Ok, this is not about skimmer. But some things you can do with a wideband receiver without directly copying calls ala skimmer. You guys are thinking way too narrowly :) 1) program it to beep (or what
Yes, these ideas kind of fall into "enhanced bandscope" ideas. But is a computer telling you if a band is open (without you ever listening there) "assisted"? I could get that same information from a
Huh? Just attach skimmer before your first IF filter. Problem solved. Or use a completely separate receiver. I just hope the people who actually write the new rules (whatever they turn out to be) are
Yes, conditions were better in Feb 2008 than Feb 2009, but try comparing the number of 20m qso's for the top scoring western and eastern stations. Not even close. If you go back a little further it d
There is also an issue with portable calls: YO7ARY/W1 was listed for me as "incorrect call". That station is listed as submitting a log under the callsign YO7ARY/W1. In the results the station is lis
Hmm, that exactly describes the IARU contest perfectly for people in western zone 8. To work EU we have to work a ton of 1 point W/VE. Yet if my station was moved just an hour+ drive to the west I w
Author: RUDOLF TORSTEN and HIROKO C CLAY <rt_clay@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:48:02 -0700 (PDT)
Assuming that it is a contest where USA/VE contacts count for points... Note that Cabrillo doesn't have to have the precise frequency listed in the log, so there may be no indication to the contest
Here's how the NCCC Sprint Ladder sounded at N4OGW/5: http://drop.io/nsnsnsns Be sure you are listening in stereo! Starts out with 20m left/40m right. Later the left switches to 80m. Tor N4OGW ______
There is a suggestion to run the dumped power from a hybrid-fed 4-square into a (low) dipole rather than the usual dummy load. Has anyone tried that? How did it work? I would be worried that a reacti
Thanks, I will have to give it a try. I also have a dipole at 90 ft. It will just take another relay in my 80m remote switch. But I guess making it switchable is a must. For example, in some situatio
A limited time (<=24 hr) category would certainly motivate me to operate during CQWW, WPX, and ARRL DX. I currently do not operate those contests at all (except for an occasional hour or two) because
How many shortened-time contests did you operate in 2008 Ed? I don't see your call in the results for SS, NA Sprint, NAQP, or IOTA :) ? Tor N4OGW _______________________________________________ CQ-C
It's not always quite that simple. Having the wrong zone in the CTY file can cause your logger to send the wrong zone in the exchange for the first 15 qso's, causing your log to get scored in the wro
The fewer number of younger hams in the USA is not due to lack of club stations to operate from, at least for college-aged hams. Since 1989 I have studied/worked at a series of universities with club
Best analogy for them: multi-user video gaming... Tor N4OGW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listi
If you are going to use any SDR hardware (LP-PAN, Softrock,...), useful for bandscopes and CW Skimmer, you probably want to look for a sound card with 192 KHz sampling rate. There are a bunch availab
On the other hand: even if you are weak, be sure that a) you are on freq b) you are sending at "contest" speed, really slow usually won't help.. Exception might be on 160m. If a weak and slow station
Hey, all that $$ invested in outlets is useless unless you have some of these plugged into unused AC outlets: http://www.vhaudio.com/isolation.html And be sure your fuses aren't installed backwards:
Turn down your transmit sidetone to minimum level (or even off completely). That gives you a little more "quiet" time throughout the contest. Tor N4OGW _______________________________________________
Sorry you missed MS. I was on full time and was CQ'ing somewhere 100% of the time I was operating! The "rare" sections here, and the number stations I worked: 69. Sk 3 70. Sd 3 71. NNy 3 72. Ab 3 73.