We veterans all understand quite well !! We have ever since the rover class was started AND we went from Section multipliers to grid multipliers !! Going from Section multipliers to grid multipliers
Absolutely......we have the W9ICE CW "CQ Boxes" running at about 15 - 18 WPM consistently, but we have also programmed the CQ message specifically to make it easier to copy by slower CW operators. Th
The CW mode has always been a key strategy of us contest groups in the Midwest (W9ICE and the old W8VP group) ....how do you think we could even begin to be competitive with the big guns on the coast
Well, that's the way it's done for Field Day....but on all bands. Emphasizes the CW skill if you want to have an edge on the competition. Ron Rogers -WB8ERB- How about if we count CW on six meters as
That's the problem with the entire Icom IC-275, 375, 475, 575, 1275 series of monobander rigs.....great performance and all can be made into "Competition Grade" rigs but Icom has never gotten it "rig
No, it was designed as the matching amplifier for the TR-106 6 meter AM transceiver. Same cabinetry and paint scheme. In fact, if you look on the side of a T-175 cabinet you will notice the 2 holes f
The original K2RIW article is in the last edition of the ARRL VHF manual, if you can locate a copy. The same amplifier was carried for many years back in the 70' & 80's in the ARRL Radio Amateurs Han
Yep, I now see what the ARRL plan is......you have to be a member of the League to get to the good, useful data, when it finally gets listed !!! The "Scores" area has not yet been posted for the June
To get the best bang for your buck that kinda' depends on where you are operating and what you want to accomplish doesn't it? More grid counts, multipliers, multiple experiences per band (Aurora, EME
I would definitely find a metal working shop that has sand blasting capability or a regular sand blasting company. Well worth the expense if you plan to make your paint job last a long time. A whole
Also agreed......we at the W9ICE group do it 'cause it's fun.....we know we'll probably never be the "king of the hill" when setting up those towers in the corn fields.....but, .....can you imagine t
W9ICE will again be on the air this weekend from the cornfields of EN60vb with lots of aluminum smokestacks in the air, a hot fire in all the boilers, running all bands 50-1296. The 222 and 432 stati
How do we high power stations do it ?? We don't......you run only one rig and switch between the frequencies !!! Same thing on 6 meters !! Get's even worse with broad band front end radios. Same theo
Wonderful points........and, maybe exposes another question why contest activity may be dropping off !! REALLY good ARRL Directors and Section Managers SHOULD look into QST activity results to see wh
In regard to all this discussion about VHF contest log counts verses participation verses VHF contest popularity, I want to bring up another point to be considered that may be getting lost or "hidden
Why not use a 144 (or 28) to 1296 transverter ??....then you have all mode capability for about the same price as a used 1296 FM only rig. MMT ?? Down East Micro ?? Ron Rogers -WB8ERB- --Original Mes
No, it was designed as the matching amplifier for the TR-106 6 meter AM transceiver. Same cabinetry and paint scheme. In fact, if you look on the side of a T-175 cabinet you will notice the 2 holes f
The CW mode has always been a key strategy of us contest groups in the Midwest (W9ICE and the old W8VP group) ....how do you think we could even begin to be competitive with the big guns on the coast
Well, that's the way it's done for Field Day....but on all bands. Emphasizes the CW skill if you want to have an edge on the competition. Ron Rogers -WB8ERB- How about if we count CW on six meters as
Calculate a length of RG-174 or RG-58 based on it's rated loss at 144 Mhz. Install BNC connectors and coil it up. Makes a cheap power attenuator. Verify the loss by measuring power output at the othe