Since it looks like a spectrum inventory will almost certainly be undertaken, then the most immediate action we can take to help protect our bands is to increase activity on all bands, especially tho
My father used to say that "men of reason should always be able to disagree without becoming disagreeable". I fear that I haven't lived up that standard in our recent discussions. My apologies to the
My experience is limited, having only participated in half a dozen or so VHF Contests, but I'd opt for the 222 MHz band. It's a quiet band, whose range often equals or seems to exceed that of 2 Meter
My experience is limited to using WSJT during the September VHF Contest...which was basically just a test to see if such operation was possible and practical from my rover. The good news is that WSJT
Alert the VHF Gang. The Gods of Disaster seem to be out in full force, at least here in EM63. Hopefully their influence will not be felt outside this grid square. First, a client has an urgent need t
There are a few weak signal operators, and even one or two FM guys who are running a lot more power than this in Central Alabama, which looks to be within the restricted zone based on the 10 year old
Sean, I think I can speak for the whole VHF Gang on this one. Certificates being late isn't a concern for most of us, especially when balanced against all that you've done to promote and support VHF
It reminds me of Oppenheimer's analogy about the Atomic Age. The "genie is out of the bottle". Web clusters, spotting networks, Twitter updates, etc. are here and nothing will change that. The ARRL c
John, I certainly follow your logic on this point. True enough that it's difficult for the ARRL to police some of these limitations, but I think the ones you listed would quickly become self-evident.
I really have to agree with Gene, W3ZZ. We need to do all that we can to encourage those with more limited stations and make sure they can be competitive without investing in a 10 band station. The L
TE SYSTEMS MODEL 1572RA 144-160 MHZ REPEATER AMPLIFIER (CENTER TUNED AT 152.000) 10 WATTS IN 350 WATTS OUT CONTINUOUS DUTY THIS UNIT HAS NOT BEEN BEAT UP IN PAGING SERVICE PREVIOUS OWNER SENT THIS UN
I've been following the articles in DUBUS magazine with great interest concerning the Loop Fed Array Yagi designs of G0KSC. Chief among the advantages cited is lower overall noise response, and wide
I just completed (finally) compiling the results for the Alabama FM Simplex Contest for September of 2009. Certificates were mailed to the winners and runner-ups in each category today. This was the
A chaotic work schedule has resulted in a string of 20 hour + days, and sleeping through most of the tropo opening here in the Southeast. Today, I was determined to change my fortunes, and set severa
Clint Turner, KA7OEI has created a very helpful new page for those who've always wanted to try long distance laser communications. I'm proud to call Clint a friend, since we go way back to the "Lowfe
Pardon yet another newbie question. I believe that my rover entry qualified for a certificate in last summer's CQ VHF contest. I'm basing that on my callsign being displayed in bold type in the recap
For those who haven't seen it yet, Flexradio is debuting a new Software Defined Radio (SDR) that is targeted directly towards the serious VHF weak signal ham who is already using transverters. I.E.,
The US Postal Service delivered a welcome surprise in today's mail. A beautiful certificate from the ARRL for 6 Meter VUCC # 1,712. I don't think I've been that excited to open something since Christ
My good friend, David Benton, WB4JGG sent me an interesting news item regarding the "Transfox SDR" from RFHam company in France. I'd love to know if anyone knows more about this unit, has it opens up
On Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF's advice, I checked all the software setting that can affect the microphone circuitry for the Icom 746 Pro. Nothing was amiss, but it made me think about "radio = computer"