Looks to me like it's separated by some type of river/marsh from the mainland when I zoom in on the map on Google. Plus what's with the Maryland Western Group NA-141 ? They are in Chesapeake Bay and
Why not just publish all the ARRL contest results in the NCJ ? They could have special issues dedicated to ARRL DX and maybe another for Sweepstakes. I would think there would be plenty of room for b
Maybe the powers to be at the ARRL should revisit their policy on publishing contest results. The average age of most hams in the US is somewhere in their 50's. If they are like me many of them are p
Hurricane Nets Active on SSB for Ike (Sep 12, 2008) -- ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X reminds all contesters to please be mindful of the situation in Texas and the Gulf Coast region t
Anyone looking for an operator for CQWW SSB ? Now that my wife is off the weekend shift at her job I have some freedom to guest op again. Looking for someplace not far from Atlanta. (Or a cheap plane
I think some of those loud EU stations need to work on their receive antennas. I was DXing on 40 meters where I run 600 watts to a decent wire antenna. I lost count of all the 20db + EU stations who
Hello All... Just a reminder that the Georgia QSO Party is next weeend. Despite it being Easter weekend there is a lot of rover activity planned by the usual suspects. Checkout the GQP webpage at gqp
Our Easter plans have changed and I will be able to go out rovering on Sunday. I was operating with K4BAI as W4AN/m on Saturday. I live in the western part of GA near Columbus. If you are doing GQP s
Experienced contest operator looking for a multi-op to join up with for CQWW CW. I was one of the operators at PJ4A last year , who won the M/S category for the world. I would consider someplace in t
Our computer died and I was thinking of buying a new laptop. Does anyone know if there are problems with the popular contest programs running under Windows 7.0 ? The computer that died had Windows Vi
I would like to make a comment on N6XI's comment about using an "octopus," and it being unethical.... I operated from a certain station when I lived in Ohio who had such a system. We won Multi-Op for
I had to cancel a planned trip to Bonaire for CQWW CW due to a work conflict. Things have changed and I can go somewhere. Is there anyone going to the Caribbean who might need a last minute operator
This subject seems to resurface every year around this time. I don't believe you can make the scoring fair for everyone because every location has its own advantages and disadvantages. While those in
Art, I'm glad that you stopped by and told me I had a good signal. We just moved into a new house in September and you confirmed my that my center-fed zepp , which is about 25 ft higher than at my o
I know this contester who seems to show up in the WPX contest every year with a different call sign. This person has a distinctive sounding voice so I knew who he was. Anyway, I run into him in the W
The Georgia QSO Party starts at 18:00 Z today. We have a list of almost 20 rover operations going on that we know about. We are pleased again to have help covering all 159 counties from friends in ou
As a life member of the ARRL and a contester I am disappointed on the ARRL's decision on this matter. They are punishing all the IARU societies , who clearly enjoy and put a lot of effort into this c
I lived in Ohio for most of my ham life before moving to GA in 2003. I have missed the Hamvention only once since I was licensed in 1976. Hara Arena is still the same dump as it was back then. I neve
As a past WRTC competitor in Brazil I can assure you that this event is more than the competition. #1 it's an honor just being picked to go. It's also about the comradery and the friendships that you
Here is the annoucement everyone has been waiting to hear -> http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/dutch-news/dutch-antilles-sign-declaration-r eforming-their-status_95259.html . Also see K8ND's webpage at