Hi, About 10 years ago there was a person that was selling Galvanized U-Bolts for $1 each. Does anyone remember who this was and know if they are still selling them? Please let me know. Thanks! 73 Bo
<snip> A similar story can be told for the CQ WPX contest, when the number of hours for single-op stations was changed from 30 to 36. I'll let someone else explain that unintended consequence. 73, St
Hi Chris, To start, I need to correct something, I meant to write: "Most people used up most of their operating time in the first 24 hours". I was referring to the most competitive Single Ops that we
As I have stated before on this reflector: "More activity = more fun more qso's = more fun more qso's = higher score = more fun" More activity = more stations to work for everyone. Despite the activi
W5OV wrote: (regarding Unassisted) "It means that one operator *locates AND identifies* every callsign that he puts in his log." Hi Bob, I know that what you were responding to was not the questions
I guess the U.S. needs to quit making cars that will go over 55 MPH because we know if they make them go faster, everyone will cheat and drive them at their maximum speed. 73 Tom W7WHY Not true. Each
Help! It has been a few years since I have had to measure/cut a phasing line with the MFJ269 and I can't find my earlier notes. I know the formula for length of one half-wavelength is 492/freq. x Vf.
Hi, I have a K-3 keyer in need of repair. I have emailed Idiom Press and left voice messages on their answering machine but have not received any response. Their website seems to be current so I am p
Hi Bob, I was the last President of Murphys Marauders in the late 90s when we used to meet at the ARRL. I will be glad to help you with any info. Please contact me at kq2m@kq2m.com 73 Bob KQ2M ______
Earlier this morning I emailed my IARU log to the robot at iaruhf@iaru.org but I have yet to receive a reply of any kind. With the log deadline today, August 14, I want to make sure that it gets in o
I thank all of you who have called or emailed with you your heartfelt thoughts and kind wishes. My young daughter is a student in the Newtown schools so I started getting the somewhat vague but extre
-- Charly, HS0ZCWGuy running "his" frequency calls out, Move off MY freq. It is a CONTEST, and if I can use a good spot on the band and you happen to be there also, one of us is just going to get tac
And no one jumps on a frequency of someone running a pile. Absolutely NOT true! People jump on my run freq. (and other peoples run freq.) pileup or no pileup. While a pileup SHOULD act as a deterrent
I am looking to phase two Inverted Ls but am not sure that I correctly remember how to match them to 50 ohms. I believe that I should space the two inverted Ls a 1/2 wavelength apart using (492/f) an
Hi, I am using two FT1000MPs for SO2R and would like to use the band output from the radios to automatically electronically switch all antennas, amps and filters every time I change bands rather than
Hi, I am interested to learn which No-Tune amp(s) you are using for your electronically switched SO2R setup and why are you using THAT particular amp? Are there any specific No-Tune amps that you wou
Hi, For years now I have been noticing that DX Summit does not show 10 meter SSB spots with DX spots or the HF spots or the VHF spots or even HF/Phone spots. 10 M SSB spots seem to be in No Mans land
Hi John, ICE STORMS SUCK! We have already had THREE in the past month at my QTH in Western, CT. I HATE them! One occurred the week before CQWWCW and then we had an all-day ice fog! Five days later, I
Actually, this has been an issue for many years. Finally, in March 2012, I sent an email to DX Summit thanking them for their very useful website and inquiring why was it set up this way? I received
ID every 3 qs? BAD IDEA! I am sure that the intention of rule meant well but the practical as well as unintended consequences will wind up hurting most participants. In short, this new rule penalizes