A couple of comments on various posts. First off I mentioned that a loop is about 1 dbi. When you take a dipole and bend it, you lose a little. So, you are down slightly from a dipole. Also the M2 lo
In response to this post and several others. That is absolutely right. Now the $64K question: How do we get them to push the button. Buddy WB4OMG Most new rigs of today have the vhf/uhf bands and mod
We have all griped about lack of activity. Let's do something about it. Everybody get on for the Sprint, Monday night. Buddy WB4OMG _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mail
I get off work @5. I am going to the gym. Should be home by 7 or shortly thereafter. I am going to get on and start calling CQ contest. Buddy WB4OMG EL 98ad __________________________________________
Was able to get on from around 7:30 to 9:30. Legal limit power with a M2 18 element @ 90 feet. Seven QSOs, Five Grids. Longest contact was 204 miles. The promising aspect was that I did work two new
Then there the guys that get on 144.200 and have no idea what CQ means. Buddy WB4OMG Sooooo I'm running around town the other day and I have the radio in scan and it stops on one of the Echo/IRLP re
I am not an ARRL official, but until this thread started, I had never heard of the 3830 list. For the record, I have quasi active in contests since 1970. Buddy WB4OMG Some may either have never heard
I am conducting a weak signal forum, at the Tampa Bay Hamfest, in December. Tell us what you talked about and what kind of response you got. Buddy WB4OMG EL98 In a message dated 9/27/2013 2:06:05 P.M
I will be on for the sprint, Wednesday night. I am going to keep my antenna pointed generally North or North West. Hopefully some of you guys up in EM land will point towards central Florida. Buddy W
N0IRS has some weak signal videos on You Tube. His e mail address on QRZ and N0IRS@arrl.net both bombed. Does anyone have a up to date e mail address for him? -- Buddy WB4OMG ________________________
I upgraded to a larger amp. For sale, SSB Electronic 2304 Power Amp. Nominally 20 watts out. Actually rated at 19.2 out with 750 mW drive. Measured 23 watts out with 741 mW @13.8 volts. Amp is mounte
That is a good point. As I recall the CW only, below 144.1 rule was made before the first 2M EME contact, using any mode, was even thought of. How about 144~144.025 CW only. 144.025~144.1 all narrowb
I have been on 2M SSB/CW since 1976. I have made one QSO in that segment of the band and it was in 1977. Buddy WB4OMG In a message dated 1/27/2014 1:13:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, w9rm@calmesapart
How many amateurs would really care if we lose our allocation at 3 GHz? The answer to the question posed above is very few. But, that may not always be the case. The following text is a quote from a
SSB Electronic Power Amp. Nominally 20 watts out. Measured 23 watts out with 741 mW @13.8 volts. Amp is mounted on a massive heatsink (included). Just the PA and heatsink, no relays, etc. Instructio
I will be on, probably between 8 and 10 EDT. Buddy WB4OMG EL 98 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mai
13 QSO 11 Grids. I was on from a little after seven until a little before 10. Best DX was K4RW @ 344 miles. Nothing to compare with you guys in the North East. One guy yelled at me for calling CQ on
So was I. We need to be nice to these new people. Nicely explain to them that they need a horizontal antenna that is resonant on the low end of the band. Help them understand that the repeater operat