I'm sure the next X-box/Wii- HAM Radio game version-upgrade will have a "virtual remote servicing option" , including your arctic grade lube :) Seriously, If you enter the game of contesting, please
Hi Gerry, I have great respect for any serious remote station setup. In fact, I do own one together with a friend. However, during a contest I expect the operator to be physically on site. Take the b
On 15-4-2013 17:12, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: I guess I'm surprised by this attitude. Being surprised about reactions here, and wanting to know if I too am loneley voicing an off-centre opinion, I quick
Better leave that home. And my apologies if my expression affects you in any way. I have absolutely no reason to undermine your expertise and respectable work. I just think differently about the radi
Interesting information, I never knew that. I understand that such technologies find their way in practical daily situations. Do not see what Norddeich Radio has to do with HamRadio Contesting. In my
Sorry Tom, But 'the opponents' are not amused by being accused of being jealous or anything like that. Again, for the record; I very much respect all the work and effort done for enabling a remote HF
Hi Felipe, Good idea! 73 Mark, PA5MW At minimum, instead of removing the extreme categories, a remote category or at least an overlay should be added. 73's and flame on! Felipe NP4Z _________________
To support Peter's statement on s/n differences due to different antennas to the receiver and local noise, I can add the following: Local background noise can matter, a lot. A friend of mine recently
Human now making excuses for failure of machine to do better than humans are capable of... -ex-VR2BG/p. So, now we're past the intro of RBN (great invention!), let's also move forward to achieve the
Try the 3$ PA5RWE (SK) 8" home made version. For 10 years already in use at our PI4TUE club-station and at home. Reliable usage with either large boots or only tip-toeing. See self explaining picks a
Looking for the ideal HF rig for a one-time 6 band field-day MM setup. Run+mult stations, so about 12 HF rigs in total. All 160-10m stations using the same rig. All with external filtering. All with
Thanks for all your responses. But please mind you: - We need to allocate no less than *10-12* similar HF rigs - The K3 is way too high priced 73 Mark, PA5MW On 29-11-2013 14:03, PA5MW, Mark wrote: L
Hello Maarten, Thanks for your reply. The TS480 indeed is a very good rig. It would need the (hard to get) additional 11-12pcs CW filters, without that it cannot be used in a CW contest. About the IC
Exactly! Thank you Chet. Based on real live experience feedback here and to my personal mail: 1) K3 2) TS590 3) TT Eagle That seems about the list to choose from. All three have pos and very few neg
**An aside: Slowly, marketplace realities are beginning to penetrate the publishing industry, including advertisers, as experience replaces hype. Even young people prefer print over digital for certa
Oh there is a few good reasons here from EU why some refuse to respond to these 'discussions'; - Our critical input often does not appear here - Whatever diplomacy used, as soon as we seem to *touch
Good proposal ! But the easiest and cheapest way to contribute is a subscription to CQ. If your annual major fun lies at contesting in the various CQWW, please consider a donation or take a subscript
OK, I'll bite ;) - Using RBN in a phone contest: *DING* - Working stations which do not count in your contest: *DING* - Making CW QSO in a phone contest: *DING* - Making QSO on a WARC band during pho
Software Defined Radios have knobs - and if you want, more than one! So letıs debunk this myth once and for all: 1. Software Defined Radios can and do have knobs No they do not. Not even an ON/OFF sw
in the Netherlands any remote operation *requires* the physical presence of a licenced amateur at the remote station during any transmission. only exception are repeater stations for which a special