The general consensus seems to be that the FTDI chipset is most compatible and most reliable. You can find products that use the FTDI chipset at: http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/category=Serial+
EWE. You can see this in the past years' results. Last year we worked 477 VE's, 17 RAC's and 700 "DX" (outside VE). http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/ ~Iain / N6ML (probably NR6O Multi-Sin
I would expect it to. Don't know how long ago you sent it in, but you're not listed at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/claimed/logs_rx.html?con_id=190 So you may want to try again... ~Iain / N6ML _____
Well that might depend on how the log-checking process handles number mismatches. If I work you, and you give me a non-cut number, but I copy it incorrectly, you generally shouldn't lose credit for t
Single operator (Assisted), All Bands, Tri-bander/Single-element, High Power The rules of the contest are probably the best place to look to try to figure it out... http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm ~Ia
I'd been assuming that this terminology was a hangover from packet radio, or something, although I can't find any reference to non-email "packet reflectors". I work for a UNIX-based company, and ther
The IARU rule is: "4.1.3. Use of spotting nets, packet, or multi-channel decoders (such as CW Skimmer) is not permitted. Single-operator stations that use spotting nets, packet or multi-channel decod
Search for "hara arena"... assuming you mean the actual Hamvention site. The contesting activities are held at a hotel in downtown Dayton. ~Iain / N6ML _______________________________________________
Google sez http://www.5b4agn.net/ - and click on the Email button, perhaps? Over... ~Iain / N6ML _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http
Interesting .. I also got busted on T0M/TOM: QSO #96 K0YR : T0M Mn should be TOM Mn I thought I must have manually typed it (as opposed to clicking on it), and goofed, but apparently he really was se
But that brings up the age-old question ... do you log what he sent, or what you think is what he really meant to send? ~Iain / N6ML _______________________________________________ RTTY mailing list
Depends on your definition of "spotting system" - one could assert (and I think it probably is the intent of the rule) that a "spotting system" is one where (other) humans (not part of your team) sub
Hi Dale, K1EL's WKUSB-HV will do what you need. It provides pull-to-ground outputs for keying and PTT using solid-state relays (older versions used opto-isolators). The keying output connects to your
Are you use those EdgePorts have FTDI chipsets? Older-generation EdgePorts (in the InsideOut Networks days, before they got acquired by Digi International, IIRC) used a custom chipset, and later ones
The rules were last revised in 2010 .. section 4, "Contest Periods", should show the 2012 dates .... ? ~iain / N6ML _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@
I was told, by W6OAT, that that collection has been moved to the CHRS. At the time (a year ago), it was all still in boxes.... http://www.californiahistoricalradio.com/ ~iain / N6ML _________________
"Transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500-meter diameter circle or within the property limits of the station licensee, whichever is greater." Seems pretty clear to me, too.... using a
HI Yuri, Interesting situation. I think the way to look at this is... if Herb had not been present, could you have operated the contest in the same manner? Since the answer is clearly "no", it means
That'd be different because he'd have been in violation of FCC rules. He was operating under the club station license (KP2MM), not his own. The club station license has extra class privileges, but re