Two interesting contest-related articles in this week's ARRL Letter Very interesting, indeed. The complete letter is available via the ARRL homepage or by e-mail request to me. 73, dale, kg5u (excerp
position, two right ears right ear once) right ears Jim, et al, I use a 12 position rotary switch. Each position, in sequence, is left, both, right, etc. That way, the switch is never more than one
rotary left radio/both audio in comment on it's After WPX, I happened to find a bin of 4k ohm slide potentiometers for $.25 each at the local electronic parts outlet store (name: Electronic Parts Ou
Day the Sounds interesting. I'v often thought it would be neat for the ARRL to either designate stations that could be bonus point stations, much like the Headquarters stations in IARU Radiosport, o
Two interesting contest-related articles in this week's ARRL Letter Very interesting, indeed. The complete letter is available via the ARRL homepage or by e-mail request to me. 73, dale, kg5u (excerp
position, two right ears right ear once) right ears Jim, et al, I use a 12 position rotary switch. Each position, in sequence, is left, both, right, etc. That way, the switch is never more than one
rotary left radio/both audio in comment on it's After WPX, I happened to find a bin of 4k ohm slide potentiometers for $.25 each at the local electronic parts outlet store (name: Electronic Parts Ou
Day the Sounds interesting. I'v often thought it would be neat for the ARRL to either designate stations that could be bonus point stations, much like the Headquarters stations in IARU Radiosport, o
Amazing. I wrote the note below to send out earlier this evening, then I read through the incoming e-mail only to find someone else did something similar. Maybe it's a movement...... With regards to
Convention? It's what we heard the 'big boys' use when we were learning contesting. what we're True, but "73" and "test" are much longer, but people still use it; even the 'big boys'. I catch myself
Amazing. I wrote the note below to send out earlier this evening, then I read through the incoming e-mail only to find someone else did something similar. Maybe it's a movement...... With regards to
CHANGE <snip> would vote = Sounds like a good case of schadenfreude*, to me! ;-) 73, dale, kg5u kg5u@hal-pc.org * = Today's (8/3/98) word from A.Word.A.Day (http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/) -- Mere c
2 1/12 it's still I seem card for Don't forget that an ARRL-affiliated ham club can take and send member's cards, saving member's big bucks. The local DX club here takes care of 100% of the QSL ship
nothing in Huh? If a Euro in the WAE does not want to deal with QTC's, then he/she need not ask anyone for them. There is no requirement in the rules that Euro stations MUST get QTC's in order to pa
contest operator Huh? I coulda used packet, too? I just GOTTA read the rules BEFORE a contest!!! Yup...there it is..."NOTE: DX cluster support is allowed for all classifications." Geez! One of these
How about the Novice Roundup...a week long affair, wasn't it? 73, dale, kg5u -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
As CQ WW CW approaches, I have been thinking back to things that I experienced in last year's contests and in some of the contests in-between. First off, I was and will be operating QRP in the contes
submitted must Not absolutely "official", Lane.... from http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/98/rules-all.html "5. Paper logs: Entrants must use ARRL contest forms, or reasonable facsimiles. "
It is with deep sadness that I report the passing of Richard Keller, K5WA, from our ranks. Rich was an active contester, a longtime member of the Texas DX Society (member #40), curator of the TDXS DX
It is with deep sadness that I report the passing of Richard Keller, K5WA, from our ranks. Rich was an active contester, a longtime member of the Texas DX Society (member #40), curator of the TDXS DX