I have "no dog in the hunt" as far as the packet vs. no packet debate in this contest, but I do believe an interesting occurence has happened with the N2RM claimed win using no packet. First off, I j
The reason everyone is perplexed by the Italian wattages is that they are omitting the conversion factor. Italians use Lirawatts rather than standard watts as defined in the MKS system of measure ! T
I'll be in Denver this week (November 11-13) on business. If anyone would be interested in getting together for evening contest (or non contest) BSing, drop me a line... 73, Will AA4NC / W4MR -- The
Last year there was a fair amount of activity in PSK31 during the RTTY Roundup. I expect this year will be even bigger for PSK31, so I'm trying to gear up a bit. I have two questions: In reading the
yikes!) magazine If you count 2m repeater antennas, there are several in North Carolina above the 1,000 foot level. There is one here in Raleigh at 1,850 feet AGL on a TV tower. Will -- CQ-Contest on
I am a long-time CQ subscriber as well as an ARRL Life Member since age 18. With that said, when you look at the contest programs run by the two organizations, CQ (the magazine) does a lousy job in c
I have always found that the best raw rates are found on 15 meters. The reason for this is fairly simple. To achieve 400/hr (SSB)or 200/hr (CW) rates and above, you have to have a situation where you
Hi - My name is Will and I'm a rate addict... As it has been pointed out by N5TJ and others, winning contests is more about minimizing the slow times than maximizing absolute rate. We concentate on a
That's a good observation. I am still of the opinion that for most of us mere mortals, faster rates can be obtained logging on paper. The reason for this is that you can efficiently log partial calls
On last night's NBC Nightly News there was a brief item that looked back at the pioneering technology and public service efforts of amateur radio. They mentioned the aging ham population, then segued
ARRL DX Phone 2000 Single Op / Single Band 40 meters (The "What was he thinking?" category) W4MR (AA4NC operator) 552 QSOs / 94 Countries = 155,664 (18 hours) I had limited time this weekend, and dec
My vote is NO new category for SO2R. My reasoning in general: Category proliferation is already out of hand. How many categories can we stand before the contest is ultimately cheapened? I don't want
I thought that bit was one of the most original and interesting articles in NCJ in a while. I learned quite a few insights on the personalities behind some of the familiar calls that I do not persona
The noise cancellers work great in VERY noisy environments with lots of low frequency noise. Most are made to attenuate noise by 15-20 dB in the 60-150 Hz region that are generated by propeller drive
<< >How do the new FCC rules regarding power effect users of HT's & especially Well it's obvious that the FCC radiation rules are on to something here. Have you seen most of those guys with HT's at h
If you think it's bad travelling with radios and dealing with the lovely customs officials on commercial jets, those of us who fly private planes across international borders have it worse! I've done
Glad you got some benefit from the mailing Jan. As far as the radio clothing, etc.: My opinion (as all of this is) is that it would not help your case very much. The logos and badges probably wouldn'
Who will be the first to use PUFF DADDY as a Sprint name?? Too bad I won't be on - you know I'd do it... Will -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-
If I put a stamp on every US bureau card or card with no SASE that I get (thousands a year-mostly for expeditions), I would be absolutely broke (rather than the relatively broke that I currently am!!
<< >One comment though... I'de like to see a rule that prevents I think this IS in the rules. One signal at any given time PERIOD... K1VR: The new rule encourages transmitting on two bands ALMOST sim