Bob, I'm surprised... What a insensitive statement! Yes, SSB/CW are the prefered modes but FM works well if it's the only way you can afford to activate a band. I also have found some grids can only
Hi Folks, I'm almost done installing yagi antennas here at the new house in DM09ol. Currently I have 6 ele 6M on 30' boom, 18ele 2M on 33' boom, 23 ele 222 on 33' boom, & 18 ele 432 on 13' boom. Thei
Good Morning Everyone! What a beautiful way to start saturday morning a week before the contest than with a brief rain storm followed by a outstanding sunrise! I'm writing you now from my new place h
Morning folks... Sunday, Jack - W7PW and myself assembled and tested our 222 MHz SSB stations and I happy to report they play very well. While I was there, Jack showed me his ready to go 1296 station
Good Morming ! Dave - W7KK and myself are leaving from Fallon NV (DM09) later this morning (Thurs) for Caliente NV in preparation for our Multi-Op effort from DM27 this weekend. I will be QRV on 6M a
Hi Gang, Wish I had a glowing report of fantastic openings, great WX, huge pile ups, good times, and a record score to share with you all, but... I dont. My Long time contest partner, Dave -W7KK and
Greetings... For those that want to see what strong winds can do to ruin a contest, The K7XC 2002 June Multi-Op photos are available at: http://k7xc.tripod.com/june2002/ 73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09ol...
Morning folks... Sorry for the problems trying to view my June 2002 page. I had no idea that while they are a free web host with 50 mb of storage, Tripod maintains a bandwidth allotment. Hang in ther
Hi, Here is the updated website with all the pics of what went wrong on contest trip 2 weeks ago to Mt Ella in DM27... http://k7xc.tripod.com/june2002/index.html Tim - K7XC - DM09ol... sk "What We Do
K7XC/B DM09 144.288 10W CW Omni It's Been off the air for a while but it's back up as of today. Using a progamable keyer right now but need a simple single board beacon keyer that wont loose it's pro
This photo gallery of "Big Guns" is priceless... http://www.contesting.com/articles/268 Tim - K7XC - DM09ol... sk "What We Do In Life... Echoes In Eternity!" - General Maximus
I too am having a considerable time elimating Spark Plug noise. Local mechanic changed out aging wires with supposedly noise suppresion wires and split fire plugs which rendered all radio in the vehi
Hi Folks... Instead of starting my June Contest Site Survey in DM19 and working my way south, I will start in DM26 and work my way north. Shortly, I will be on the road to Las Vegas NV where I'll sta
Last Weekend, I spent 3 days on the road doing a survey of possible operating sites for the upcoming 2002 June VHF QSO Party. I took extra time off to spend Thursday, playing tourist in Las Vegas. Ev
Well Folks... Once again its almost June VHF Contest time. After months of planning, preparation, and a recent survey of possible sites, I am happy to announce our Multi-Op group will this year opera
Hi Gang! Have you announced what grid you plan to activate yet? Dan Evans, N9RLA, has a excellent web site just for that purpose. Visit his "Rover Resource Page" at: http://www.qsl.net/n9rla and tell
Jack - W7PW/Rover will activate most of the grids in NV starting at the DM07/DM08/DM17/DM18 grid corner then traversing the state as he goes thru DM18, DM17, DM27, DM37, DM28, DM29, DM38, DM39, DM19,
Hi Folks... The upcoming June VHF QSO party is less than 30 days away, 1800Z June 8th thru 0300Z June 10th (11AM Sat to 8PM Sun PDST). I would like to invite each of you you to contact our Multi-Op e
Skeds BEFORE a contest are what make or brake a top contest effort, Especially UHF and up. I see nothing wrong with it and highly encourage such activity. Calling my cell during a contest is a entire
Before I discovered VHF contesting in 1991, I was a avid HF DX & SS contester, entering up to 18 or so events each year from 1979 to 1993. I even placed 8th nationaly in SS SSB one year. The early 80