I believe if you go to pingjocky central there is a grid to grid distace calculator there. 73, Bill, WF4R _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@cont
OK, so I did not exactly understand his query. Maybe I'll do better next time. _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.con
Doing a search on google.com for "CQ WW VHF Contest" I found complete rules. http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/VHF%20Contest%20Rules%20200432104.pdf Refer to last paragraph as to where to send logs. 73
I hope that you had many more contacts than I've been able to muster up. I don't belive that the band is totally dead, but I've heard very few stations. I've made a total of eight (8) contacts so far
Hello all, Fair condx for spint on Monday evening. Although not fantastic, I feel I did well. 22 Q's and 14 grids for a total of 308. Not too shabby? A little tropo to the SW. EM84 from FM16 was my b
Bill Burgess wrote: I have an earlier level DEMI 1296 transverter, serial # 105 without any information on it. I want to drive it with either a Kenwood 700A or Yaesu 480R, each being approx. 10 watts
I'll also be on for the 432 Sprint, tnx for the reminder Ed. Don't to forget to look south to FM16ts. 73, Bill, WF4R, FM16ts _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
There is almost always a grommet that you can put another hole in and seal it with some RTV. Even though it may look like there is no more room to run another wire there usually is. Just make it happ
What does "SWOT" stand for? tnx, 73, Bill, WF4R David Hinton wrote: Point the antenna towards EL79 occasionally. Glad they decided to move the net freq off the call freq. I will not participate in a
Charles.Morrison@apcc.com wrote: Aurora range question: The noaa.gov site states " ( Keep in mind that aurora can still be viewed when it's position is 4 to 5 degrees of latitude away from the viewer
Jeff, ur attachments don't make it to the reflector. 73, Bill, WF4R, FM16ts WA2TEO@aol.com wrote: -- _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contestin
Here is the problem as I see it: How do define "in a fair way"? Let's not "fix" something that is not necessarily broken. I enjoyed reading N6MU's reply. I for one have a good appreciation of what en
Janson, Just as an obtw, cable channel 18 happens to be right in the 2 meter range. CATV cable leakage could be a problem. A lot of TV sets simply do not have adiquate shielding. My old TV was that w
Jason, et all, A good way to derive screen voltage in via the plate supply. One thing about tetrode power tubes is that you do not ever want to apply screen voltage without plate voltage being applie
I'd be willing to bet there is a small variable capacitor in the osc to tweak the xtal freq. There should be a way to measure the L.O. injection freq just before the mixer stage. Using a calibrated f
Out of curiosity I looked this indicator lamp up in the GE Lamp Products Catalog :-) and they have a note that says if you run the bulb on DC rather than AC the life of the bulb is reduced by 50%. :-
Hello All, I've been working toward getting VUCC for 2 meters for awhile now and need to work a little harder for the grids that I need. I just queried the AA1YN database to see if anyone was registe
I would be willing to bet that the only thing you will notice is a very slight decrease in gain. Most directors past the fourth or fifth don't have much affect on vswr. 73, Bill, WF4R _______________