Greetings all, I will be operating on 432.1 each night this week, all going well, at 9 in the evening. I will also be using 50.150 for calling and tracking for those wishing to do so as I lack 2 mete
Greetings all, I am on 432.1 for the next 4 hours or till at least 0230 UTC. Listening on 50.150 too. Beaming Rochester 15 minutes after the hour, due east on the hour and everywhere else after till
Greetings, I now have a Yaesu 780 transceiver that has 10 watts output. I also have an MMT432/28 transverter that I have yet to use. I read that transverters involve a lot more cabling to use. Howeve
Greetings all, I will be working on 50.180 ssb and 146.520 fm simplex tonight. Time is from 2300 to 0200 or longer if lots of action. Elev. 1100 FASL. Mobile with 756 Pr0II/hamstick and Alinco d/b 50
I will be rovering for this contest in 2 grids this time, Saturday 1800 UTC from FN14 and Sunday 1800 UTC from FN04. Look for me starting on 50.180, and on 2 meters if I get a rig for it and the Cush
As a ham licensed only 6 months, I read arguements posted here with much disappointment about high tech and contesting. I operated the CW WW VHF contest as a Rover and totally alone erected the Cushc
Greetings Mark. When sitting 80% of the time on 50.180 calling CQ and the band scope set to 12.5 it gives me no advantage over you. I rarely use the band scope off 12.5. Setting a band scope to cover
Greetings all, Last Friday I met with Marilyn, Hans' xyl and it was 3 years ago today that Hans became a SK if I recall the date correctly. May he rest in peace as his memory is indeed revered by all
Greetings all, A few more tidbits about Hans perhaps before you met him. Hans got a German NSU motor scooter for transportation to university, and decided it would be a hoot to go mobile with it. So
Greetings all, The first photos of my rovering in the CW WW VHF contest are now online. These were taken at the second of three sites, in FN04 north of Oshawa Ontario by Peter VA3PWH. Also in the pho
Greetings all, More photos have been added of my venture as rover last weekend. Photos 27 and 28 are the only ones from FN03. The photos from the bridge and showing a gravel road allowance to a repea
Greetings all, I regret to say I am unable to participate this year as I will be in Erie PA with the Shriners. I wish all well who do enter. If any of you are in Erie, please advise as we may get to
Greetings all, I see reference made to "rover squares". Could somebody please elaborate as this term is new to me. Thanks. Bill VE3CRU@rac.ca Email: braillist@sympatico.ca
I have been planning so much for the September contest, and in today's mail is a family wedding invitation for Saturday September 13th at 7 p.m. about 25 miles north of my FN14 site. Looks like I mus
Greetings all, I hear there is a lot of activity on 432.1 tonight so listen for me after 8:30 as I must first do the Northshore ARC net at 8 on 147.120+ so check in to our net too if you can. No tone
Greetings all, There seems to be an assumption that rovers almost always borrow equipment from others whom they will then favour in contesting. Until this thread started I was unaware of any of this
Greetings all, I am willing to work both ssb and cw in contesting. But if a cw operator goes so fast I cannot identify the call it is hard to work him. Likewise, I have found a few who would not qrs
Greetings, At a hamfest Saturday I bought an item made by the Heath Company. It is described as follows: Model EPW - 25, uses a Raytheon RK2K25 klystron, in a cube box about 2 inches square. Got degr
Greetings, I am testing a Mirage 160 watt brick driven by a Kenwood TS-700A. I need assistance to listen for me and respond in ssb or in email. It has been reported yesterday that the 700 is dead on