FORTY FEET with a Tribander. 1 WL = 14.5 degrees = first lobe at 1200 miles and FIRST NULL at 500 to 800 miles...is THAT what you want? (you need HIGH and LOW antennas to cover ALL the angles that th
You want to jump into a PACKET PILEUP with your 5 watts? For practice I suggest you try banging your head into the wall until it feels better! Your time would be better spent calling guys NOT announc
You want to jump into a PACKET PILEUP with your 5 watts? For practice I suggest you try banging your head into the wall until it feels better! Your time would be better spent calling guys NOT announc
re: Antenna Height Optimum for Caribbean/South America? Good Question Rod! (N5HV de N4KG) A Tribander at 35 to 40 ft will cover all of the higher angles supported by the ionosphere, even during high
On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:52:38 -0500 Lee Buller <k0wa@southwind.net> writes: ............................................................................... BOOM MATCHING as a ROTARY DIPOLE on 40 / 30
The following message re: SS spots on Packet Clusters was posted to the DX reflector. The relevant question for Contesters is "Did you use packet spots to find and work multipliers?" If yes, then the
N4KG comment / question interleaved in text. histogram. factor HUH? You mean when propagation improves all the 80's and 90's guys are going to come out of the woodwork and the OT's will fade into the
You hit the nail on the head Richard! It's a shame there is no place for two or three aging contesters to get together at an average home station to enjoy the CQ WW contests. The ARRL M/S and M2 cate
CQ WW DX Contest Categories - de N4KG Several years ago, K1AR amazed the world with what he could do with a SINGLE TRANSMITTER and hundreds of ASSISTANTS (electronic spotters on packet). Since he did
.......................................... Try KENTUCKY ! 1973 #2 USA in CQ WW CW M/S (multi-op/single-tx) from K4GSU - N4AR 1974 #1 USA in CQ WW CW M/S from K4GSU - N4AR 1977 #1 USA in CQ WW CW M/S
A (relatively) WIDE SSB signal trashes a narrow CW filter MUCH WORSE than a narrow CW signal disturbs reception in a wide SSB filter. Bottom line: SSB operation in the CW band destroys CW. Just liste
BENEFITS of MULTI-Operator ONE Transmitter Category for CQ WW de Tom Russell N4KG 1 - INCREASED PARTICIPATION (Domestic, DX, Expedition) Many people are reluctant to enter as a serious single operato
K2WR states that if you can field a statation on all bands, you should enter M/M to provide more contacts to other participants. This reflects an east coast misconception that several bands are produ
OK ... As N6TJ is reported to have said, "There is single-op, there is unlilmited, and EVERYTHING in between is BS." Let's eliminate them all ! (That IS what you guys are saying, right?) No more M/S,
CONTEST CATEGORIES vs. HIDING PLACES - de N4KG Sub-categories have been criticized as "hiding places for wimps". The Olympics have been cited as an example of good competition. The Olympics have MANY
N4KG responses intersperced in text - N4KG REPLY : The request for a Multi-operator ONE-Transmitter category is to fill a rather obvious gap between the DOZENS of SINGLE Operator categories and the H
Fixed Beam Heading Preferences de N4KG had a 2 element Delta Loop supported by a 20 ft boom attached at the 120 ft level on a 130 ft tower, aimed at 60 degrees. This antenna was a KILLER to Europe, A
CQ WW DX CONTEST TRIVIA QUIZ de N4KG 1 - How many SINGLE OPERATOR categories are there in CQ WW DX Contests? 2 - How many MULTI OPERATOR categories are there in CQ WW DX Contests? 3 - How many NEW ca
The SS Rules, published on page 116 of the October 1997 issue of QST defines CHECK as the "last two digits of year YOU were first licensed". Presumably, this means YOU, the OPERATOR, but as you note
CQ WW DX CONTEST TRIVIA QUIZ de N4KG 1 - How many SINGLE OPERATOR categories are there in CQ WW DX Contests? 42 ! (Not including TEAM Contesting) SOAB SO-160 SO-80 SO-40 SO-20 SO-15 SO-10 HP HP HP HP