I?ve been semi-following the various ?ethical? threads and figure there are others probably pondering these exchanges of words. I work CW contests, so my comments are only taken from my experiences.
With propagation looking downright lovely for DX chasing, and the folks at BS7H working their buns off trying to hand out a tough new one 24 kHz up the band, and the pileups sure to be 25+ khz wide..
Mal, Actually it would be nice if they (DXers, me too!) could slide down, contesters slide up a bit and everyone got along ;o) With the Reef DXpedition being such a rare event, and propagation improv
I'd like to thank and commend the Central Oregon DX Club, the contest committee, sponsors for a well organized fun contest. The results were produced in an amazingly short period. Definitely a great
Hi Al, Part of the reason I originally went with Elecraft was the ability to repair it myself. Even if I couldn't quite figure the problem out, the support on the Elecraft reflector AND from the Elec
Bill, I received one as well. They had some issues getting the mailings to a couple different countries. The committee made a great effort. This is a great for statistics and analysis, so one can lea
I just received a monster sized certificate from the JARL for this contest. Thanks to the folks who put this one together. Hope we see some better propagation, miss logging Japan and Asia in quantiti
Pete, I use both LOTW and eQSL. They both have their place. The disadvantage to both is that they are not universally accepted by many of the popular awards programs. IOTA, WAZ, USCA immediately come
Hi Dale, Haven't seen one of those quads in eons, but it was a decent antenna, definitely solid... I built the one in the handbook and it still works well. It's taken a real beating physically. I bou
Hi Duncan and all... I've used my top loaded 80M verticals for Rx on 160 and have been quite pleased. The S/N ratio is certainly better that on my top loaded 160M vertical. No preamp was needed, nor
I'll second that Boris... The K1EL keyers are excellent and easy to build if you go that way. Make sure you follow the driver load instructions EXACTLY... I found the Tripp-Lite U209-000-R USB to Ser
I concur Jim! Mine arrived today in tip top shape even. Kudos to CQ for an excellent turn around. 73, Julius n2wn/4 http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest ___________________________
Looks like we will have ALL 95 counties on the air on either CW and/or SSB (should be several digital operations as well). Look for 160M ops towards the end of the contest. I'll be on from Claiborne,
Thanks to all the folks who organize and run the contest! Received the Wild Rice (great with Wild Alaskan Salmon)! Thanks for the nice writeup! I'll see if we can come up with a new picture for next
Geez Bob, I'll sure miss the reliable QSOs, particularly on the low bands, from Quartz Hill in virtually all the major contests! Hopefully, we'll see the operators on from home or other locations unt
Same here! It was a pleasant surprise for an otherwise crappy day 73, Julius n2wn http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma
Thanks for posting the information. If there are any further details, would you please provide them. Tom and I competed often in the same categories and had fun swapping stories after the event. I'll
Looking for some solder on FSL2 connectors, male N are fine. Have various new 1/2" heliax connectors and other RF connectors to trade. Contact me off list please... Thanks, Julius n2wn ______________
I sent cut numbers in the original exchange, but only T for Zeros... I really don't like N for anything other than a signal report. If asked for a repeat, I sent full the full number. Worked every ti
I think we should have separate categories for manned and unmanned stations. Seems like having a person in front of the rig is a distinct disadvantage ;o) 73, Julius n2wn Technology can be a convenie