That's cool, a great story, commendable, and probably what details all should remember. However, I was 11 years old and honestly don't remember all that about when I passed the novice exam. I vaguely
I would have worked you... especially since you're worth the same points as someone in NA. It could have been that your signal wasn't making it through the QRM or a mis-understanding of how to log yo
Joop hosted my wife and I to food and HF operation during our honeymoon trip to Aruba. He and his wife took us in as family without knowing anything about us except that I was a fellow ham interested
I enjoy CW contests a lot for this reason (there are others too). With my K3 and a 400hz 8-pole I can slip right in between like you mention. If someone does the same to me I can button down the hatc
I found the same domestic Unlimited's and Multis in the "quick hit group". The big multi's and K6LL come to mind, others too that I will remember after my first cup of coffee this morning. I learned
I had a similar curve with my QSLing as Pete. Due to economics I now use DX Labs Suite to filter new band / mode QSLs to stations who I have not sent one to just as Pete does. This, I believe, does n
You have got it all right. Using the cluster to check a call sign would constitute assisted. 73, Tim / N6WIN. -- 73, Tim / N6WIN. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li
My opinion is that the use of this during the contest to be would constitute assistance. I do the same as you before the contest and during contests while running assisted. During a non-assisted cate
If you are going to use two radios then bandpass filters (BPF) will be needed to protect each of them when one or the other transmits, assuming enough coupled power. Coupled power occurs with power o
I recently measured the power coming back down my 20m line while transmitting on 15m. It's over 135 watts of power when using my K3 and Acom 2000 at 1500w forward output. Not milliwatts... A W3NQN BP
I should have properly stated that the addition of a 23' open stub on the 20m line brought the measured back fed power down to less than 1 watt. I was writing on the Droid at my work parking lot and
Let the flames begin, LOL. Sorry Keith, the measured isolation between 15m TX and 20m RX on the C31XR with physical separation of only 18" is legitimate. Now do consider that I am only an average ham
Hi Joe, I placed my watt meter to read power backwards in between my antenna and dummy load. When placing the filters inline I placed them between the watt meter and antenna. This is my understanding
There is a good article that was published in NCJ... K6LA paid Top Ten Devices to make such a thing for his QTH. The article is available for reading on Top Ten's website. 73, _______________________
I'd personally love to have two or more towers for my QTH and not have so much the coupled energy. There are others using the C31XR with individual feed lines like myself. Then there are a number of
Bob, what are your thoughts on the benefit of switching an individual feed line interlaced monobander, like the C31XR, over to a single feed line tribander with an antenna combiner attached? Assuming
I asked this same question about two years a go to my local contest club and also this reflector... I say that because I went through the same thought process. Tune up time, budget, tracking, reliabi
I have created a new webpage with photos for Kurt (W6PH) and my past M/S LP contest entry from VP9 during the 2012 ARRL DX SSB contest. Links to the 3830 write up, SH5 analysis, QSL route, host renta
Or it could cost $1582.20 in postage, assuming first class US mail SASE sent to each of those prefixes for a hard card. Plus figure in 1758 QSL cards, envelopes, labels, pens, hand cramps, paper cut
Good point Olli... I hadn't thought about the reduced cost of the bureau. I use them (now using GlobalQSL) but don't really expect much return rate anytime soon. I mainly QSL to DX as a preemptive ne