Dan, The gang from W4NH will be looking for you from on top of Soco Bald in NC in EM85 if Hurricane Ike does not wash us off of the mountain. EM67 and EM77 are difficult for us to work right on the o
So, I'll admit that I usually thumb trough the rankings and scores to see who did what in the VHF and UHF contests and mainly focused on the Multi-op and Limited Multi scores, but I also take a quick
Chet, The W4NH group uses a slick little utility called WinGrid (from W4SM) running in the background of the logging computers. You can download it from his website at http://www.keplerian.com/ Ron W
The best I can determine by using Google Earth, it appears the location for this outing will be at Lat. N 34.5983 and Lon. W 83.9283. That will put W4NH in EM84ao Ron WW8RR __________________________
Terry, We fought the same problem with common IF frequencies in the transverters at the W8VP Multi-op group back in the 1980s. So over the years (and culminating with the W9ICE Multi-op station) we h
If that amp is a FM only amp, then it will not work well on SSB due to massive audio distortion. FM only amps operate in Class C mode with very little linearity that is required for SSB. However, the
Do we need a rules change to force contest operations to one frequency segment or the other. Has someone found a scoring advantage by using one band segment rather the other. :) Ron WW8RR --Original
So as a member of one of the well known multi-op groups watching this "NASCAR restrictor plate racing" rover rules discussion, I am curious. If we miss working a rover on Sat. while they are in a cer
And, the 144 and 432 MHz TX section uses a different PA section. So if you loose full output on the HF portion of the rig, the radio could still function as a fine all mode 144MHz and 432 MHz radio.
Saw this on the Icom IC-910H reflector Ron WW8RR ________________________________ From: IC910H@yahoogroups.com [IC910H@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Underwood [w8stu@att.net] Sent: Saturday, M
Dave, please wear an approved HAZMAT outfit when you walk into the Double Tree hotel in Charlotte tomorrow so we all know which lunch table NOT to sit at !! Ron WW8RR How to begin? I had a "trying" e
Yes, absolutely !! Long overdue bringing the club competition to the UHF contest. A VERY welcome addition. Thank You !! Ron Rogers WW8RR W4NH Four Landers Contest Group ______________________________
Agreed......and all ARRL members on these reflectors who share the thought that the work and time put in by the VUAC is being ignored by the PSC needs to begin letting your ARRL Section Managers and
Dick, Is your 706 a standard 706, a 706 MKII, or a 706 MKIIG ? If it is a MKIIG, then you can also enjoy 432MHz UHF activity. Yes, during the VHF contest weekends (June 13th & 14th is the big one com
In addition Dick, here is the link to the rules for the ARRL June contest coming up. http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/june-vhf.html This will give you some idea of what to expect and how the s
Excellent Sean !! Thanks...... Ron WW8RR It was asked how to enter an ARRL VHF Contest as a Limited Multioperator, make QSOs on more than 4 bands and list the bands you want counted for score in a Ca
Does anyone know who the administrator of this reflector is ? I've gone back through 8 years of records of administrative e-mails from this reflector and do not find the info I am looking for. Ron WW
The "Send" signal from the output of the ACC jack (Pin 3) on the rear of the IC-910H (or any of the Icoms) is actually the internal PTT bus logic signal. It goes "low" anytime the radio is in transmi
This weekend is the famous Huntsville Hamfest and Alabama ARRL Convention. Southeastern Division Director, Greg Sarratt (W4OZK) will be in attendance. Greg is a strong VHF-UHF-Micro contest enthusias
The info you are looking for (along with 300+ different mic types) is probably located here > http://www.qsl.net/g4wpw/date.html Ron WW8RR W4NH Contest Group hello all,I am looking for the pinout of