W2SC: is >still more mental than physical. who >have experienced them, but they too can be overcome. Not directed to W2SC, just commentary from experience: Just keep in mind when you start feeling ba
W2SC: is >still more mental than physical. who >have experienced them, but they too can be overcome. Not directed to W2SC, just commentary from experience: Just keep in mind when you start feeling ba
Now is your chance to blow your horn . . . I am beginning to write the summary article for ARRL DX CW 2005. If you have pictures, anecdotes, commentary, etc., that you would like to have appear as pa
bucks flowing from contesters' and DXers' pockets into the vendors' pockets, maybe they need to be a little more accommodating in the assignment of meeting rooms next year.<< At root of this whole d
ARRL >this week that attendance was up by 542 this year over last. The total >"official" attendance was 20,411, compared to 19,869 for 2004. Dayton Hamvention attendance is down 30% over 5 years ago
January 1 being a Sunday, that shouldn't be a problem. RTTY Roundup on Sat Jan 7 (first Sat in Jan), NAQP CW on Sat Jan 14 (second Sat in Jan). Am I wrong? Nix on Sunday for NAQP. I am not going to
K5TR: in the sprint, he did this by getting folks to sign up to be on a sprint team. Many other people also do this for each sprint but since it happens behind the scenes it is not always obvious who
W4 and W5 CW Sprint operators: If you're not on a team already for this Saturday's CW Sprint, the Southern Sprint Coalition would be happy to add you to our group. We are comprised mostly of conteste
Contesters: While it's still fresh in your mind - your stories, anecdotes, etc., are solicited for the QST and arrl.org web writeups for 2005 ARRL DX CW. w4pa at yahoo dot com Scott Robbins W4PA == D
Ten-Tec Omni-VI does. These can be had in the used in the $1000-$1100 range. Plenty of independent test data available on the Internet about the Omni-VI vs. other transceivers for contest RX perform
At 20 kHz spacing - which isn't useful as a determiner of "contest grade" receiver performance or anything else real-world. There has been endless discussion of this over the past few years. For a p
There are days I come to work and pinch myself, because I have one of the best jobs on the face of the earth. Four years ago this week I had a draftsperson lay out a picture of what I thought a new
I'm sure if you look hard enough (scratch that - it won't take much looking at all...) you'll find that every contest-grade transceiver ever created has taken a beating from dissatisfied users. It d
Bob - In a nutshell: I think "tough cookies". K1ZM saw an advantage, exploited it, and has apparently won both modes of ARRL DX. Good for him. I'd do the same thing if I could work it out. There hav
K4XS: We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. The majority of the USA and Canada does NOT have a shot at winning ARRL DX, either mode. Yes - if things go just your way - sure. But going "just yo
K6XX, I know you meant the below sarcastically, but the suggestion within actually carries quite a bit of merit. Indeed, why not jettison the top 10 boxes? They're already kind of non-relevant becaus
Fred, ON4UN paid full U.S. retail price for his Orion when he picked it up from us in June 2003. 73 Scott Robbins, W4PA Amateur Radio Product Manager, Ten-Tec, Inc. == "Time you enjoy wasting is not
continue for a few Not really a good choice either - NAQP SSB is the 3rd weekend in January. Has been for years. Scott W4PA == "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." -- Bertrand Russell ______
do >on 15 and 10 meters... We are also are starting to see 40 go long Mmmmm - I do see that in this year's January NAQP there is a high proportion of west coast stations in the top 10 on both modes,
Jeff: The overall point I was trying to make is that I don't feel any particular QTH has an advantage in NAQP on any given weekend. Some may have a slight disadvantage, like W1 or W8, but no particul