Yes, Ned's report was probably the most balanced VHF contest report I have ever read. Too short, but I'm sure that is all the space he was given. Great job Ned! 73, Robert KR7O/YB2ARO, DM07ba/OI52ee
THANK YOU. Speaking from CA, there was a decrease in microwave activity after the advent of limited-multi. I know of a couple big multi's out here that stopped brining microwave gear even after being
I don't know if it was posted on this reflector or not, but CT is now freeware and covers all the major US VHF contests. CT has a post contest mode where you can enter your hand written log at your l
I just log everything as phone (CW, FM, JT44, whatever). It has never been an issue with the log checking. If it does become an issue I will re-evaluate how I do things, but then I wont know what to
I am looking at incorporating a 10w Avantek 5.7G and one of the 3.4G Toshiba amps into my portable microwave station and I am curious as to what other people are using for regulated supplies for the
I am not sure I should even jump into this, but here is my proposal to define grid circling. While the numbers are arbitrary, the underlying philosophy is the point. The wording or metric can certain
I don't know about the 706mkIIG, but the 706mkII has a full (or much higher) power spike with the power reduced. I almost killed one of my thermistors because of it. Here is what I am using for my mi
Does this over rule the GCR 3.10 "non-amateur means" rule? 73, Robert KR7O/YB2ARO, DM07ba/OI52ee (ex. N7STU) kr7o@vhfdx.com www.vhfdx.com (Norcal WSWSS activities & KR7O/YB2ARO homepages) ___________
Hmm, let's see. I had worked the bands out in the UHF contest by noon Saturday (two hours into the contest). Guess I should have just shut down and went fishing. 5 minutes per Q is a pretty good rate
This is has been happening for years (decades maybe even) on CW and SSB meteor scatter through the cluster and other chat pages, 3818/3843 or even over the phone. Those that are going to cheat at a Q
Dave, I have been on Sutro before with a 706mkII and don't recall severe problems on 6m and an HO loop. Your problem up there could be front end overload from multiple out of band sources or from the
Holy Shi....! Great show Bob! Amazing for only two bands. 73, Robert KR7O/YB2ARO, DM07ba/OI52ee (ex. N7STU) kr7o@vhfdx.com www.vhfdx.com (KR7O/YB2ARO homepages) _____________________________________
I may regret stepping into this one. First off, this clearly shows the problem with entry classes based on output power. ERP is a much more equitable (uh-oh, here it comes) evaluation of station perf
I have a stupid ATV question. If I take a standard ATV transmitter and do not provide any video input, will all of the transmit power be available to the audio channel? OK, here is the contest tie in
I will be /Rover for the contest in KP4 on 6/9 and I hope to hit FK67/77/68/78 in KP4. Then early Sunday AM, I will fly to KP2 (FK77, St. Croix) for the last day of the contest. If you know of any ha
Results (or lack thereof)! ARRL VHF QSO PARTY -- 2007 Call: KR7O/R Category: Rover Power: Low Power Band: All Band Mode: Mixed Mode State: /KP2, /KP4 FK67 ~2mi SE of Salinas, Puerto Rico overlooking
All the FM talk lately if reminded me that I have two IC-37a's that need repair. Considering that I can easily double the number of 222 contacts I make by having FM, this is very contest oriented. An
Thanks Adam, Nice links! Unfortunately, the Icom page only appears to be user manuals although I haven't dug deeper into the site yet. The Italian site does not have the 37a manual, but lists one for
Non-serious effort. Primarily chasing a couple of /P operations that were in grids that I needed, and helping out those most valued west coast rovers. I used non-amateur means of communication, spott
I am going to try and stay out of the rover issue. There were some good changes made, and some...... (I will stop here). Time will tell. Out on the west coast, but the limited-multi fixed class kille