Before you comment, I strongly urge everyone to read David Sumner's recent suggestions for filing "Thoughtful, Considered" comments in response to the FCC NPRM on BPL. From the ARRL website: http://w
auto tuner. Excellent performing radio and readily available for less than $1000 these days. Ironically, while a dinosaur of sorts in terms of ergonomics and features, the TS-830S is much better than
Interestingly enough, when conditions are good, its not (or perhaps I should say was not) uncommon for west coast stations with good ears to work 50 to 100 JA's on 160 during the CQ WW 160 CW contest
Hi Jim, My ICE419 arrived last week after a long wait (I placed my order with Array Solutions on May 6, 2004). When I called ICE several weeks ago to check on the order, the guy I spoke with said the
I think this is exactly the problem. Young technically minded people have a natural tendency to be competitive and a yearning to part of what they perceive to be the future. When I started college i
Good points Jim. I thought perhaps it might be the stronger cultural emphasis on competition especially in the Eastern European bloc countries (e.g. Radiosport). Orienteering (another competitive asp
Our surely are In principle notching is possible, and in fact, I think it has already been implemented in some places. It is not a perfect solution, however. It is my understanding that it only provi
Gosh, it would sure be nice if the president got a letter from "Admiral Red" explaining to him why BPL is such a bad idea. Not many of us have those kind of Washington bonafides. Mike, W4EF..........
Why not observe a minute of silence right before the start from 2359 to 0000z. Nobody would be able to hold a frequency waiting for the start. Silence, then the band explodes at 0000Z with frantic ac
No, Dale, you are not missing anything. That is what I do. If I miss part of an exchange, and the guy I am working gets the frequency, I will fire back with a "nr?" or "name?" or "qth?" when he is do
Great advice, Ward. I would add that it is a great idea to listen to yourself on a 2nd rig (with the appropriate amount of extra attenuation added in of course). Monitor circuits often don't tell the
Actually they are, Mal. Since we are no longer required to sign /m or /p for mobile or portable, I can go anywhere in the CONUS and legally call CQ signing my callsign, W4EF. Now if that particular
On a slightly related note, I noticed that one USA single band entry in the CQ WW SSB contest had an unusually high multiplier count. Still less than the M/M's but much higher than other single band
stations you own, or >only What about club stations? They are even worse than "owner operator" stations. When I show up to operate at the club I operate from, I have to fix all of the stuff the last
Sylvan, The real trick is defining SO2R. If I have two rigs that are on during the contest, does that make me SO2R? Not necessarily. Perhaps I just listen occasionally on the second rig to see if ano
developed I concur, Ward. My log of 16 QSOs was produced on a 8 1/2 x 14 legal pad. The web entry thing will be a great thing for those of us with "wet noodle" antenna farms who get on to hand out a
We have recently suffered a rash of amplifier failures at the club station with which I am affiliated (3 major failures over the last two years). Specifically the problem has been fried bandswitch co
Larry, et al: I wonder what the FCC position would be if the scenario you described happened during the CQ WW phone contest and the parties involved decided to QSY to 7305 or 14355 KHz? Seems to me t