Bill, I co-miserate with your experience on trying to work PSK-31 from DX countries. I spent 33 weeks in various DX countries during 2002 and carry a portable station including FT-100D and an interfa
Scott, You have rediscovered the "Golden Kernel" of our hobby -- CW. Sadly, most of the "new generation" of amateurs will never experience it, because they have been convinced by the whiners and non-
Dave, I appreciate your viewpoint and I think there is a lot of truth in what you have to say. As for your suggestion that a scintillating QSO can be generated by my sending real, honest-to-God comme
Shelby is EXACTLY right. I lived in Russia and Hungary for years and am active making probably 300 - 500 QSOs per month and in most contests. I just am not going to spend the kind of money needed to
I am sorry to see that this discussion has now deteriorated to name calling and the casting of aspersions upon those who relate their own experiences. W0YR
I am a first time user of the WT4I Cabrillo Converter. Trying to convert the .all file from WF1B in the RTTY WPX contest. The Multiplier column falls off the r.h. side of the form. For instance, if I
Bob, There are a lot of newer operators who think it's neat, smart or perhaps even time-saving to call you and send an exchange at the same time. Not only is this inadvisable, it causes QRM and puts
George, Thanks for clarifying this. It would have been nice if the people putting on the contest had thought of this. Those of us who are "Cabrillo-challenged" have to thank you and many others on th
RYRY is totally meaningless unless you are trying to set the mechanical range finder on a teletype MACHINE. On the mechanical machine there were 5 vanes which were pulled in or left out as each chara
Does anyone have an INI file for K6STI's Ritty that works with WF1B? According to the Ritty manual you make one and it's called CONTEST.INI . However, after five tries, the one I've made according to