Bob, You're off base here ... Amateur radio is a technical hobby. Those who engage in it should at least know how their equipment operates and how to operate the equipment. That goes to being able to
Bob, Using your message to respond to several others ... The issue isn't simply adding a USB port ... one manufacturer may have six or seven DIFFERENT control standards (Yaesu). even Kenwood which id
Because ... lacking a standard CAT protocol, VID/PID identifiers a database of supported radios and manufacturer provided, certified drivers USB interfaces default to a virtual serial port (serial p
"Forum Boards" are far less useful as they tend to be web based and require an on-line presence (logged on to the site). Their editors tend to be much less complete than a good e-mail program and it
I think (but have no way to confirm) that CQWW RTTY is as old or older than TQP. Of course, RTTY is the fastest growing contest mode so it is inevitable than bandwidth needs will grow even if there w
International RTTY never stayed "up the band." That is not possible. The "RTTY" band for Regions 1 and 3 *IS* 7040 +/- activity. Centering RTTY activity on 7070 is simply not possible in most areas u
That's about as likely as keeping all the CW below 14065 during SSCW, ARRL DX CW and CQWW CW or keeping contest phone operators away from 14.230, 7255/7258, 14.300+/-, etc. during SS Phone, CQWW SSB
Jeff, I seriously doubt the trend to fewer entries in CW contests and more entries in RTTY contests will every reverse. With the lack of CW proficiency requirements, it is only a matter of a few year
Dale, You appear to be placing 100% of the "blame" on the "new RTTY ops." That could not be farther from the truth. 7040 KHz has been the center of RTTY activity in Region 1 and 3 and by default inte
That is completely false. International RTTY activity has been centered around 7040 for more than 20 years and is documented in the IARU Region 1 bandplans. There are references to RTTY activity arou
Hans, Please look at www.microHAM.com/Downloads/MK2_Writelog_Setup.pdf Using the Writelog Mixer Control (WriteLog Programs), configure WriteLog to use "microHAM CODEC" for all four of the "Radio Audi
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Hans, They don't! Writelog has its own software DVK that uses the soundcard in microKEYER II. I suggest studying the WriteLog Help file under DVK as well as reviewing the information at http://writel
What a crock! It simply shows that you failed to plan properly or to recycle the old quote "those who fail to plan, plan to fail." It is, as it always has been, SINGLE OPERATOR not SINGLE RADIO categ
Will you stop demeaning the hard won skills of the SO2R operators? Yes, there is an element of hardware involved, that is the very essence of two radio operation. However, the second radio is no les
No number of radios can do what big antennas can do: allow you to hear a whole new level of signals, signals that would be unavailable in any other form. By calling for a distinction based only on t
Bill, After being completely told you were off base on CQ-Contest and that the majority of REAL contesters had no problem with SO2R and no justification for a separate category based on SKILL, I find
So what? The broader contest community has said that the RTTY community is out of step with radiosport in general in discriminating against the skill shown by SO2R operators. Did you live in Mississ
Telnet spotting is built into all of the major contest logging software - there is no hardware difference unless you want to reopen the argument whether computer logging should constitute a separate
The very same hardware used for computer (assisted) logging that you don't deem worthy of a separate category. Of course, hypocrisy in pursuit of your jihad against SO2R doesn't matter as long as yo