The ARRL contest is still challenging regardless especially when you have in house issues:) A few lingering antenna and computer issues have finally been resolved and now I look forward to the Saturd
Much of the discussion of todays transceivers is like comparing apples to apples. My situation did not require a big box status symbol with over a hundred button features. My requirements were standa
I'm sad to here the passing of Bob Eldridge VE7BS. Bob and I traded notes and had many technical discussions in the 70's much like Stew Perry and we met many times at Northwestern DX club meetings. H
-- W7RH DM35OS Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon. Wi
Please delete my log. Wrong mail drop down. thanks, Bob -- W7RH DM35OS Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough peop
Guys, Here we go again with a discussion of technology verses tradition. As we all know it is already possible to log on line to a remote RX site. Skimmers are all over the place. Should we allow rem
I almost gave up Amateur Radio living and working here in Las Vegas, where the average subdivision lot is 4000sqft or less. Not to mention CC&Rs. A city acre these days is just shy of $1-million. My
The following comments deviate somewhat from the original thread but were part of content. Kudos Tree, on the "Oregon Centric" operation. Having done 42 years on 160m with three different call signs
Many of you folks are too sensitive, especially to legitimate use of remotes. Yes, DX'ing and constesting on a competitive level can be challenging to the pocket book but, contrary to comments one do
Of note: The Kenwood TS-590SG has a RX splitter incorporated allowing inexpensive SDR to be used as second RX, pan-adapter or skimmer along with cheap audio mixer. Hey we are all using computers anyw
Some scattered thoughts. This topic has been discussed before but found new life with the planned addition of a Spring Stew Perry contest. As a die hard 160m fan an additional minor contest or two ha
Congrats to those out West that have VP8STI in the log. You guys certainly had the good draw and the right angle. I did work them on 80m using OMNI short vertical and 100W. They however were not even
I started listening yesterday (Saturday Evening) at sundown monitoring 1826.5 with waterfall local display via a small 3 ft loop. Operators at VP8STI would come and go checking propagation every 20-3
A35T was a solid 559 this morning in AZ 30 minutes before local sunrise working JA and a few Left Coast stations. A couple of calls and in the log with 100W @ 13:49 UTC. I will agree that the expecte
I won't say Top Band conditions were great, but activity was pretty good for this late in the season. I had installed a new logging computer and was into the event 2.5 hours when I discovered system
Herb KV4FZ, no offense and not to worry . I know that most stations in the Caribbean are listening to EU early and I know you always listen west later in evening. Rick N6RK, my antenna system was bea
"In the video you can see the display is centered on one tone at 1822.9 kHz, and it is synchronized with other tones spaced approximately, but not exactly, every 50 kHz. They all pulse on and off tog
I found the discussion listed by N4HY to be an interesting read. In 1979 thee was a total solar eclipse of the Western US which occurred several hours after sunrise. The solar display was incredible
In the mid -80's while living in Seattle ,WA I experienced extremely strong LDE signals on 160M while in a SSB ragchew with locals on ~1860kHz. Unfortunately I lost the tape in my move to the SW US.
I am sorry to report the passing of the worlds greatest contesters, Jim W7EJ/CN2R. Jim was 64. Very sad. RIP my friend. SK de W7RH -- W7RH DM35OS It has become appallingly obvious that our technology