Writes Tom, WB4IUx: ignore "what's your call?" requests when a good run is going...fact is, if guys are having to ask REPEATEDLY then you're not giving your call enough and you may be losing QSO's fr
There was a request for more information about the case of two Florida hams who were ordered by a county judge to take down their antenna tower. Here is the latest: David K. (WA4NST) and Sharon T. (
Now wait just a minute! Does anyone REALLY believe the intention of Part 97 is to allow amateurs to weasel out of the 1.5 KW limit by using multiple amplifiers at the same frequency? Scott K9MA
I really doubt the FCC would care if you ran your amplifier at a bit more than 1500 W output to make up for feedline loss, as long as the power at the antenna didn't exceed the limit. However, they c
It seems to me there are two distinct possible reasons for more contest categories and awards. The first is to provide more opportunities for fairly serious contesters to WIN something. This may, of
K1DG's tests of the 930 confirm my own observations. (Mine's fairly early, SN about 2.9 million.) None of the spurs is a problem in normal operation, and phase noise is only a problem when there is a
Writes Tom, WB4IUx: ignore "what's your call?" requests when a good run is going...fact is, if guys are having to ask REPEATEDLY then you're not giving your call enough and you may be losing QSO's fr
There was a request for more information about the case of two Florida hams who were ordered by a county judge to take down their antenna tower. Here is the latest: David K. (WA4NST) and Sharon T. (