There are three issues that this thread has engendered: o There is a perception that participation is on the decline o We are experiencing a decline in log submissions over the past decade o It is e
According to Steve Kerns (N3FTI) post to VHF@W6YZ... -- Have been following this thread for awhile... Gene Zimmerman ,W3ZZ (QST "World Above 50MHz" Editor) spoke last week at the Mt. Airy VHF Radio C
<rant snip> Followed by what appears to be an incredibly insightful observation by Jim (W7DHC): Tim, in the future, you may wish to add the following emails to your Cc: list... hollingworth@fcc.gov h
By the way... here are two items that may be of interest... o BEACONet's CU2QSO system (the one under discussion) was "killed" before it officially existed. It is in final pilot phase right now, with
Hi Dave, BEACONet's CU2QSO system is simplex, unassisted and all-Amateur communications. APRS is not. See FAQ's on the website at http://www.BEACONet.org | CU2QSO for more interesting information. Re
Having just replied to you personally, then seeing it was cc:'d to the list, my reply here will be much more succinct. ;-) You'll need to ask the ARRL about their banning of APRS. I cannot defend th
Let's not jump to conclusions. [[The following is not intended to provoke, but to expose the nerve that was unwittingly touched by the above: There's a difference between "this hasn't been really th
...snip... Sometimes the problem that needs solving isn't so much "in the box" as much as it is "in front of it". :o) <giggling> Ev, W2EV -- What's cool in Amateur Radio? http://www.BEACONet.org or j
Well done, Tim! Nice piece of work. Ev, W2EV -- What's cool in Amateur Radio? http://www.BEACONet.org or join the on-line community by sending a blank eMail to: BEACONet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
W2EV will be roving around Southern Ontario Canada and Western New York. If you aren't in that area, then feel free to delete now. :o)) Bands: ABCD(E +IJK +P) Power: QRO (200+ watts ABCD, 80-watts E,
No one at the ARRL knows how BEACONet-for-Rovers works. As a result, such a decision or statement about it's use during VHF Contests is, at best, ill conceived. How do I know that no one knows enough
One may carry on a full and complete keyboard-to-keyboard simplex, unassisted QSO in response to an operator noticing a the receipt of a BEACONet CQ. That is the truth of the matter. Thanks for takin
While I realize this is probably referring to the setting up of WSJT schedules, my mind wandered to the issue of generally making sure that one maximizes their opportunity to make QSO's. One way woul
Little Jesse (6'4" & 350 lbs) forsook the greenery of Western New York for the sun of Florida. He often lamented the lack of activity on VHF (in comparison to the Great Lakes region). Then, came June
CU2QSO was developed using the IC-V8000! It is an awesome transceiver and well suited for such operation (it is the highest power mobile 2m FM transceiver on the market). I would suggest using a stan
First, I appologize for the lateness of this reply. I've been away on business, but here goes... Here is what the ARRL's own rules say: -- General Rules for all ARRL contests -- 1.Precedence of Rules
Someone is misinterpreting something. There is no difference between BEACONet.25's simplex AX.25-based CU2QSO system (the very one that Dan Henderson approved) and someone using a contest voice keyer
1. There was a time when there was little activity above 1296 MHz. 2. Multi-Ops _Elmered_ rovers into the higher bands for obvious reasons. NOTE: Isn't this EXACTLY what needs to be done to "save the
Frank is exactly correct. 10-GHz IF's of 33 MHz (tellurometers) vs. 100 MHz (BC Band) vs. 10.7 MHz (it was easy) vs. 30 MHz (now standard for WBFM). It wasn't an attempt to keep people from working o