Amateur radio contests, and VHF contests more so than HF contests, are inherently unfair in that a multiplier is applied to every single QSO and not just the QSO for which the multiplier was earned.
I'm glad you mentioned that about channel 11 last week. During the 222 sprint I noticed a lot of noise in a certain direction. I put the TinySA on the antenna and noticed I got new neighbors on chann
It sure was fun, Dave! I made more traditional mode QSOs than in the Spring. HI Indeed the QSB was long and deep and it was great hearing so many people on. I'm always surprised how well a modest 100
Ron mentions blowing out his OTA TV. One solution I have been using as a fellow OTA TV user is the locast.org. For a $5 a month donation I get all the local channels through streaming. It's actually
I've been using less and less assistance for contesting. I'm not planning on using any assistance this June. All this assistance is a frustrating distraction and I feel less satisfaction to make a QS
A "short note" he says. :D Things need to be kept simple, not be made more complex. You are not going to persuade people to change their behavior by adding bunch of levels of complexity to the rules.
Hi Rich, You may be aware of this, but let me mention it anyway. You can press your 2m beam into service on 70cm if the SWR is acceptable to your radio. One just has to be aware that the main lobe wi
I didn't hear a peep either on 222.100. I was busy working so could not call CQ, but was monitoring .100 in case I heard someone and could do a quick exchange. I did see CW on .125 but by the time I
I must have missed the announcement or else I'd have played a little. With the heat we've been having anything Fall related was very far from my mind. :) 73, --Alex KR1ST ____________________________
I worked K1PXE and WB2SIH on SSB. Many thanks! Unfortunately, I have this problem that I can hear folks better than they can hear me. I did hear K1DS, WZ1V, K3GNC, and one other station on SSB. I tri
Hi Lloyd, Thanks for the note. I do run a kW on 6/2/70 and 250W on 1296 and I agree that power helps. Indeed that is the reason I bought all my amps last year. I did get an old Mirage 250W amp, but i
I CQed (SSB) for 20 mins from 7:15-7:35 turning my beam in increments of 15 degrees. Zero takers. That was on .100 and moved up a little when others came on. Like I wrote the other week. I hear folks
SSB: K1PXE, N2GHR, WZ1V FT8: NZ3M, K1WHS, KO4YC, W9KXI A pretty good catch tonight! K1WHS and KO4YC are at the same distance from me (260+ miles), but I worked Cornell on the back of my beam, so that
Wait, what? This is still a thing? I thought the matter was settled by the leagues, sponsors, and committees by now, and that they had collectively decided to do nothing. The rules George cites are a
Hi Jim, I was unable to participate in these events, but I do want to thank you for organizing this event with the FWRC. It's events like these that generate much needed activity. Congratulations to
Hi there, I posted this on the IC-9700 groups.io list yesterday but realized that some folks on this list may be interested in this as well. I posted an article of a PTT breakout mod for the IC-9700
Wow, you did very well, Ron!! I didn't make as many Q's as you, but had a lot of fun as well for the short while I was on. I worked: KO4YC FM17 SSB K1TEO FN31 SSB WZ1V FN31 SSB K1PXE FN31 SSB WA3NUF
I seem to always miss that magic hour when everyone is on. HI I did work N1YCQ and N1MIW in FN41 on FT8. Both ATNO on this band and over 200mi, so I consider it a successful night. 73, --Alex KR1ST O
I worked 222 from 8-10pm: WZ1V FN31 SSB 155mi K1PXE FN31 SSB 126mi VA3ELE FN03 CW 257mi (VA3ELE running 25W!) N2JMH FN12 FT8 160mi W1FKF FN34 FT8 246mi I got one decode from N8NWA in EN82 on FT8 (403
Hi Dave, I had the callsign wrong, it's N8WNA. But yes, that would have been a great contact to get in the log! Something to aspire to. 73, --Alex KR1ST ______________________________________________