Jack, I am a diehard QRPer and an originator of the New England QRP club plus other stints in QRP officialdom and I really enjoyed your email especially the very clever 72, 73, and 74. I try to lur
No one heard me calling CQ except for W1JN in CT at 0023Z and we had a nice chat. jim / W1FMR Here's a sample of the top band spotting on the Reverse Beacon Network from 0500Z last night. There
Eddy, I have had a nice chat with you and you are a gentleman and scholar. jim / W1FMR Hi Dave, I do here...! But the trend for "CQ DX" calls is so common, if I am invariably spotted, more often than
QRPers generally do not need Beverages as much as other stations do. Think about that one for awhile. jim / W1FMR _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? B
I bought two LED 40 watt equivalent 110V. light bulbs from Home Depot that use only 9 watts of power, for $9.99 ea. They seemed like a good deal but cause noise interference on 160m and the FM
OK Sam, The RF noisy LED bulbs were purchased at Home Depot in a special display near the door. Ecosmart LED bright white A19 #864 680 for $9.99 ea., 40 watt equivalent, dimmable bulbs using 9
Wayne.. Good info...Thanks.... Hmmm.. the heatsink base of this 40 watt bulb also gets too hot to touch and feels like more than 40 watts also. FWIW: for the last six weeks, I've been experiment
Hi George, I first noticed the problem as a hiss on my favorite FM radio station. Tod, K0TO had a very good thought, that it may be the dimmable feature. To answer your question George, : Yes.
Excellent advice Jim, And another thought...Since this bulb complies with part 15 of FCC rules our only hope may be with the ARRL. My QRP club is visiting ARRL on the 21st. of this month and the
Thank you Mike.... Great advice, and another good reason to support the ARRL. 73 jim / W1FMR Right now, the FCC is actively seeking input concerning impediments to amateur radio communicatio
The Home Depot $9.99 lamps do not emit a lot of radiation but cause noise when located near my FM and 160m radios. And the large heatsink located above the base gets quite hot to the touch. I bo
Thank you so much Frank for the excellent photos !! I will be anxiously awaiting your observations and opinions. I have everything needed for the FCP except the wire spacers, and the best place
I operated about 2 hours in the Stew but enjoyed it to the max. Congratulations to the very patient operators ( esp. N4IS) who copied W1FMR/QRP. I was impressed with the N4IS receiving antenna seen
Hi Jose, You had no problem hearing my 5W signal in the "Summer Stew" and you were the farthest contact made during my limited operating time. Some loud signals could not hear me at all so I figured
Better to have a buildable, well thought out design for a condo dweller or small garden owner than some perfect antenna that exists solely in theory or in the imagination of experts. I am enjoying th
Knowing where you are going would be a big help. So would 70' palm trees over the ocean in KH8 land. I think you may have to tailor your tenna to your terrain. 73 jim / W1FMR -- On Thu, 8/2/12, mstan
Just an out of the box thought... Anyone guess what would happen if the radials going over the wall were coax shielded ? Signed, Anonymous :-)) ... Tony, no need to fret about drilling.
Hi Rick, My FCP will be in the woods in trees with the 2 element leg visible and the 3 element side in the trees to keep down visibility. I will try these electric fence insulators mounted in tre
Greg, That idea is so cool ! Do you think that the dogbone insulator is strong enough if the wire end of the insulator was slotted on top so that the FCP wire could be dropped into, instead of thre
Thanks Carl, Great idea. I enjoy reading your posts. 73 Jim / W1FMR The black fence insulators are about $4 for a package of 25 at a local feed and grain store. I get mine at Dodge Grain in S