My throw on it: CQ stations: - drop the K at the end of the CQ - even drop the TEST from the end of the CQ...99.9% of the people on the air on that mode at that time are in the contest! - Reduce your
Hmmm...'pumps pretty badly'.... I wonder how many people ride their RF gain? I usually run along with my RF gain backed down to about 2:30 or 3:00 o'clock position (5:00 o'clock being max). It's a l
Having been a 'peanut whistle' for a while, I think I can offer a technique/tactic that seems to work pretty well. I operate QSK (Omni VI). When I call a CQ station and I hear another station calling
I disagree, Randy. I read it as saying "spotting assistance" or "spotting...nets" are not permitted...anywhere. Also, the acquisition of other, non-spotting, information, whether from the Internet o
Not, I think , Doug. "outside assistance" -- what about assistance on the air during the contest...as in the example Richard/K5NA posted regarding the op telling another op about a mult up the band?
Doug, 3. He was BS'ing you and trying to take the freq. Do you KNOW he was SO2R? 73, dale, kg5u -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQ
Hi, Mike. If I hear someone moving a mult and I need that mult on the band they are going to, I'll try to grab him after the guy works him. It's not soliciting or accepting assistance. It's somethin
But, Isn't the test of a frequency's use/occupancy in the absence of a QSO in progress or a CQ the questions raised by the interested party: QRL? or "Is this frequency in use?" If there's time to ask
Just a reminder that the 3rd running of the SOC Marathon Sprint is Saturday, March 10, 2001, 1800-2400Z. Details at http://soc-hams.homepage.com/20010310.htm 73 Dale L. Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org h
Bob, Yahoo.com? On a search of YJ0DX and XX9TDX resulted in numerous hits: one each of which was http://www.ng3k.com/Arldx/1999/arldx045.html http://www.ng3k.com/Dxnl/dxnl1174.html Are these the guy
re_notification.jsp A free service is this: The Emergency E-mail Network http://208.184.24.125/ 73, dale, kg5u -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests:
That's the problem with "horror stories:" They are only one half of the 'story' and the most vociferous half, to boot. I've sent three radios to Kenwood for service over the years. Nary a 'horror st
Have you tried W7FG's catalog list for a copy of the manual? http://www.w7fg.com 73, dale, kg5u -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQ
HUH? Interesting what different people's interpretation can be of the rule: (e) Tribander/Single Element (TS): Tribander (any type) with a single feedline from the transmitter to the antenna and sin
very interesting... yahoo.com search ("the ham band seek you") netted, among others: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4534/ http://www.lissa.dk/shopfactory/index.html?target=English_CDs.html
I agree.... That's why I bought a used Omni VI. Now, with my remote vfo knob (Ten-Tec Model 301) placed at the right end of my keyboard and an A/B switch installed and the 301 wired to both radios,
Dave/K6LL came up with a great list I found a few years ago (Thanks again, Dave!). I've used it ever since. I'm too lazy to change it, but where the line items apply, I use them. 73, dale, kg5u -- K
Doing anything Tuesday evening? Pesky Texan Fox Hunt THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON: Date / Time: UTC: June 13, 2001 @ 01:30 - 03:30 UTC CDT: June 12, 2001 @ 20:30 - 22:30 CDT Frequency: 40 Meters - 7.035