As an example: I was away from 12/25-12/31. I unsubscribed from the DX Reflector as that one usually has the most "noise." I came home to 497 e-mails (cq-contest, wf1b-rtty, dx4win, and towertalk)! A
My experience says otherwise. I have an old PC that was originally a 386/25, which I replaced the motherboard to make it a 486/80. It still has the original serial board with 8450 UARTs. It won't run
I recently purchased a 5 band bandpass filter unit from ICE, and there was a problem with one of the band filters. I sent the unit back to them, and they found a shorted capacitor. Not only did the u
In the latest issue of PC Magazine is a column describing a Microsoft "industry standard" called PC98, which has started to be implemented already. Bottom line, it will put an end to the ISA bus. All
Hi all - Did my first NA Sprint last night, and it was interesting. I apologize for extraneous comments in the exchange like "Hi," "Hi Bill," "TU" in odd places, etc. I was using TRLog (4.05) for the
Also, as a reminder, please don't freak out when you hear a lot of RTTY on 40 from 7025-7045. That IS the RTTY segment in EU and JA, so we will be there too! 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet:
I can remember I used to honk a HI or CQ when I saw a ham plate, but who knows if they know CW these days! 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@itw.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.
A few months ago, someone posted a query about the antenna farm adjacent to Trenton (NJ)/Mercer Co. Airport, but I don't recall who it was. If you read this, please reply direct to me. Tnx/Barry -- B
For those interested, today's NY Times article about amateur radio can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/03/circuits/articles/05ham-radi o.html 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Intern
I presume the intent of the rule prohibiting multiple single-band logs from the same station are the following: 1. It allows the station to analyze the logs and scores post-contest, then determine wh
I certainly don't want to dissuade anybody's DXped plans, but... If you are hell-bent on doing a Dxpedition, why go on for a contest where a KQ2 is as much of a mult as an H40? 73 Barry (the rare W2
I want the WPX to be one WEEK long. 48 hours is for wimps. Who needs a life? (and I'll operate M/S with Dr. Baboofnik) -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@itw.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2
I believe it would be a mistake to try to break from Dayton, despite the recently imposed inconveniences. Remember, amateur radio has not flourished over the last decade. Advertisers are spending les
Wonder if anyone out there in contest land is using W5XD's Writelog for CW/SSB contesting? If so, would like to hear how it compares with CT (or NA or TR). Tnx/Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w
I'm tossing around the possiblity of getting a second radio, and interested in opinions. Is is prefereable that the 2 radios be the same? If I don't want to spend the bux on a second FT-1000D, what w
Wonder if anyone out there in contest land is using W5XD's Writelog for CW/SSB contesting? If so, would like to hear how it compares with CT (or NA or TR). Tnx/Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w
I'm tossing around the possiblity of getting a second radio, and interested in opinions. Is is prefereable that the 2 radios be the same? If I don't want to spend the bux on a second FT-1000D, what w
I'd appreciate if anyone in single-op/2 radio land could explain to me how they split the audio in the headphones for each radio. Tnx/Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@itw.com Newtown, PA FR
To balance out all the negative comments, I can say I was quite pleased with the results. To be honest, I didn't even remember that I operated this contest. I was looking through the score boxes, lo
The following appears in the ARRL Letter, and I thought it would be of interest to the group: Amateur Radio equipement manufacturer Timewave Technology (http://www.timewave.com) of St Paul, Minnesota