Thanx for the input guys I too worked them on 160 easy; my other 2 band qsos showed up but 160 still among the missing. Hope it wasnt a pirate on 160 they were LOUD in NY on 2/4. Lets hope they get t
Mine neither 0124 feb 4 hope the missing ones are still in the primary log database...jay ny2ny _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I have sent the following to my ARRL Director: Hi Mike I dont think we really cant deny the advance of technology...in fact, traditionally, hams have always been in the forefront of new technical dev
Hi guys I have recently added a 160m amp to my station and have created an RFI problem I cant solve. When I transmit on 160 with any more than 150 watts, the GE electric stove in the kitchen ALARMS a
Thanks to all the guys who answered my query seems unanimous that I should add Mix 31 Ferrites to the stove ac feed so just ordered them from DX engineering shud be installed and tested by the end of
I sure agree with John, W4NU...I have been working on 160 DXCC with 80 watts and an inverted-L for 20 years and only managed 65 countries. Just bought a 600 watt amp 3 months ago, worked country #99
And MY 2 cents...the ONLY criteria for ANY ARRL (or other) awards is very simple: If both stations AGREE they have made a QSO, then they DID have a valid QSO...regardless how/when/mode/assist/etc is
Well, lets face it if two dishonest hams decide to agree that they had a QSO that never was and verify it on either LOTW or by QSL, its nobodys business but their own, IMHO. If getting some credit fo
Last fall I installed an S-9 43 ft vertical, added a tapped loading coil at the base, with 10 on-the-ground radials about 100 ft long randomly run all over my 60x90 house plot. Rig is 300 watts - Sta
I guess I dont understand what makes the new Digital modes any different from old RTTY...the sounds are similar enuf to learn to love and the words are still displayed on (in the old days) paper or a
Hooray Nick best piece of writing on this whole subject by far....In my 60+ years of hamming, the changes in technology is EXACTLY what has kept me so interested over that time...If all there was tod
My latest non black box project pixs attachedsee u on 475 khz (kc) CW...?? hihi..jay ny2ny _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I think we may be missing a key point...There are probably many 1000s of 160m cw/ssb ops out there who have never heard or heard of- FT8. They probably think the noisy tone they hear is some local QR
s5 with Motown music in FN30 NY...anybody been in touch with them ? ny2ny _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I have tried every telephone number I cud find in an attempt to reach someone at the station; the phone goes un-answered no matter how long I hold on. I did send them an email thru their website but
I reported the situation via email to the Regional FCC office (office closed for the day so no phone service). Suggest others do the same: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests jay ny2
just received from FCC: Hi JAMES, Thank you for your submission. Your request has been received and assigned Ticket No. 2159601. Throughout the complaint process, you will receive periodic emails upd
We may be debating this issue too much IMHO it seems simple using the ARRL DXCC rules: If both the Rx and the Tx are located within the borders of the country (Rx cud be 1000 miles away..), its a val
I think we are all losing sight of one important fact: the rules everyone seems to speaking about are ARRL rules...the only rules ANY ham is obligated to follow are the applicable government regulati