Hi Les, It sounds as if you have misread the rules. The rules state, in substance, that all contacts claimed for VUCC/FFMA credit must be made from locations none of which are more than 200 km apart.
Personally, I like Scotch Type 70 Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Electrical Tape. This stuff is amazing. It's like heat shrink tubing, except without the heat and without being tubular. Drawback -- it i
It could be a disaster if you mounted the loop directly above (and close to) the roof. However, if you mount the loop off the rear deck of the car (so most of the loop is actually over ground, not th
Speaking of Michigan -- Does anyone know of EN85 or EN86 being activated during the contest? If so, by what operations/calls? Bill W5WVO DM65qh _______________________________________________ VHFcont
Hi Doug, I agree with your evaluation that the 3-el SteppIR with the 6m element is probably the way to go. I don't think you will suffer much degradation when comparing it to your current 5-element (
Here's another reason I think the CQ VHF in July has soared in popularity: It allows stations without weak-signal UHF/microwave capabilities -- most of us, after all -- to enter and be competitive! Y
This is a good opportunity to pre-announce that the contest formerly known as the North American High-Speed Meteor Scatter Contest has been reinvented using distance scoring (as well as other appropr
But you forget that it is Balloon Fiesta week. It ALWAYS rains during Balloon Fiesta week... ;-) Bill W5WVO _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@co
The contest formerly known as the North American High-Speed Meteor Scatter Contest has been reinvented using distance scoring (as well as other appropriate rules modifications) and will be held on De
One final heads-up -- The contest formerly known as the North American High-Speed Meteor Scatter Contest has been reinvented using distance scoring (as well as other appropriate rules modifications)
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Duff, the BIG QUESTION -- Will you have WSJT capabilities for MS?? Bill W5WVO -- From: "James Duffey" <jamesduffey@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:30 PM To: "VHF Contesting Reflector"
If you give the WSJT community a general schedule (like what days and times of day for which grids), you can definitely make random contacts on meteor scatter with your rig -- maybe not long 1200 mil
Hmmm, on second reading, I guess you're not in the midwest if you are going to be operating from FN02. Sorry. :-) So normally you would transmit 2nd sequence. If beaming east of you, transmit 1st seq
The westernmost station transmits during Sequence 1 (top of the minute). Now remember that this isn't a LAW, it's just a recommended custom, designed to help stations have at least some idea of when
The first 2010 WSJTGroup Sprint will be held on the last Saturday morning of the month, January 30th. The rules will stay the same as for the last Sprint (April 2009). These rules are posted at http:
You should order TE Systems amps from TE Systems. Their so-called "dsitributor" doesn't carry much if any stock. TE's phone number is, or at least used to be, (310) 478-0591. They have no website. Bi
Found this at http://www.hamwave.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=863 : "In 2004, a revised Footnote US7 in Part 2.106 of the Code of Federal Regulations went into effect, further expanding t
Very well said, Tom. Excellent post, thanks. Bill W5WVO -- From: "Tom Holmes, N8ZM" <tholmes@woh.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 6:08 PM To: "'Les Rayburn'" <les@highnoonfilm.com>; "'John Ge
FIRST: As regards the impedance-transforming use of 75-ohm coax in a coaxial power divider, David is right. You need to use ODD multiples (e.g., x1, x3, x5, etc.) of a QUARTER wavelength. That's an E