Wow ..I'm envious (in a good way!). Top Band is so much fun! John (K4BAI) is absolutely right about the slow speed running. 160M cw contests tend to feature slower speeds by nature ...because of QSB
Hey all: The Family of Rich KL7RA thought that it would be a fitting Memorial for some of the regulars and long time friends of Rich to do a final contest from his station and we of course agree ..
Hi Ron: No 160 for this contest ...Rcvg Beverage is DOA ...plus we want to leave the chair open as a tribute to Rich (Top Band was his fave). If the 160M vertical is working ..I'll try to be on f
Hi Kostas: Thanks ...Wigi AL7IF is really the one who has put it together ..I just thought it a good idea to put an email out ..since I know I would really feel strange hearing the call on ...if I
Late to this discussion ... A few people have brought up that EU has growth in the contesting community and a younger demographic. What I have noticed is that EU has a long history of active clubs an
Oddly enough, I just checked yesterday to see if gruntled was the opposite of disgruntled. Who knew! 73 Steve KL7SB/Callsign of the Month Club --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest
Attention friends of KL7RA: The Alaska Heart Run is coming up, and there is a KL7RA team, headed by Rich's daughter, Missy. Let's support her team! http://heartrun.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeam
Which Facebook group is this? 73 Steve KL7SB I have been watching this thread unfold on Facebook since last Monday. At first, I was unsympathetic to Braco's arguments, that he was not breaking the cu
Vlad: See ..now that is something I've found valuable here. I started out pretty skeptical about the need for Unassisted ..some of the comments here have convinced me that it is worth keeping and sho
Hey all: Larry N1TX/KL2R put this slide show together for the KL7RA WPX SSB/Memoral Weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFmq9FTJxbM <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFmq9FTJxbM&feature=youtu.be>
Randy et al: I think you answer the question for yourself in your last line. I don't think anyone decides to not operate because there is an unassisted class ..the reverse isn't true. 73 Steve KL7SB
Oops ..it is just the first line ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFmq9FTJxbM Thanks/73 Steve KL7SB Hi Link not working? 73, Jorge Enviado desde mi iPhone _________________________________________
BTW folks: I think most here know this ..but ..if I (or really any of the Alaskans) gives you a nil after a few tries ..I promise that we're not doing this ...we really do have an awful lot of one
Eric et al: While not a hard and fast rule ..it generally makes sense to use a cluster in your general geographic area. There are a number of parameters that are defaulted by each node owner ...so
Taking a look on amazon.com ...It looks like most of the ARRL books on available in Kindle editions. Most of it is reference and/or tutorial stuff. One exception is "Riding the Shortwaves" by Don Kei
Hey all: I have a 1 day layover in Calgary, AB the day of NAQP CW. It isn't a real high priority for me .Summer NAQP and .Northwest aren't a great combo, but it's always fun to play. If anyone has or
Hey all: Saw this today. Wondering what it will mean for Hamvention going forward. http://wdtn.com/2016/07/26/hara-arenas-hockey-team-to-go-dormant-for-season/ 73 Steve KL7SB ________________________
Hi all: , I'm happy (and sad, and scared and overwhelmed) to report that I've agreed to a three year lease with an option to buy on Rich Strand's station/property in Nikiski, AK. This will actually
Speaking of Russians ..I think everybody is looking at this the wrong way. If we really want it to be more like the Olympics ..it would require two things. 1) Most of the Russian athletes were banned
Hi Dave: All of what you said was true. About all we can do is ...(within reason), leave as little ambiguity as possible as far as how we define rules .. and no matter what ..people will still find t