thanks to a kick in the pants by AB7E, i am going with a new rig for the ARRL160 this year. i already have a new receiver, a halli S40B with a BC453 with a 455 kcs xtal in the antenna post. works wel
i don't know about other guys, but my rigs break in the middle of whatever i am doing. if my 160 meter receiver transformer starts smoking, turn the rig off and fire up the 80 meter rig. receivers, t
remember there is some wiring going on in people's brains that make the music heard during the ages of 15 to 18 stick with us forever, the same applies to assisted/non assisted remember non assisted
maybe we need electrically heated clothing for contest operators who operate in the far north......... mike w7dra Widder is the family name of the guy who invented electrically heated clothing for Wo
the reverse beacons tell it all. i can get on 40cw at 0600z and not hear a single signal and send CQ and have the whole country reverse beacons light up with my call. want average evening activity? g
i think they took one or two of my articles...........what does that SAY about the NCJ? mike w7dra ____________________________________________________________ Lock In Your Price Today! Get the 2-Yea
i used to work a JA contest (KCJ?) which required all contacts to have verification, so if you don't send in a log and you penalized everyone you worked, nobodys has commented in this occurance so ma
over the years it has been easier (?) to work contesting stations as the "rate" went up, thus making each indivaidual contact receive less value (when is the last time you ran from the basement (atti
i did not see any reference to veboflexers or truboencabulators so it must be true.. ____________________________________________________________ Wall Street Daily Peter Schiff: China Just Armed its
The important news flash, below, has not appeared in the major contest reflector, cq-contest@contesting.com. It may be necessary for SOC folks to help that reflector carry this message by relaying it
a good time was had by all mike w7dra ____________________________________________________________ Affordable Wireless Plans Set up is easy. Get online in minutes. Starting at only $9.95 per month! w
how many countries (or zones) have only one (or no one) active contestant in it? ____________________________________________________________ Affordable Wireless Plans Set up is easy. Get online in m
talk about teams? the cowboys and the seahawks are teams. go through the same vetting action (without the pay) and you would have teams then you would have the minors going up to the majors and a tra
until we get hams on mars we all play with the same prop mike w7dra what a great reson to cheat! i will raise my normal 7 watts input up to 20 watts input to compensate for conditions this CQWW! ____
back in the fray. thank goodness for CQWW it is what got me going after a concussion i received. in my recovery, i needed something to focus on in the future.................. i now have both a recei
i guess there is not many hams in the ARRL 160 using a hallicrafers S40, but having a "test" at the end gives me a chance to throw the send/receive toggle switch. mike w7dra you have all seen the S40
my check sheets are laid out by the first letter of the suffix. this last ARRL 160 gave me A-D - 10 E-H - 3 I-L - 4 M-P - 5 Q-T - 16 U-Z - 9 SO k7QAP AND N6TVV are in good company you don't dupe shee
as long as i can still operate a contest the same way i did with the same equipment i had in 1955 go ahead change the rules however you like mike w7dra _______________________________________________
it seems that modern radios need a keyed lock found on the back of the radio labeled "assisted, unassisted", so that when thrown, the radio becomes unassisted, and you have to give the key to your wi
a "FLUX CAPACITOR?" so where is the trubo encabulator? mike w7dra (who enters the CQWW using a hallicrafters S40) ____________________________________________________________ Affordable Wireless Plan