it was hopelessly noisy, and I was unable to kill the noise. 73, Jim K9YC
Agree. Watched the entire 1:43 over a 3 hour session. Somewhat surprised at the K4D report. I wish I had enough antennas to have a need for documentation for each. <grin> 73, Keith NM5G On Thursday
I live in Tomball, TX, northwest of Houston. Summers can get fairly hot and humid. My shack is separate from the house. It was originally built for in-laws and has central air and heat, bed, bath,
Reminds me of the time I worked OM0M, dozen dashes contest station. I think the op inserted spaces between each letter. 73, Keith NM5G On Monday, September 6, 2021, 07:27:20 PM CDT, <kq2m@kq2m.com>
A friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting logs for the Texas QSO Party is tomorrow, September 26.. This notice is going out because a long time TQP participant just emailed me to say he ju