Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:19 +0200
Who is to ever know you changed the call from HG108DX to HG109DX? They are not going to listen to the SDR recordings unless there is something fishy with your log. Of course, not being able to get ca
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 21:59:47 +0100
We are not located in some exotic place in the world and I do not know what you guys consider "high" rates but I was running 240 Q's per hour and I ID after almost every Q. Sometimes just by saying "
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:37:45 +0100
Yes, it's simple, just log what was send. Of course you could try to explain to the other opp that you are not looking for a progressive serial number but for his CQ zone. You could even give him the
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:00:58 +0100
Oeps, I spoke to soon. Check the rules FAQ, it clearly states what you should do: http://cqww.com/rules_faq.htm <http://cqww.com/rules_faq.htm>"Q I worked a station and they do not now their CQ zone
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:12:57 +0100
Hans, I completely agree. But unfortunately the answer I wrote in my email is the official answer of the CQWW contest committee. 73, Maarten PD2R Op woensdag 20 november 2013 schreef Radio K0HB (kzer
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:32:23 +0100
Bob, The 2 point rules for QSO's between NA stations is there to level te playing field with the competitors in the rest of the world (OK, mostley Europe). For instance, the continent Europe has mann
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:21:21 +0100
I'd go with K3's although the TS 590 isn't bad. The power spikes on 590 will probably cause problems with you amp, depending on what amp your using. I don't agree with Charles, with every radio there
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:42:24 +0100
Mark, The K3 is out of the question but what about the TS 480? I think this is one of the very few transceivers which does not crumble under contest conditions priced under 1000,-. It's priced a litt
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:31:56 +0100
Ron, My expirience with the TS 480 was in Phone and it wasn't bad at all. In CW reciever performance is more critical so I have absolutely no reason to doubt your review. But, for the money, what els
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:45:34 +0100
Let's ban all manual spots in contests! Screw the phone guys, they should all do without the cluster or just learn code! I'm sure this is not what you meant. You probably meant let's ban all manual s
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:52:08 +0100
Randy did send a second message stating that he had made an error in his previous message. The word "now" should be replaced with "not". 73, Maarten PD2R -- 73, Maarten PD2R _________________________
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:46:27 +0100
Hi Joe, Maybe Arlan Communications can help you out: http://www.arlancommunications.com/index.asp They have a range of different mic elements. I don't have any experience with their products but if m
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 21:10:28 +0100
I had several non W/VE stations calling us (PI4DX). Politely told them that I could not work them for this contest but that I would put them in a log if they wanted/needed the QSO. There was a YY sta
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 16:34:35 +0200
Yes! We have a room in the Crown Plaza! The only down side is that there were no rooms available on May 13. We need to find a different place to stay Wednesday night. Wednesday is only the CTU regist
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:14:01 +0200
Hi Timon, I'm not a big station builder, I've only helped a bit at the PI4DX station. I was wondering why you want to have 3 multiband yagi's for multipliers? Especially considering the fact that you
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:00:21 +0200
I find it difficult to express my views regarding this matter, partly because of my limmited knowledge of the English language, but mainly because I was envolved in the operation of bringing back the
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 10:32:50 +0200
Hi Dave, I'm a frequent visitor of OZ country (I also hold al Danish call OV2T) and most of the time I stay at the north east coast of North Jutland. I have been to Hjørring several times but do not
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:55:56 +0100
I worked a couple of dozen dupes Sunday night because of a bad cluster spot. I got spotted as P14DX on 40 meters. All the dupes came from NA. I ID almost each QSO and if I call "QRZ" it's never more
Author: Maarten van Rossum <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:35:24 +0100
If you send your call in CW you get a spot right away. It is virtually the same as self spotting. So, why not allow self spotting for SSB? The first thing I think we must ask ourselves is what the do