I was planning to attend "Dayton" in 2018. As Southwest pulled out of Dayton last year and there are very few non-stops available, I thought I'd make a road trip out of it, driving my Electric Veh
I currently have a 23" monitor on my desk which fits perfectly between 2 desktop shelf units. Given the recent proliferation of larger monitors, including the ultra-wides (34" or so), I am consideri
Thanks for all the opinions. I was originally thinking of a 27" monitor (Dell U2717D), then one responder mentioned an Asus 32" monitor. While that looked good on "paper," it's just too big for my d
For those of you replying to posts within a Daily Digest, when you respond, please change the title to something useful and related to the topic. Tnx, Barry W2UP Of course I keep away from the upper
The worst headphones I ever experienced were at a HST competition. They were Russian military headphones that reminded me of the image of Uncle Fster with his head in a vice. Not sure if this list a
Scott, Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there more to this story than your telling? That is, the use MM0LID for many years, which was a bogus call, and not having HF privileges? Barry W2UP As far a
The casual contester doesn't care about any of this because it doesn't affect them. It's a good thing to call out the bad apples. Once again, the CQ Contest Committee did a top notch job improving t
The power is supposed to be a number, like K, so I logged 0 :-) Barry W2UP BTW, Obscure cut numbers are a pain but that is another discussion. Jim KS1J --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest [mailto:
Bob, You left out the /QRP at the end, which is always copiable. Funny how the selective fade always happens during the real suffix. Barry W2UP On 2/19/2018 1:06 PM, Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote: Is that
Change your name to ED for the contest. Barry W2UP me: RIA NJ Them: AGN? me: RIA NJ Them: NAME? me: R I A Them: STATE RI? me: NO NJ NJ them: IA? etc Its not too too bad but it happens sometimes. Im h
Sure, once or twice a year, things may get a little testy, but does that make approval of every post necessary, so we see 10-20 similar replies to the same question or comment because replies are app
I took Doug's comment to mean posts from the ne'er-do-wells' get rich quick schemes, rather than an on-topic post that may be nasty. It is an interesting point, though, Dave. I wonder how many spamm
Thank you, boss, for your reply and your dedication to this thankless task :-) May I suggest a short trial (a few days) of no moderation and see how it goes? Just think how much more time you'll ha
John - When I saw the terracotta warriors in Xi'an last year, there was one wearing headphones and tuning a radio. maybe it was just an Ipod :-) Barry W2UP Wow, I didn't know that had amateur radio
Almost looks like a Medicare card is an entry requirement. Barry W2UP (not eligible yet) 73, Alan/K6SRZ This distribution appears to me to be evidence of The Baby Boomer generation in the US. (Person
And here's one more: A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market, by Edward Thorp. <https://www.amazon.com/Man-All-Markets-Street-Dealer/dp/0812979907
How about zone 5 is considered a separate country for results purposes? :-) Barry W2UP So any chance of adding some new rules/categories? Ideas below... - Mobile category (additional points for mobi
I've had a Herman Miller Aeron for 15+ years. Great chair. Can keep butt in chair as long as necessary. Expensive, but it's not hard to find a used one. Barry W2UP I have tried a number of economi
We need an internet-only WRTC. That's the only way to equalize everything. It will be sponsored by EI5DI. Barry W2UP Rudy N2WQ Sent using a tiny keyboard. Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropr
It should be all FT8. Set your xmtr and computer, then come back 24 hours later to see how you did. Barry W2UP Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone -- Original message--From: Kari GustafssonDate: