And, with all of that said, Tom - your technical evaluation and "cautionary" statements are spot on and I, for one, enjoy reading and assimilating as much of it all as my feeble brain allows - your f
OK - found the info at this url: http://adxg.org/macau/plans.php 72, Jim R. K9JWV I see a mention, in the latest ARRL DX news, of an upcoming dxpetition to XX9 land - I googled it all and found a cou
Hopefully lots of QRP entries, like myself - looking forward to a fun event and sure hope to work lots of ya! 72, Jim R. K9JWV _______________________________________________ Remember the PreStew com
Wish I woulda heard ya., Jim - would have been nice to have you in my log. Ended up with 80 Qs with one KL7 and three KH6s in the mix. Longest stateside Q was either a fella in PA or a fella in NC (c
So, I'm looking at setting a EWE antenna up - what happens if I simply make it a full loop? In other words, instead of driving 4' ground rods in at both ends I run a wire between the bottom of the te
Thanks, Tom - looks like running that "bottom wire" would be "worth it" 'cuz I have one 4' ground rod near where I want to install the EWE so that saves the cost of buying another rod...Hi Hi. Apprec
Tom: is there data that nail down the horizontal wire to vertical wire ratio? I see in that write up by wa1on mention of 2.25:1 h to v but...is that some rule that can't be violated or.../ For instan
Tom, et al: is there data that nail down the horizontal wire to vertical wire ratio? I see in that write up by wa1on mention of 2.25:1 h to v but...is that some rule that can't be violated or.../ For
Guy: great review of all that you did, as far as opting to go the "FCP route," and why. I opted to go with sixty elevated radials and, like you, have some "proof" that the decision worked for me as I
Gosh, Paul.....why don't you simply keep measuring in our system and avoid the obvious "mental wedgie" you keep forming PLUS you won't be so "weary"?!?!?! 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV ___________________
Just looked at their online log and see they don't show me as having a QSO with them on 80 -- but I did - so....anyone know who I can e-mail to have them recheck their log?? I even have a fella who w
Albeit video taped in March, still...not THE most hospitable location EVEN in full sun, one would expect! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Sx5fBNtPA 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV _________________________
I think I read at their site that they'll be off the island from 0600Z to 1100Z (or something like that - can't find the url where I read up on that but we can be certain that someone WILL correct an
Dave's observation regarding us QRPers being patient as the bigger stations will work hard to pull us through is spot on! PJ2T, for instance, tried VERY hard to work me this morning but no joy and it
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll, the problem with not sending SOMETHING after your last call, assuming you are calling CQ, is that one doesn't know whether you are calling someone or calling CQ! Exaampl
Doooooood!!! You deserve a Pulitzer Prize, or the Warwick Prize for writing or SOMETHING for that gem! Damn, Man - spot on!!! _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topba
Joe: go here for an excellent QSO scheduler resource: http://www.obriensweb.com/sked/ 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV Good luck with WAS! I finished mine, QRP version, last February! _________________ Topba
I saw an exchange here, earlier, where someone was mentioning calling a station with a weak signal, only having them come back with a stronger signal. I witnessed that more than just a couple of time