CW SS, A great contest for K2NNY, almost perfect, almost. We had a great contest and want to thank all who worked us. We did have one problem in the beginning of the contest and we wanted to do two t
Author: "Professional Home Inspections" <mackanos@rpa.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:59:12 -0500
Imagine being at K2NNY and having stations that keep asking for your section. We reply Northern New York, they come back and say - no, we have your call, what is your section ? Happens every year and
Author: "Professional Home Inspections" <mackanos@rpa.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:45:24 -0500
This is not a dumb question, it is a GREAT question! Section 3.2 covers it pretty well (from the ARRL Web page). I received a query from a station that was confused and this is what I sent him. (Part
Well, nice thread going on here, I like it. I haven't worked CQWWCW in years, due to it being on the Thanksgiving week-end, family obligations, etc. This year, at the last minute, some changes and bi
All logging software was programmed to know the dates and times of the contest. At the end of the contest period, you received this message on the monitor: The contest is over, your log was automatic
Interesting discussion about remote stations. I now run a remote station, the only way I can get on the air. When I first started doing it, the first thing I was hit with was: You better check with t
Author: "Professional Home Inspections" <mackanos@rpa.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:10:49 -0400
I am contesting, right now as I type this with my remote station. I am using my station, which is now 1 1/2 miles from the main road in NNY and the road is totally closed due to snow and ice. Should
Author: "Professional Home Inspections" <mackanos@rpa.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:04:35 -0400
Hi Dave & the rest of the group. I was just going to reply to Dave, but figured it should go to all to let you know my thoughts. Yes, there are many ideas on this topic, and I think all have a right
This should clear it up! Paul K2DB _____ Hi Paul, Thanks for your call yesterday and your note. I checked with my expert resources and here's our reply: The only requirement is that the station from
Nope, I just reboot it by a dtmf tone, shut off the computer and let it re-boot and reconnect to the internet. ( Put a relay contact across the on/off push button on the front of the desktop ). If th
Well, I have all of this covered along with 170 miles of wireline. :-) Paul K2DB 97.109 Station control. (a) Each amateur station must have at least one control point. (b) When a station is being loc
I tried to save bandwidth on the reflector by just giving the needed info on the subject, but it appears that some people need the full story, and think that things are going on behind the scenes. We
[CQ-Contest] QSOs and Thoroughbreds I have no idea what breeding a horse has to do with remote contesting. I would rather keep this thread CLEAN, This is a family hobby, and some younger folks may no
In one of my off line e-mails, I received this quote! "Well, it looks like some guys are going to begrudge you running NNY in SS from a remote." Before it goes any further, K2NNY will not ever be on
Does anyone have the relay manufacturer and part number for the relays they use in the DX Engineering DXE-RR8-HP (5KW) remote antenna switch? Thanks, Paul K2DB _______________________________________
Author: "Professional Home Inspections" <mackanos@rpa.net>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 10:45:37 -0400
My opinion, as a higher speed cw op, STOP the cut numbers, 1010 ends up in my serial number as a t a t, 901 ends up as n t a ? Yeh, I can do it, but why ? I have to wait for the poor guy who can't co