Steve, I do not think this list allows attachments, so I will send you direct an informative article from Sail Magazine about storage battery care and feeding and where they are headed. If anyone els
Hi John, If this antenna has a gamma match, my guess is that water got into the gamma rod, thus changing the effective series capacitance, and de-tuning the match. 73 and Merry Christmas, Chet, N8RA
Hi John, My guess was based on recent experience with a Cushcraft 3 element yagi this past summer. I wanted to put it on the tower, but it had been sitting in the back yard for a couple of years, so
Hi Ron, Yes, bad decision by EA8ABC. But not much different than voice during qrm or fading? CQ CONTEST EA8ABC EA8ABC Norway Eight Radio America N8RA IL28 Roger, FN31 THANKS, QRZ EA8ABC (but faded ou
Looking back, we should not be surprised at FT8 popularity during the VHF contests. For me, the fun and satisfaction of VHF contesting had come from several things. One, pick an entry category and bu
Hi Patrick, You make good suggestions about a balance between digital and other modes. I will make it a point to be on legacy modes especially at the top of the hours to catch you guys for 4 bands in
Paul, No need to "create some sort of spreadsheet so (you) can search by call from previous contest". You can do that within N1MM+ with the call-history file feature. Here are some of the actions- pu
Paul, Yes, geography! We are 312 miles apart, but perhaps more importantly, in my direction there is a hill only a mile and a half from you that is almost 150' higher than your ground level. That mak
Mike, FWIW, the schematic for mine shows no variable cap and the Elecraft booklet says "The oscillator in XV222 is not adjustable, the firmware in an Elecraft K2 or K3 transceiver allows you to compe
Fellow contesters, FYI: Fair Radio has Polyphaser IS-50NX-C1-ME RF surge protectors at a price of $20 ($15 if you buy 5 or more). See top of page https://fairradio.com/coax-connectors/ I needed a few
Hi John, I believe you are misinterpreting the reports from the contest. These may be bragging reports, not disgusted tirades. The January contest presents challenges and problems for many, but hams
Hi Buddy, Were any of those FT4s on 6 or 2 meters? Seems to me like FT4 might be intended for HF. 73, Chet, N8RA --Original Message-- From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+chetsubaccount=snet.ne
Aha Bill, that may explain why I was unable to work KC1FGY on 2M FT8. Many times his decode would be very strong, but next second he'd be gone, perhaps he was backpack mobile or the wind blew around
Hi Dave, Many contests suffer the tapering off of activity after a while. Monday night football, super-bowls, debates, Sunday afternoon sweepstakes doldrums, family time, etc. And nowadays we are con