I plan on giving it a go from Marshall County. 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, a
Yes. There should be a Rohn rotor mounting plate that is drilled to accept the HAM rotor series available (not cheap, but nice to get). If memory serves, the AG top section is the better reinforced t
Others may chime in to tell me I don't know what I'm doing (not the first time) but I gave N1MM logger a try for this year's SS and upon setup I noted that its {EXCH} macro did not include my callsig
I agree 100% and I am not exactly proficient at CW SS so all of the extras and shortcuts make it even more difficult for me to find this contest less like work and more like fun. Still, I soldier on.
I guess I swerved into getting that correct without realizing its importance. Thanks! 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears th
For the proficient CW ops amongst us bumping up the speed of your callsign may not be an issue. For someone like myself, that bump of 8 WPM when you're already at my brain processing limit of about 2
As I read the rule: 4.4.1. The last 2 digits of the year of first license for either the operator or the station. it seems rather clear to me that if I am operating my own station then it is the year
I for one do not consider that a valid QSO. If both stations do not have complete confidence of the identity of the station they are in communication with, how can a QSO possibly have been completed?
Thanks for stopping by this morning and giving me WY. I had a good run this morning for an hour and a half or so. 170 Qs, 54 sections, 2 countries (my first non VE DX on 160m!) and 20,760 raw score.
Ice storms are usually very ugly. 73, de Nate N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more:
Lawyers? I recall in the early '80s an April QST cover showing an obviously doctored photo of a guy laying on a brace that ran from the top of the tower to the driven element of his HF yagi so he cou
There is also the Hamgadgets Master Keyer 1: http://www.hamgadgets.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21&products_id=106 I bought one a year ago and do like it. It supports the K1EL protocol
A level playing field in radio sport would be "a whole new level". GAAHHH! I'm so tired of that term. 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pe
Aww c'mon, Hans, you know better than that! ;-) Sometime during the CQWW this fall a thread will be started on QRZ.com about all the contests every bloody weekend and how this poor guy can only get o
Agreed! I put this up on eHam yesterday and hadn't gotten around to starting a thread here. They didn't get an advantage from me as the lack of the call often required a repeat for me to get the Chec
I can't find on the ARRL site where the rules say one thing and the example another. Both are exactly the same in this canonical document: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes I still don't see where the
What was the default macro text? I tried N1MM for the 2010 SS and seem to recall that the default macro omitted the callsign and I had to add it. Mistakes and oversights do happen so one should not t
My preference has long been the IBM PS/2 "Model M" keyboard. These days one needs a quality PS/2 to USB adapter to have them work, but work they do and will probably outlast me! 73, de Nate >> -- "Th
Yes, I sold mine a few years ago. My gripe against it was that the memories would not queue up but would replace the current sending memory. The Super CMOS series would queue messages and became my f
Whose station is it anyway? I ask because present FCC records no longer include a physical station address. The address is the mailing address of the operator holding the station license. Ownership o