My observations from K5MDX in coastal Mississippi: 6: Dead. Only a few locals. Fortunately our 6m op is a good sport and will be back next year anyway. :) 10: Essentially dead. Other than N0KE in CO
Yeah, just like that IARU Stateside QSO Party they have in July. (funny, I seem to have a lot of DX in my log for THAT contest; maybe I'm just weird because I prefer 5 point QSOs to 1-pointers) -- R
Yeah, just like that IARU Stateside QSO Party they have in July. (funny, I seem to have a lot of DX in my log for THAT contest; maybe I'm just weird because I prefer 5 point QSOs to 1-pointers) -- R
But...but...there's another state in the Fifth call area! -- Ray WQ5L rocker@ametro.net -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@conte
I on Maybe it's a location thing, but I *like* summertime propagation. Yes, 10 meters is flat, and summer is not the time of year for 80 or 160 meters. On the other hand, 20 meters is so much more fu
That's about as convincing an argument as I've heard against the one-radio-two-radio split. Heck, that even kills my idea to have another column in the results with a 1 or a 2 in it. 'Tis no matter,
We could also pull up last year's logs, chop 'em down to our best 24 hours, and see how the scores stack up. This would demonstrate how well the geographical advantages might be tempered by a shorte
OH yes. From MS the lighting static was horrible with the beam NE. Between the QRN and signals being muddled by the solar flare, copy was rough. I am not looking forward to seeing how many European
We (K5MDX) were one of the lucky ones -- our score made it into the results. I uploaded the log via ftp and did not get a receipt. Go figure. Perhaps ftp is the way to do it. I've had several SS log
OH yes. From MS the lighting static was horrible with the beam NE. Between the QRN and signals being muddled by the solar flare, copy was rough. I am not looking forward to seeing how many European
We (K5MDX) were one of the lucky ones -- our score made it into the results. I uploaded the log via ftp and did not get a receipt. Go figure. Perhaps ftp is the way to do it. I've had several SS log
Well, I certainly do turn down the drive on the FT1000D at N5FG/K5MDX when I am entering a LP category. So to claim no one does it would be wrong. Maybe most of them don't. 73, -- Ray WQ5L rocker@dat
I get it both ways, about half and half. The most efficient way IMHO is for them to ask "QSY 21120?" then I can respond "R QSY" and go. If they're real loud I might echo back the freq e.g. "R QSY 21
I would like to request: 100W w/ only wire antennas at less than 40' above ground and 12+ year old rigs with broken SPLIT buttons and that occasionally refuse to work on 10 meters. Thanks in advance
The Russian Navy 'V' beacon is in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Not sure if that's what is on 7002. The Russian single-letter beacons operate on many frequencies across the HF spectrum. -- Ray WQ5L -- CQ-Co
I use the MFJ memory keyer too, and for that reason I send the exchange by hand when a serial number is involved. I learned this back in SS after having to repeat the number many times. When I got in
The big problem for us low power ops is that other stations inside the skip zone usually don't hear us. On 20m especially, it's almost like clockwork: I find a run frequency, and a few minutes later
I use the MFJ memory keyer too, and for that reason I send the exchange by hand when a serial number is involved. I learned this back in SS after having to repeat the number many times. When I got in
The big problem for us low power ops is that other stations inside the skip zone usually don't hear us. On 20m especially, it's almost like clockwork: I find a run frequency, and a few minutes later
I use the MFJ memory keyer too, and for that reason I send the exchange by hand when a serial number is involved. I learned this back in SS after having to repeat the number many times. When I got in