Ria, Can you expand on the better alternatives to running numbers? Curious here... 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com There are better ways than by the numbers. 73 Ria, N2RJ Such as
I have to wonder how much of a participant change adding this category would actually make. The argument being made is that guys are driven to an assisted operation due to skill or location or shack
Chris, Any plan for the practice sessions? 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com In just 2 days, the mother of all RTTY contests, the CQ World Wide RTTYcontest will be underway. I see
Sounds like a GREAT reason NOT to use those things. Touch-activated items have been banned from my QTH for decades now. 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com Or for those of us out in
You can get the Aeron chairs 2nd hand pretty easily in like-new condition. I've bought a couple of those from National Office Liquidators in Phoenix and they were in perfect condition. Not cheap us
Let's change this question slightly. For the CQ WW RTTY contest where a zone and state are given, and we assume the guy has put in the state correctly but for some reason he's sending the wrong zone,
Chuck, I think you are right. An experienced guy will get this zone entry right. And a casual op probably won't tender the log. So the argument to enter the right zone makes sense. What perked me u
I cannot believe the piling on of this guy's page. I'm pretty sure everyone on this reflector who is interested in this topic is an adult and as such can make their own decisions as to the veracity
Bob, Just get on and operate. RTTY RU is a blast. Lots of action. Work everyone. Including the dupes. Welcome to 2024! And good luck in the 'RU. 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.
As a frequent serious contester from the Midwest, it's almost impossible to beat the east coast stations on any context where the Q point multiplier scales with continent. As such, I would suggest th
This is a great point. It's relative. But the world is not swimming in VE9 prefix so you already have a pretty nice call as it sits now. If you had a K6 or W3, then I would guess the impact would
I like your thinking Bob! RYRYRYRYRYRY. CQ WW RTTY kicks of the REAL contest season as every diddle-head knows. 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com Good Morning Luc
Ferrites are your friend in cases like this. And for a fellow who has a shack/antenna 25' away, ferrites are something probably found in abundance already in his shack. At that distance so many meta
And remember the rate of FT8 vs. RTTY in a dxpediton setting. Depending on the pileup and RTTY op skill, dxpediton RTTY rates can be miserable. FT8 is the silver bullet for the signal level as Jim m
Steve, The link and the following "and" word are truncated making it fail. This worked for me: https://gofund.me/f66134de 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com On 12/9/2024 10:32 AM, S
It seems like there is some self-limiting effect in their use because it's going to cause an amount of additional requests for repeat and confusion which would likely cause the use of cut numbers wit
Mike, I have the PGXL here setup in SO2r. It's run a bunch of RTTY contests and has been beat severely but keeps rocking along. K9CT suggested the amp to me based on his description of running one
A closing CQ - in replacment of test - is going to be faster to send and more efficient for rate. The S&P operator tuning across that call and hearing CQ at the end knows "call immediately" is the n
I was thinking of another variable - could the polar path introduce more multipath or other effects and that may have contributed to a lower skimmer report rate? I don't know about the skimmer's abil
Joseph, If you are implying that DXlab suite is somehow less specifically because of it's "free" price, that is a mistake. Some things are free because they cannot stand competition in the market pl