I never said that I did either. However some hams who didnt pass a code test (I did 5 and 13wpm) or who arent all that technical tend to get the short end of the stick sometimes. But never me. I thin
I think it is very much relevant. It's a gateway drug scenario. Some may get the license for these activities then discover a whole other world of contesting and DX. Also, the "small focused group" d
People get into amateur radio for all kinds of reasons. A classic case is ARRL staffers who pretty much have to get a license. Some of them start out unlicensed and figure they are working at a non p
I use bluetooth headphones on my iPad for remote radio operation. Works just fine. 73 Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:
I received comments from some of my friends that they didn't want to wade in because it would be like driving a unicycle on an interstate. There were some doing 40-50WPM... not that there is anything
Im also not a good cw op - I use a software decoder as backup and ask for plenty of repeats. Thats why I dont score high in CW contests as I do in phone. The ultra fast stations were hard to copy unl
The problem I see in this case with "copying what is sent" is that your software will calculate your claimed score based on the zone claimed to be worked and will obviously be wrong if you log a zone
That seemed suspect so I decided to do an analysis. Speeds are taken from RBN, scores are from 3830. These are the top world scores in competitive categories. M/2 - CR3W ~30M points - average 30WPM M
RBN captures CQs (I believe only/mostly CQs) so what youre seeing here is the average speed of CQs, not necessarily the speed at which someone is running a pileup. Thus, CQing QRQ seems not to be fav
There are some cases where they have to assume. I'm operating portable from California, away from my home zone. I make 10 contacts. I accidentally send 5 because my log software is still configured f
I use an Arlan Communications RadioSport headset. I have the RS20CF but you can get one that is just headphones with no mic. Yes, it's expensive but it's worth it. It's passive noise canceling. It's
I would like to publicly commend John, W2GD, our club President for FRC for getting our members out to operate. This helped push up the number. Many of us would have sat out the CW weekend if we didn
Assuming you don't want to listen and transmit on the same band with the same antenna at the same time - You would need some sort of interlock device and a splitter. A much better approach is to use
I'll have to agree with Jim here - this is a good price for a quality unit. The average outsider looking at our hobby will find all of our equipment expensive, except for the $35 chinese talkies. It'
Hi Jeff, I dont think right now is the right time to make such an evaluation. Consider the state of the market. LDMOS technology is now making itself present in the amateur radio mainstream. This is
I lost an AMD radeon HD4850 to Windows 10 as well. This is partially Microsoft's fault but also AMD's unwillingness to update the driver for Windows 10. Eventually the latest creators' update forced
Ive used three models of SS amps here. The dirtiest of them all is the Tokyo HyPower 2.5. Next up is the SPE 1.3K, which uses a single LDMOS. Cleanest is the Power Genius XL (2 LDMOS) which is under
Hi Jose, I notice RBN also has similar capability to compare stations. Check out out. 73 Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com ht
Given Scotts past history operating as MM0LID, that may have landed him squarely under the microscope. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.co
I think the value of recordings is more to determine whether unassisted ops are using unclaimed assistance. If someone is tuning they would sound differently than if they were using spots and jumping