What about my polio? Tell me it was fair for me to get a "D" in phys ed when I was in high school just because I couldn't run track, and that was what phys ed was all about that quarter. those other
I wanted one of those pod racers from Star Wars ! vroooooooooom Log me ! At 06:01 11/3/2004, k1ttt@arrl.net wrote: it is fair if there are no rules that allow you options. but setting the rules is no
I think the real translation had something to do about Spiro Agnew truly being innocent At 12:51 11/3/2004, Zack Widup wrote: Will the REAL translation please stand up? :-) "The hunter who knows how
What about those other ten rules on those stone tablets? At 12:26 11/3/2004, k1ttt@arrl.net wrote: sorry, this has been discussed too many times. the genie is out of the bottle and won't go back. if
Does anybody know N9RP who is shown in QRZ.COM as living in Kemah, Texas? _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com
==> If it is determined that a sine wave is needed, but the inverter puts out a square wave...... Feed the inverter's output into a transformer, such as a 1:1 isolation type. The output from the tran
==> I run my computer off of a power inverter all the time. so I am aware of their not needing a pure sine. As for a square wave into a transformer, the math will show that the drop from horizontal t
I was really in no position to spend very much time operating during the most recent ARRL SSB test(s) so I decided to try implementing an optimization process that might shorten the amount of time ne
==> OK, I think this has become the accepted practice. Let's say I have been listening to the East coast run Europe for hours on end, and I have not been able to have very good QSO rate because of pr
I agree with what you say. Pretty cool philosophy on the "this is my frequency mentality". We do disagree on one pretty crucial point, however. If I want a frequency, I'm going for it. If someone wan
Maybe we could look at frequency sitting during a contest in these terms: During a contest, the band is divided up among a few players who line up sort of like monkeys behind the vertical bars in a z
==> I can see it all now. Shudder! The door to my ham shack is kicked in. I am laying on the floor with 41 bullet holes in me. These guys in padded vests and backwards worn baseball caps are standing
==> Well now, that's not exactly correct. You see, if you get on the frequency of a non-contester, and the op complains, that is one thing. You can get in trouble. But if the non-contester just meekl
If stations A is calling CQ CONTEST, does he really have a "right" to that frequency? Doesn't station B have just as much right to CQ CONTEST on that frequency? Who is to say that station A is interf
==> If that is the best freq you can find so as to do your contesting on the band you want to be on, and in the mode you want to be in, go for it. Forget the QRL business. KR2Q is not in a QSO. He is
When I was 11 years old, I shot my first pheasant. Used a .410 gauge shotgun. Guess I could have used a 12 gauge. When I was 15 years old, I made my first CW contact. Used a hand key. Guess I could h
I could not find a consolidated source of information that outlined how to get packet spots off of the Internet and have those spots fed into my NA contest software, as well as feed any other softwar
Packet thread has been interesting to say the least. Still, Ham Radio is just a hobby, and hobbies are to enjoy. Self spotting. Clandestine spotting. Buddy repeat spotting. QSO begging spotting. QLF.
<snip> ==> Yes, as Bill mentions, the torture on the eyes from hamming in front of computers presents some real dangers and problems to our aging community. I've done some research on this very probl
==> I do elbowflex curls and my stomach seems to get bigger. What am I doing wrong? Do I need heavier bottles? A Proper UK pint of 20 oz? Bob Perring ........................................... Amate