Yep good points. At this point in time however, my attitude seems to be: The more time I spend contesting on VHF and up running the current WSJT-x modes the less I enjoy that style of operation. Some
I'm glad others enjoy the current style of FT8 operating. I find the concentration of all most all FT8 signals on a given band in one "SSB channel" to be sub optimal, but I am glad to hear many peopl
My motivation is similar to Paul's. Over the last few decades I have amassed a reasonable amount of gear that gets little use outside of VHF and up contests and the occasional "grid activation." I li
While I share your views about the undesirability of working digital modes in a contest while watching TV, a number of hams I have tried to pull into VHF and up operating / contesting have told me th
John: If watching TV or engaging in other similar activities while contesting is how some operators want to operate I am fine with that, although beyond occasionally getting a beverage during a long
I wonder what has changed to cause continued amateur use of the band to apparently be subject to deletion ? When I was involved in a project in Canada that looked at using similar spectrum profession
Yes that is a good point re 900 MHz. Maybe lobbying for additional similar ISM / un licensed or lightly licensed bands that amateurs could have shared allocations in (or perhaps looking for existing
Hi Dana. The pessimistic side of me thinks by lobbying for new exclusive microwave bands and assuming we actually get them, in the long run the amateur community may be helping future commercial inte
This sounds similar to the situation with the proposed use of certain spectrum by a company called LightSquared. Mark Spencer mark@alignedsolutions.com 604 762 4099 __________________________________
I'd be curious in hearing from others about their experiences with LNA's for 2M. I use a 144 MHz SSB mast mounted pre amp at my home station and it makes a modest difference for weak signal work. I r
When roving I try to keep a radio listening to 50 MHz at all times (even if I can only use a whip antenna.) Mark S VE7AFZ mark@alignedsolutions.com 604 762 4099 ______________________________________
I'm curious has anyone else noticed brief "blips" of enhanced signals on 144 MHz and 222 MHz at all hours of the day ? (Ie a signal from a distant grid peaks up well out of the noise for a few second
Hi I rove out of my 2014 F150 super crew cab truck (with a six and a half foot bed.) My current style of roving is more along the lines of arrive at a site and setup large masts and antennas than a t
Any thoughts about the practicality of an FFMA style award for Canada ? While I don't think working all of the 4 character grids within mainland Canada on 50 MHz would be feasible, maybe a series of
Sorry for another partial thread change (: Over the years I have been quite surprised with how well FM works compared to SSB when contesting. At first I thought perhaps my equipment wasn't working we
Marshall, yes that should work. I seem to recall I managed to make a few band changes with QSO partners using FT8 during the January contest without any issues. 73 Mark S VE7AFZ mark@alignedsolutions
Hi. As I mentioned to some in an off list email, I found my self using the "Freq" field on the WSJT-X display while running FT8 to keep track of which messages were likely directed to me. It seemed t
I am rather ambivalent about the exact frequencies so long as I know where the action is likely to be in and around the PNW. It was unclear to me until just before the Sprint what frequency to use. T
Hi Jay. Yes I agree more standardization on Frequencies is probably a good thing. For some reason I had a bit more uncertainty about the 432 FT8 frequency than I did for the 144 and 222 frequencies d
Hi: I finally generated and uploaded my log to the ARRL. It seems I made a total of 66 QSO's (mostly from CO80 on Saturday.) I expect my score will be in the range of 1500 to 1600 points once the ARR