Yuri, The world is not a perfect place and life may not be fair. Records are made, records are broken and records are forgotten. I hold over 40 provincial masters track and field records and some day
The AmpKeyer was at Dayton 2005 out at a flea market table selling for $40. The unit was professionally and well built. Doug -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0 VE5R
Sri Hans but you lose. What José prescribes is a good way of controlling the pileup. When too many stations are calling it all just becomes noise and the rate may slow down. When José h
Some of the comments just 'floor' me. A lot have complained about José's practices. Take a minute, step back, and look at what you are stating. Here is one that says it all: "However, his appr
Doug, This is a 'common' problem with a 1000MP. The 9 volt regulator has died. The voltage regulators are found on the REG-UNIT circuit board. This board is accessed from the top of the transceiver.
It is all competition but with a difference. In athletics you won't see many overweight competitors...in radiosporting you will see too many overweight individuals who have neglected to take care of
I fail to see how your statement applies. It has about the same significance if I were to ask "how many athletes have you heard repeating the same words over and over and over again?...ur 59 04, ur 5
Today, unfortunately, rules without enforcement mean nothing. Doug Dick Green WC1M wrote: If unenforceable rules are made to satisfy someone's sense of what's honorable, those who do not share the sa
Contesting is very much like fishing - you throw out the hook (cq) and see if there are any bites. It is up to the "fisherman" to decide when he (she) has not had enough "bites" to continue casting (
Contesting is very much like fishing - you throw out the hook (cq) and see if there are any bites. It is up to the "fisherman" to decide when he (she) has not had enough "bites" to continue casting (
One thing you learn when operating on the 160M band is that there is a lot of "ONE WAY PROPAGATION." Signals do not equally cover the path between stations. Doug -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clav
You think you got problems. Try VA5DX. Some try to convert this call into VE5 or WA5 or UA5. The VA prefix is foreign to them. Some think the 5 is a 9. Only a few problems with the DX part, and those
I agree with your practices. When I work a pile-up the only thing I want to hear is full callsigns. Anything else is just QRM. I get fed up with /qrp. A weak station with a long callsign and then the
Worked an EU station on 30m this morning; this station is to be congratulated for sending correctly. First he sent just his callsign to make the contact, and then at the close of our short QSO he sai
Can anyone quote the Industry Canada policy (i.e. Radio Information Circular RIC-9, etc.) that states a Canadian amateur must identify with a / if operating from a different call area than what his/h
That reply does not answer my question about signing portable (/)If I am temporarily in a different call sign district do regulations require me to sign portable?? Can anyone quote the Industry Canad
RIC-2 section 9.1 states "The operator of an amateur station in Canada shall identify the station by transmitting the call sign assigned to that station." There is no mention of a requirement to sign
Hill Radio's current price for a TB-3 is $100.32 and for a TB-4 is $117.48. Doug Howdy -- Here are some new parts I don't need: 1 BPC45G Concrete base plate w/pier pin $120.00 1 BPL45G Top plate $190
Now Bill, if you had taken a little time to think before you spoke, you would not have stated your frustration as you have. If you would have actually listened, you would have found, as I did, that t
How about a replay of the past 19 secrets? Doug TOP TEN REASONS WHY SOME CHANGE THEIR CONTESTING CATEGORY AFTER THEIR LOG IS SUBMITTED OR POSTED ON 3830 10. I saw that my score in the new category wo