Hi Bill. I like your suggestions and vote for Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. However I do think it would be beneficial to post scores on one of the reflectors. It would not be a contest, exactl
Jacob, there's always a way. Sometimes I have made my own connector by finding various pins in my junk box, and sticking them into the connector, then gluing them all together. Another way is to dril
Jack, it's not a Japanese thing, it's an Icom thing! And it is one of the reasons I would not own an Icom if it was given to me. I have never owned an Icom radio but I have had plenty of experience u
And why not! Any VHF ham with a good antenna setup would be proud to have pictures appear in the publications. And this is a hobby, we don't need to capitalize on it. Furthermore the ARRL is non-prof
While setting up a higher point system for VHF and microwave contacts might encourage such activity in field day, one has to remember what field day is. It is an emergency preparedness exercise and n
Tom, I never saw the original message but I do have a comment on it. One of the worst things that has happened to the VHF contests recently is the limited multi-op category. Stations that used to be
Maybe having a GPS should be mandatory for all rovers (TIC). That way if you get stranded at the end of a dirt road at least you can tell the rescue squad where to look for you. And as a side issue t
This comes under the heading of "don't ask". Whoever told you that was making sure that his answer could not come back to bite him (CYA). But it is ridiculous to say that a transmit only tracker is "
But the questions is "Not allowed for what?" Certainly the intent of the rules in disallowing packet operations is for use for spotting nets. If he is using it only for tracking, that is not spotting
Err, ahh, and how much loss do these things have? The ones we used in the Navy were terrible - and they were tuneable so could be 'optimized'. They were only valuable because aboard ship we could run
Ev, it can be that bleak. While total participation in the contests is a measure of how popular a contest is, so is the number of logs submitted. For almost all VHF/UHF contests the number of logs ha
Ev, you may need to rethink what you are saying. I just remembered that spotting nets are not legal for the contests. At one time a club I belonged to had set up a 'contest net' during the contest, l
Hi Bill. I like your suggestions and vote for Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. However I do think it would be beneficial to post scores on one of the reflectors. It would not be a contest, exactl
I am so sad to hear about Bill. I've worked Bill every year since I came to NJ and he was always happy to work me and had a smile in his voice. We have lost one of the good ones. 73, Russ K2TXB _____