Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:39:43 -0700 (PDT)
Watch my efforts from the comfort of your own home. :) http://propnet.findu.com/catch.cgi?call=W2EV&nocall=1&date=20060404&band=VK&hours=48 Ev, W2EV __________________________________________________
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:58:38 -0700 (PDT)
In my excitement I cited the wrong URL (thanks, Jim). The actual online scoreboard (with all participants that are using the new logging client) is here: http://propnet.findu.com/contest.cgi?&date=20
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:12:30 -0700 (PDT)
We've identified a bug that will be worked out in the next program revision. The following is the URL to the Scoreboard for tonights 2m Sprint: http://propnet.findu.com/contest.cgi?&date=20060404&hou
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:25:27 -0700 (PDT)
I could simply say I scored 8 QSO's in 7 Grids in the final hour of the contest (the only hour that I could operate), but that would only tell a part of the story. Instead, I'll point you to: http://
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:32:15 -0700 (PDT)
Not to be confused with the excellent work that others are doing with offering an XML-based score "roundup" system using existing logging systems... RFSport Logger has been updated. Participants all
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:11:34 -0700 (PDT)
Realtime Scoreboarding will be on-line again for the 6 meter sprint! Thanks to those that used the Logger for the 432 MHz Sprint. We have uncovered a couple more items to fix in time for the 6-meter
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:32:04 -0700 (PDT)
Has anyone ever analyzed what prefixes are actually active in WPX events in the USA? I would be curious to learn what the "most needed" ones are. Ev, W2EV ____________________________________________
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:47:07 -0700 (PDT)
This is a short note to let you know that RFSport Logger will be released for public beta in time to use during the 6-meter sprint in mid-May. There will be a Contest within a Contest (CWAC) of the E
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:00:07 -0700 (PDT)
Hello List, A few days ago I asked if anyone had done an analysis of prefixes-as-logged to determine which ones were rarest. I got a ton of "great question" type responses, but no one with any real i
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 06:04:12 -0700 (PDT)
Hello again. I thought I'd make the offer one more time. I am interested to discover the USA prefixes that have been activated over the past 3 years during the SSB WPX. If you are willing to send me
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 10:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
The latest news from RFSport.com ... == North American 6-meter Spring Sprint date: 2300z (Saturday)-0300z(Sunday) May 13-14, 2006 Full ETXA rules: http://www.etdxa.org -- The Realtime Scoreboarding L
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 06:35:46 -0700 (PDT)
thus Doug, Did you reclassify the operation prior to submittal or did the ARRL? In what year did this happen? Ev, W2EV __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 12:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks to sponsorship of this event by the East Tennessee DX Association! The 6-meter sprint is now history. RFSport.com sponsored a "Competition Within A Contest" (CWAC) for anyone who participated
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 05:40:42 -0700 (PDT)
Interestingly, 1/2 of the USA's licensees are technician-class (quite easy to attain it seems) and the VHF contests do well to attract only 800 log-submitting participants. simply food for thought. E
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20:19:14 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks to those that submitted logs for analysis and to a "Super Check Partial" database, I have completed an initial analysis of contest-active prefixes in the USA. What you see below is only for th
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 19:46:42 -0700 (PDT)
Is this amp capable of supporting "Contest Duty Cycle" operation? I see them on e-Bay from time to time (and they have 160-meters, which interests me). Ev, W2EV ______________________________________
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:43:36 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks everyone! This was a nice thread that helped me significantly. Regards, Ev, W2EV In recap... It should not be considered a 1.5 KW amp, yet will produce 800+ watts with 50-watts or so of drive.
Author: Radiosporting Fan <radiosporting@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 05:09:14 -0700 (PDT)
The CQ Rules refer to a "single element" antenna. An element is a unit that cannot be broken down any further and still maintain its' identity. For exemple, the elements forming water are Hydrogen an