Hi All This is the next topic for my NCJ column. I would appreciate your comments on this. Please email directly to me by Thursday evening and be sure your call sign is included. Thanks! Aging contes
HI All I'm looking for input for my NCJ column. This is the topic for the next issue: Antenna Strategies Given your limitations in space, money and other restrictions, what was the strategy in develo
Hi All I would like to pick your brains before Dayton for my NCJ column. The next topic is: Back up plans and equipment. What back up plans do you have in case of a major failure during a contest? Wh
Hi gang The next topic for my NCJ column is about the long low sunspot period. I would like your input on the following questions and any related comments you have. This has been one of the longest l
Hi All I am working on the next installment of my NCJ column and would like to hear your comments on the following topic: Home brewed Equipment What parts of your station are home made? What influenc
Hi All I am preparing my NCJ Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques column. This issues topic is "Getting started in SO2R". I would like your input. What tips can you give to a contester getting into SO2R
Hi All I'm looking for input for my next NCJ column. The topic is contest related station upgrades and improvements. What were your last contest related station improvements (inside and outside the s
HI Gang I am looking for input on this issues topic on radio features. Radio Features If you were looking for a new radio, what features would be most important to you and your style of operating? (W
HI All I am looking for input on my upcoming NCJ column. The next topic is Special Antennas Do you have antennas for specialized purposes? Do you have a band opener or multiplier hunting antenna? Wha
In my cold basement shack in Wisconsin I find keeping my feet warm is important to comfort. The cement floor really sucks the heat out of them. A layer of carpet helps, but is not enough. My solution
On phone if it is not someone I know or a known contest station I usually call by saying "W9XT for the mult". On CW or on phone if I just call, I sometimes send "59904 TNX MULT". That way the other s
HI all I'm looking for input for my Contest Tips, Tricks, & Techniques column for the March NCJ. Multi-op Staffing How do you staff your multi-op efforts? What traits do the operators possess? How ar
HI All I am preparing my next NCJ column and could use some of your input. Topic: Let's lighten things up a bit next for next time. What is the strangest or funniest thing that ever happened to you a
HI all I'm looking for comments on the following subject for my next NCJ column. Makeshift Fixes Sooner or later something is going to break during a contest. What sort of makeshift fixes did you com
Hi All I am looking for comments from my NCJ column. This month's topic: Station Automation What improvements and equipment have you bought or built to help automate your station? What is next on you
Hi all I'm looking for input for my NCJ Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques column. Topic: Lessons learned What hard lessons have you learned in contesting? What tactical mistakes cost you a contest wi
I probably worked 8-10 stations working split this weekend. Usually it is maybe a single station in a contest weekend. Working split is fine for DXpeditions as long as the listening range is reasonab
Hi all I am looking for input for my next Contest Tips, Tricks & Techniques column in the next NCJ. The topic is; Do you specialize in specific types of contests by (band, mode, DX, domestic, QSO par
Congratulations Doug! For those of us trying crack the top 10 in the Pd'A contest maybe you could give us a run down on the station you didn't use. Great job as usual! Gary, W9XT www.w9xt.com _______
Has anyone built a switching stub box for multi-band operation that switches in the proper stubs for the current band? Any issues or things to watch out for? Thanks! Gary, W9XT www.w9xt.com _________