Pat, N9RV has lost most of his 15 yagis and his HyTower 4-square array plus has no electricity right now. He said if he gets power back he might be on the NAQP a little bit but they are saying some p
I met OJ for the first time in 77 at Dayton and had seen him many times at Dayton in the last 10 (or 15) years. I was always impressed that he made the journey. I'm glad that I detoured on my way hom
I?ve been more active on topband this season with a new receiving array (8 verticals designed by W8JI) and have been thinking about the CQWW SSB contest and the US band plan. A few years ago Jeff ?ZM
I have just recently tried using the Top Ten stub box (double stub) and my own homebrew stubs (and stub switching box) on my main CQ radio and am puzzled by the ineffectiveness of both. I obviously m
Jack, At 12:00 o'clock is the key pin ground and going clockwise is in order ground, 160, 80/75, 40 (at 6 o'clock), 20, 15, and 10. Also the center pin is ground. All you need is a contact closure. M
For all those asking about my 80 meter yagi presentation at Dayton, I have finally finished the web page on it. It is http://mywebpages.comcast.net/w9re/index.html The 'hit counter' doesn't work yet
Jamie, Yes, there will probably be only a few mults but that's a few more than none on 160! I assume people will try on the hour! Mike W9RE Hi all! My new WRTC photos are now online at http://wrtc.oh
Looking at the DIN plug from the rear of the unit starting to the right of the keyway and going clockwise First pin is grounded Next is 10M Then 15M 20M 40M 75/80M then last one is 160M center pin is
I just happen to be watching the new anchor on the CBS national news on Wednesday and saw a familiar face being interviewed. It turned out to be our own Scotty Redd, K0DQ. He was also interviewed by
Thanks to the Cajun Contest Club for sponsoring the 2005 Stew Perry Plaque for the ?Top Number QSO?s?. Guess I need to work on my distances next time ! I was in 4th place in the low power, single op
Are some of the newer programs using leading zeros (002) in the serial numbers? I find it harder to copy these numbers because you think you missed a leading dit especially on weaker stations. Is the
Steve, I have several CFL?s throughout the house and notice no RFI from them at all Mike W9RE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
The Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) has been running a highly successful sprint contest, now in it?s 3rd year. Some have requested a slow speed version to get familiar with the sprint concept
A reminder of the Slow Speed NS practice tonight from 0200z to 0215z. The NCCC?s (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday night running of the SNS and NS are tonight. We had several new sta
See N6ZFO?s post above for info. Remember max speed of 23WPM. You might email other stations, telephone or somehow contact others to encourage them to get on for the slow speed version to gain some e
A reminder of the Slow Speed NS practice tonight from 0200z to 0215z. The NCCC?s (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday night running of the SNS and NS are tonight. This is the 4th week o
Sorry it Thursday not Wednesday. A reminder of the Slow Speed NS practice tonight from 0200z to 0215z. The NCCC?s (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday night running of the SNS and NS ar
The NCCC?s (Northern California Contest Club) weekly Thursday night running of the SNS and NS are tonight. The Slow Speed NS portion is from 0200z to 0215z. Sorry I missed last week because of Dayton