Mike, Thanks for your analysis. Though reasonable minds may differ, I think we want to encourage, not discourage, reasonable guesswork. After all, these aren't the SATs. While these are contests, the
And put on the list: Emily, P43E, who loves contesting and is in the process of establishing a 3-tower contest station in Aruba. 73, Andy, AE6Y, P49Y -- Original Message -- From: "K5ZM" <k5zm@comcast
Steve, I'm sure everyone has an opinion on this topic. I think used 756 PROs and PRO IIs are good buys now. They don't seem to have the transmit problem the 746 PRO does, and have much better display
Does anyone have a current recommendation for an rfi-proof telephone that I could buy to use for telephone interference testing? Thanks. 73, andy, ae6y -- The world's top contesters battle it out in
Ken, For ideas, you might contact Emily Thiel, P43E, who has become quite active on Aruba in the past few years. She is building up a nice station and really enjoys contesting (as well as running the
I'm passing on this message to the reflector for Emily, P43E, who has had trouble sending it to the reflector for some ISP reason: 73, andy, ae6y Hi all, My message has been delayed as my message bou
I think Fred's idea was to do a short CQ, but not with the sense that you now "own" the frequency. If a "rightful occupier" shows up within a short period of time, you would move off. 73, andy, ae6y
I must say that whenever these threads on the subtle intricacies of callsign advantage emerge, I have to stop and reflect on one example (or counter-example): W3LPL. 73, Andy, AE6Y -- Original Messag
Pete, There's a commercial version of what you are describing built and sold by W2IHY (Julius, who also works on audio gadgets for hams). I bought one recently and it seems to work quite well. He's v
CQ UA: My wife and I will be on vacation in Russia the first two weeks of September. We arrive in Moscow on September 3, stay there for another day, then go by boat to St. Petersburg. We will be in S
I can't help adding my 2 cents on this issue. I feel strongly that QSLing is an essential part of the hobby, and would urge all contesters to view QSLing time and expense in the same category as stat
Richard, A limited response. I use a TS-950SDX as a primary radio and a TS-570DG as a second radio. I've also used two 570's and I don't recommend that. The problem is that the 570's front end can't
Hi all, I'm not sure to whom this message should be directed. Today and yesterday I was sent a virus apparently originating on this list. This pattern is that I get a personal response to an email I
I have a vague recollection that Dave, W6NL, and company had a 400 hour from EA9 a few years ago in CQWW SSB. Can someone confirm that? 73, andy, ae6y -- Original Message -- From: "KEN SILVERMAN" <k2
I know there have been prior discussions of this topic, but I'm still a bit confused about how to handle in-country portable prefixes. The full text of the official rule is as follows: (sorry for the
I received replies from AD1C, K8JP, K4BAI, and even K6LL himself to my question whether K6LL/7 is a K6 or a K7 in WPX. All agree that it's not in the rules, but you just have to know that the answer
I know there have been prior discussions of this topic, but I'm still a bit confused about how to handle in-country portable prefixes. The full text of the official rule is as follows: (sorry for the
I received replies from AD1C, K8JP, K4BAI, and even K6LL himself to my question whether K6LL/7 is a K6 or a K7 in WPX. All agree that it's not in the rules, but you just have to know that the answer
Dennis et al, My 2 cents worth on the 570: I have used a 570DG as a second rig for several years. It has some great features: easy to use, light weight, dsp, etc. It major shortcoming as a contest ra
Dick, Those times seem about right. I have a 2 el SteppIr and it seems to take about one second per MHz. While it's QSYing, you can't transmit, and you (or I, at least) also get noise in the receiver