I'll probably not work them with my meager station, but my hat is off to the whole crew that is dealing with 30 feet waves and 50 to 100 mph winds in one of the most inhospitable areas of the globe.
Back in the good old days, all we had was PSK-31 and we were proud to have it. It was uphill both ways in the snow. Don W4DNR I can't get into any computer mode, mainly because I've been a software e
You guys and gals be careful out in the woods ( or golf courses ). One of my novice buddies from the 60's came down with Lyme Disease that wasn't detected in time for a complete recovery. Doctors sel
It was never my intention to run anyone off by offering health warnings. A ham friend was undiagnosed and Lyme really ruined his "Golden Years". Don W4DNR _________________ Searchable Archives: http:
Disclaimer here .. I've never used FT-X I still have a copy of DIGIPAN on a laptop somewhere that I used on PSK-31 a decade or so ago. From this discussion, it "appears" that FT is a "one-button push
My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys, CW Ops, and those big booming voices on AM and SSB. Listening to hams on 160 and 80 AM and distant BBC broadcasts hooked me at seven years old. ( Uncle's Korean Hal
It looks ugly, but schedule 80 wrapped in many layers of duct tape will launch your projectile of choice with "relative" safety. Don W4DNR Thanks for the data on the sch 80 pipe - I assume that the 3
If you gap a pair of spheres .... graphite, brass, or stainless steel... typically the thickness of a credit card for a 1/4 wave broadcast tower at 1KW carrier / 4KW peak; unless you shield the gap,
If the "comment police" does it, is it still bullying ? Don W4DNR Nice. Your comment was really not even worth making. Lets call it bullying So, your computer worked him while you were out of the roo
Biggest size that easily fits. W4DNR I'm wiring up a relay to be used to open the feedpoint of my 160M inverted L. My intention is to have it connect the feedpoint to the transmitter when the relay i
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The text of a cable sent by Mark Twain from London to the press in the United States after his obituary had been mistakenly published. Don W4DNR Joh
Lets just do it over the internet and say we did. Don W4DNR 1) you need a modern(relatively new)station _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
I don't "chase paper", so forgive me if this has already been addressed.... *IF*, before LoTW came on-line, a "Slim" sent a ham a confirmation card, and it was found to be bogus, would that disqualif
If the AM signal is 3x wider than a normal AM, you can be assured that it's coming out of the transmitter and being tripled both in carrier and sidebands. If it is a "mix" from another transmitter or
Amy other "RFI kit" experiences ? I'm looking to replace a 5 ton R22 heat pump system. Don W4DNR I also had 2 Trane air conditioning compressors and air handler/gas furnaces installed to replace fail
What a disappointment for the team. I know they tried very hard W4DNR I indicated to Paul, N6PSE, that he should keep my donation. He acknowledged it and said that they will keep trying to find anoth
A heat gun or lady's blow dryer will help. W4DNR One thing I did not mention in my video is that not all RG-6 is not the same. (obviously) Beside quad shield vs single shield, and flooded vs not, the
We had a 1550khz in town and a 1450khz moved 2 blocks away from 1550. Yep.... mix products on 1650khz and 1350khz. ( and to some extent 1500khz ) a simple 1550 notch on the top of the 1450 transmitte
Back during the "Cold War" ( mid to late 60s- early 70s ) I talked with a lot of Russian hams on 15 meter AM. We were in agreement that our concerns were family housing, fixing our old cars, educatio
Possibly Bouvet in January... W4DNR One other situation, above large quantities of dry ice, Antarctica or perhaps Greenland. Radials have no useful effect in improving low angle radiation, low angle