Don't over-react Doug. I find 40ssb/split particularly relaxing. You don't have to check your frequency before transmitting, and there's no reason to upset yourself by listening to the obscenities th
But the gray line is not plotted on to a great circle map for your location. That's what is REALLY needed to understand propagation. Don't think that exists however, certainly not in real-time softwa
Seems I was mistaken. Think I had Geoclock confused with Geochron (the wall map), which is of course a regular Mercator projection. Anyway, the optional ham version of Geoclock software apparently co
Being able to work so many JAs that nobody can beat you on 40M - no matter how much better is their multiplier. On the rare occasions the west coast doesn't win on 40, they should be downright embar
Gee, am I about to disagree with Fred, even slightly? I must be nuts! I send an SASE not because I think the person at the other end can't afford return mail, but as a courtesy. I don't need or colle
Yesterday I sent a carefully thought out, detailed and courteously worded contest/DX related proposal to an ARRL Board member. The exact subject is irrelevant, and so is the the question of his agree
I think Tom is confusing two separate issues: Working cw, and the incentive to upgrade. My personal interest is not in working cw. However, getting access to all band segments was a VERY powerful inc
For the record, I disagree with Rod, N5HV, almost 100%. However, I'm sure Trey would prefer that we not resume this particular argument on his Reflector! I will send my considered, non-flaming though
I think you mean 59 300 Hans. Instant identification, just like CQ Zones: 300 = Italy, 400 = UK, 150 = Americans with TVI problems, 200 = UA0s running old 2.5KW military transmitters, 5 = Chinese who
The plain facts are that 99% of the time, when it comes to DX contests using the present rules, the East Coast Contester will prevail .... Kevin WA8ZDT replied: Spoken like a true arrogant east-coast
So do we - Please read on. This is the solution we strongly favor in Central Texas. By numbers I would guess we are a typical "Local" club, but geographically a 20-mile radius cuts out several member
I think Tom K5RC missed the point. There is an unreasonable gap between the present Local and Medium club sizes. I'll bet Central Texas isn't the only one to be functionally a Local club, but above t
Following up the previous comments on this Reflector: A 20-mile radius for an ARRL "Local" club just doesn't work here in the west and southwest. Even though our membership numbers fit that category,
Please forgive my asking this question on the Contest Reflector, but the DX Reflector is dead, dormant, in transition, or whatever... I'm looking at an AP photo from our local newspaper of the demoli
This may not be quite the answer you were expecting Yuri, but here goes anyway! I'm sure that having an IC 781 would be interesting, but at least recognize that it's an inefficient use of your amateu
Author: nt5c@easy.com (John Warren by way of "Gary V. Smith" <gsmith@michiana.org>)
Date: Mon Mar 3 04:55:58 1997
John, NT5C. "P.S. That's why value-oriented engineers (like me) always buy Toyota Camrys, while scientists (money no object) buy BMWs and Mercedes, right guys?" Or, quality engineers, like myself, bu
Everything Rich says is true - on HF. But overall, the AMSAT bunch would give contesters some pretty darn good competition for talent, equipment, innovation, dedication, etc. John, NT5C. -- CQ-Contes
Now that most of the former 2x1s have acquired jazzy new 1x2 calls under the vanity program, WPX could be quite interesting for us smart types who thought ahead (or were too cheap to junk 500 qsl car
Precisely! Current scoring favors quantity (Q's) over quality (multipliers), so - except perhaps when 10M is hot - the coasts are the only places from which it's worth entering DX contests. The centr
I don't have the faintest idea what they mean - but I don't care. I enjoy different mentally challenging aspects of ham radio. However, for any newer cw contesters reading this Reflector, someone mig