FYI .. Dollar Stores right now have a bunch of audio adaptors (wire type) for sale .. including stereo 1/8 " .. I bought a few, going to go back for more and stockpile .. problem is, of course differ
I cannot believe how many contest operators cannot receive "delta-exray" .. I have come to think it is because that they do not BELIEVE that AA6 Delta Xray is a legit call, I suppose. .. of course, t
It is quite hard to comprehend the callsign from some non-English operators, especially -- it seems -- high-speed ops from Spanish speaking locales. Is there a consensus on how to nicely request a QR
I ran my first CW contest with my "new" .. used 4 hours before I got it ... P2 .. I just fell in love with ham radio all over again! What a pleasure to operate! Now for the CW CQWW! -- es, cu fone SS
Heya Guys and Gals... Having gotten old(er)-- read, arthritis, with minimal antennnas, and sometimes unable to commit time for a contest, I make a few contacts, sometimes to say "hello" to old friend
In 4Ø+ years of SS SSB -- (never did use the AM mode) -- I have learned that California hams have a sort of "disadvantage" in saying their sections by name.. Many . especially newbies . take p
Well, here in FAR Northern California, on the coast, it is indeed not a reliable indicator to hear other stations' scores heading upwards... example for this locale would be Glen's fabulous station i
Peers to me ... as far as AA --by the time a contester hears that, and then a 6 ... they have a pretty good clue that DX is coming as the suffix! HIHI .. es 73 -- Mark ... ALL AMERICAN SIX DOG X-RAY/
Similar, I used a cassette recorder with instant replay, chased the darn thing until it left the 20M ham band. 73 ... Mark AA6DX -- Original Message -- From: "N7MAL" <N7MAL@CITLINK.NET> To: "Tom Osbo
Or.. as I have done a few times .. send in a CHECK log .. 73, Merry Cmas Y'all -- Mark AA6DX -- Original Message -- From: "Claude Du Berger" <duberger.miousse81@globetrotter.net> To: <cq-contest@cont
And, then, remember the NCCC phonetic skit from back in the early 70s? "THIS HERE IS WILLY BILLY FIVE WILLY BILLY WILLY PORTABLE WILLY BILLY FIVE"!! =];?) 73, Mark AA6DX _____________________________
You can click the CONTACT on the top right on the webpage to send a message ... 73, Mark AA6DX http://www.la8w.com/node/7 -- Original Message -- From: "Doug Grant" <dougk1dg@gmail.com> To: <cq-contes
I am getting to where I can be officially called an "old timer" -- on air for 45 years now .. and I have this to say about that, the MMSN whine ... First off -- yes, there are more avenues for commun
In The way-back, before the Internet, we used to have a "Lid List" that was passed around -- sounds like a good foundation for a starting point! Mark AA6DX --Original Message-- From: Mike N1TA [mailt
I have used RG 59 for 160M, running 1 KW -- for many hundreds of contacts, SSB and CW ... as long as the antenna is properly matched to the frequency, NO problem! Had that system up for about a year,
At 1 PM Pacific time today, Newegg will have a computer .. Pentium 4 ..complete with Win 7 software .. (NO MONITOR) .. for $80 -- check it out! I'm getting one just for monitoring VE7CC, etc... Mark
HI .. I have two of the `puters like Gerry has, got them on sale @ Newegg for less than $80 per... With Windows 7 Pro! Can't hardly get the OS for that price! They work swell, no RFI probs. I did add
Hello again .. forgot to mention, that along with my $80 +/- computers, freight was paid, AND I got new keyboards and meese.. not very high quality, but worky worky .. and the Windows 7 OS is PRO. On
HI..I have been using Windows 10 for some time now, on a relatively new G510 lenovo laptop.. It's OK, I am now using the version ending in 25 -- MS updates the Beta often. I have not found any progra