Thats just like the old photography aphorism: The best camera is the one you have with you. Because any radio is better than none. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Web: http://borin
Doubtful. Cross-compilers for these languages existed, but they were crude back in the early 80s and tended to generate inefficient code. Those early 8-bit machines werent really designed to handle c
I had a similar experience with the copper-based butter its not anti-corrosion grease. Got some on a shirt I liked. No amount of laundering could remove the stain. Ive had good luck with No-Al-Ox, an
All those CQs. Im still waiting for the guy to sign his damn call. :) Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years
Didnt the ARRL file a proposal with the FCC to move the digital / phone demarcation on 80m up to around 3625? I wonder what ever happened to that. That would certainly ease congestion during RTTY con
During the NAQP Phone, I was amazed at the number of folks I contacted who balked at the name I sent, insisting that their software says it should be Bill. I know it confused a few of the folks I kno
Stan, Bill does not appear in my license. And if someone logs something other than what they heard, Im not the one that will end up with a NIL. They will because they copied it wrong. Bill Coleman, A
I ran into her! That was really confusing. Took several repeats, but we got her into the log. I had no trouble with N1MM+. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradio
I went though a similar love / hate relationship with my Heil Proset. They were just too damn uncomfortable. I replaced the ear pads with Brainwavz replacements. The headset is much more comfortable.
AMEN! Im afraid this question has no rational answer. But I find this happens frequency. I experienced it several times during the recent Georgia QSO Party. Very frustrating. And often, you hear thr
Comments below. I never suggested you had to keep to the FT8 or FT4 protocols. What I said was that the design trade-offs of FT8 and FT4 are what gave them their weak-signal performance. Getting the
Here in Georgia, A/C is a necessity for survival in the summer. However, I did operate for nearly four years out of a storage closet off a carport that did not have A/C, although I did manage to heat
Over 30 years ago, I remember attending a technical presentation at Hayes, the modem maker (where I worked for 12 years) about the future technological advances. It was given by our chief architected
ISDN used the same telephone WIRING, but different encoding. While I was at Hayes, I worked with ISDN equipment as far back as 1987. DSL equipment has moved way beyond what ISDN could do. I stand by
How do you figure, Jeff? WPX is basically a rate contest. Theres a virtually endless supply of multipliers. If you work enough contacts, the multipliers will come. Theres no need to hunt for multipl
My consideration of WPX as a rate contest come from the late Bill Fisher W4AN (SK). He said to not worry about multipliers, and focus on rate. Then the multipliers will come. From my experience at th
That was always my experience, even at the well-equipped station of NQ4I running full legal power and great antennas. You dont always break through the pileups first. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mai
Sometimes. Other times it was hard to get heard. When that happened, it was better to run off and chase some other station and then come back when the pile had settled a bit. It was satisfying to occ
Kevan, You have mis-interpreted my statement. I wasnt saying that it was a lot of trouble to go to a spot. My issue is what happened on the radio in real-time after you got to the spot. This has abso
Kevan, Now I understand what you are saying. But, you missed my first point about tuning up the band finding stations that have not been spotted yet. Those are even easier to work than those are are