Why, yes it is! I keep the 6 meter rig in the living room, and like all the other ham gear... is left turned on and the volume up so as to just hear noise from the speaker. It does pay off from time
Well, I used an Icom 7000 during last January's sweeps. On two meters ONLY. It is a VAST improvement over the 706 Mk 2 G, at least in terms of RX performance. Sensetivity, selectivity, are right up t
The tram concept seems pretty cool... I suppose a reasonably heavy duty three horizontal leg thing on the ground with your pipe sticking straight up would do the trick... then pre size your guy lines
Hmmmm.... Anyone for EME Rover??? Eric KB7DQH http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@conte
I would NEVER use an Icom 706 Mk2G in a rover or even a multiop environment. The radio simply generates too much broadband garbage beyond where it is transmitting. I was using one and discovered the
Horizontal shaft engine with cast iron flywheel, that is. The vertical shaft engines with an aluminum flywheel don't have enough inertia, and you end up breaking the flywheel keys or hogging out the
And, that real cool built in "beacon" feature... the three preprogrammable CW messages, recalled at the touch of a button... At least the "big brother portable" FT897 has that... Eric KB7DQH http://l
I have no experience with the '820 or '821, but have uses the '706MkIIG. If these were your only choices, I would stick with the '271/'471 pair, they posess much better dynamic range than the '706. T
Interesting to note that the ETDXA and SVHFG sprints and the CQ WW VHF tests use the "old" rover rules AND allow for repeated APRS... Not much "captive grid packing" going on here... Or, go back to t
Sorry, it looks like the "forward" function didn't. Will try to get that to work... The contest is over now, results are starting to trickle onto the PNWVHFS reflector. (www.pnwvhfs@googlegroups.com)
Let's try a different trick.... Here goes, third time's the charm...:-) _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
I suppose all want to know how I did in this year's PREMIER "spur of the moment operating event".... I have now tabulated the results. On 6 meters, I completed 14QSO's in 4 counties and one ARRL sect
Having read all that has been replied publicly, Yes, definitely, if you are stuck on using the "bury-flex" cable. If at all possible, score some surplus hardline, or consider putting the PA as well
Actually, the "pie slice" shape would be more technically correct as Frank, K3UHF pointed out earlier. The Absolute Max. distance between home and QTH#1 is 200 Km, and the DX to QTH #2, three, etc. c
Well, let's hope not... but I got to thinking... There are at least two grid corners within this "magic triangle" from my home QTH, I think. I gotta look at the maps better. At least one grid corner
If you don't mind importing European stuff... WiMo makes Big Wheels thru 1296... I have actually worked stations over 50 miles away (non-mountaintop) with a single wheel and 3 watts on 1296. Signals
Six meters??? Try one on 1296 for a "challenge"... My first rover antenna for 1296 was a coaxial dipole stuck into a soap bottle "radome" to keep the water from shorting the feed on rainy days. There
Can you say, "one-grid rover"??? If the "League" ever gets around to modifying the "rover rules" or the "Unlimited Multioperator" rules.... Then I could really have some fun! Eric KB7DQH http://lists