Greetings, I agree. I've been following this thread. the problem is not with SDR technology but with the operators. I enjoy the challenge of operating HF (and 160 MF) because I can communicate with s
All, I've been enjoying this discussion of "non-competition-grade" transceivers. My base station radio is a K3 but I do lots of operating on the road and on trips and am looking for a small transceiv
Dennis, Please keep in mind that in the event of a failure replacement parts may be hard or even impossible to come by. The TS-850, while an excellent performer, has had issues with their DDS chips a
Why should the general listener be punished because of some cheaters. A delay is not necessary; we just need ethical contesters. This is also no worse than contesters who use DX clusters or DX spots
The correct procedure is that the faster operator should slow down to accomodate the slower operator. 73, Mike N2MS Hi Folks: I'm a slow CW op (less than 10 WPM). Would it be worth my time to partici
Guy, I'm looking at your antenna at W0UCe's website: http://www.w0uce.net/K2AVantennas.html Does the sections of the folded counterpoise have to be separated from each other or can they be adjactent
I was taught to contact the station personally and notify him of the problem tactfully. Don't broadcast your gripe. Try to contact him (or her) and send an accurate signal report, such as 579K. Remem
I get my cores from Mouser Electronics. They have a good good selection of 31 and 43 solid toroid and snap on cores. They have expedited shipping. http://www.mouser.com/catalog/catalogUSD/644/1062.pd
What radial length does the FCC requirement stipulate for the 120 radials? Quarter, half or a full wavelength? How did they come to this decision since Brown, Lewis and Eppstein used 0.4wl? Mike N2MS
I agree with Chuck, Laird, formerly Steward, is an established magnetics company. Jack Smith of Clifton labs uses them in some of this designs. http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/easy_broadband_trans
Tom, I don't know if tunderstorms are more violent but this has been a very hot summer. Storms are more violent in the south. Did you live in Gerogia in the 60's and 70's? How do your small vertical
Tom and All, I also use phono connectors on some older radios. I'd prefer to substitute BNC connectors but I don't want to modify the equipment. What I find helpful is to squeeze the shell of the plu
I think a more relevant question should be "is there a better or simpler elavated radial arrangement that can fit into the 66 foot linear space that will radiate more effectively than the FCP design"
Bill, Since this is a temporary installation you do you get some thin insulated wire and lay 30 to 60 radials on the ground. You have to carry more wire but you won't have to worry about supporting e
Tom, I problem is the IARU region 1, 2 and 3 band plans do not line up. The region 1 160 band starts at 1.810Mhz so the IARU Region2 pansis useless for DX digital communications. All regions should a
All, I feel the issue is that the band plans for the three regions are not aligned, especially region 2. Since CW is still a popular mode of communications for this band I propose three regions shoul
Jim, You can't have your cake and eat it. The West coast has nicer weather than the East coast but the left coast ocean is larger... Maybe there should be an award based on Grid Squares. Mike N2MS Ta
I have an inverted L in the trees of my back yard with 30 radials. The length of the radials is 70 feet since this is what I could fit into the existing area. I lay my radials on the ground since the
Is this the correct thing to do? How do you know that the beacon user is breaking the law in his jurisdiction? In any case jamming should not be proposed as a solution. Amateur radio operators should
Calling on top of a CB'er is just make the situation worse. Some of them want to spar with hams. I don't want to preach but two wrongs do not make a right... Mike N2MS IF they are operating there ill