Hi Jacob, Congrats from me also. I would say that if it's a question of using an FT-857D that you already have for HF contesting, do it. The operational deficiencies of this radio have been noted by
Hi all, I can't help thinking, as I read all the kvetching about the way CQ runs its contests (and I do have to wonder about the massive delays for some certificates and plaques), that some folk have
I guess by some folk's interpretation of life, once you've spent a certain amount on contesting, you're no longer allowed to have fun in contests. What level is that? $10,000? $20,000? $100,000? Curi
Hi Alan, The only fly in your ointment is that the contesters you suggest would quit the magazine already get the results and would have no reason to be pissed off. The challenge for CQ would be to d
I stand corrected. Thanks Tom. Now, could we please have a useful discussion about contesting? Can anyone give me some tips on RTTY contesting? I have MMTTY and N1MM (thanks K1TTT for the tip), and w
Hello Al, While I agree with the sentiment that we all make mistakes, those operators who make fewer mistakes are better operators and should be rewarded. Otherwise, you take accuracy out of the equ
I'll agree that CT was the pioneer, and showed us the way to computer logging, at least as far as commercialized, computer-logging-for-non-computer-geek programs go. But I think it also showed Tree w
This doesn't bother me one iota and that it does bother some, frankly, frightens me. It's no different than IARU saying the NU1AW and W1AW/5 will be on the air, or RAC announcing that all VE*RAC stat
OH stations aren't bound by FCC rules, nor am I. However, I think you may be overinterpreting the framer's meaning of the term pecuniary interest. If you were to use 144 FM to dispatch cement trucks,
Bill, I don't believe this advice is to be taken to mean that you shouldn't go all out in every way if you don't want to. My take on it is it applies regardless which level of contesting to which you
Hi Buck, The contest you mention with the QSY rule are most versions of Sprint, be it the NA Sprint or the ad hoc variety that now seems very popular on Thursdays. It's a GREAT rule -- FOR CONTESTERS
Hi, Google G3VGR and look for his level converter. Super simple to build (a pair of 2N2222s, some diodes, resistors and capacitors). Works great, using it on my IC756PRO. 73, kelly ve4xt -- Original
I just looked at various CI-V clones, some using the MAX232, some using other ICs. None uses the ring, and neither does the G3VGR unit I built. So, it appears it doesn't matter. What I was unable to
Hi Bob, Don't get discouraged. First off, propagation for this contest wasn't great from here. It may have been better where UP4L was than where you were. Secondly, a fan dipole at 25 feet is really
What's wrong with the idea of a penalty? Yuri is twisting logic himself when he can't see that a penalty in a contest isn't dissimilar to a financial penalty for speeding. By his logic, a speeding ti
Interesting tech note about Morse Runner: when you set the callsign to your own call, it doesn't remove you from the list of available calls. Playing last night, I worked myself! Not only is MR great
And how much extra effort is involved in installing a "small 3-stack" vs. verticals? Particularly in a DX-pedition setting? Is that worth less than an S-unit? I think the point that needs to be made
But Bill... Nobody ever said they were always better than stacks. The question was, originally, about portable operations such as the Team Vertical forays. Certainly, the advantage is lost if you mov
Hi all, I realize this wasn't the original question for this thread, which was, essentially, about whether SO2R from a small lot is doable. Clearly it is. But another thread asked about SO2R by someo
Clearly the 3Y0GP example is beyond the realm of reason. N2IC's suggestion of AT LEAST signing once per 3 QSOs, particularly in a contest where 3 QSOs can happen in less than 30 seconds, isn't unreas