As has been said before, there was not much activity here in CT, and I don't think condx were all that good either. At the start of the contest there was NOBODY on that I could hear, so I went to the
Mirage used to list that caution in their manual, but I see no mention now in the "new" manual. Either they fixed their design, or they don't bother with this very important detail for SSB use. Thank
I went into this contest with a number of station improvements A new Elecraft 2M transverter was now in place in front of the Orion. This allowed MUCH better receiver ability to deal with a number of
This is precisely why I put up the antenna that I did for 2M contesting. It is a four stack of 3 element yagis. It analyzes to have 14.6 dBi of gain with a 60 degree horizontal beamwidth to the -3 dB
Dick, Right on! The VHF contesters are great bunch. IMHO I think mention of a wide signal should be done, but be tactful, maybe do it off air, and leave the door open that your own receiver could be
Jeepers, I never picked up on that rule. When things were slowing down on either VHF or HF in the late evenings, I've been settling in with a glass of nice wine to wind down with. No wonder I think I
Rob Sherwood has recently posted a new presentation on his website called "Roofing Filters, Transmitted IMD & Receiver Performance" in PowerPoint and PDF formats. Also posted is an MP3 audio file. Pl
What a great way to start spring! Thanks to the sponsors for administering this event. Had more Q's but fewer grids than the fall sprint, even though I put more time into this one. Nearly 70% of the
This sprint was the incentive I needed to focus on finishing some 6M projects. I had acquired an SB-200 a couple of months ago and converted the 10M position to 6M, and this was the first real test o
Hi Les, I use the N1MM software and really like it- you can hook up 2 radios to it and show 2 different logging windows and it will satisfy your requirements 1 thru 7. It can use your computer's soun
That probably means what you mean by "the best". Which technical performance parameter, or operator interface, or ?? To me it is the ability to handle strong signals on the band when trying to listen
Class: Single Op LP QTH: FN31 Operating Time (hrs): 18 (seems low) Band QSOs Mults -- 6: 198 77 2: 134 29 -- Total: 332 106 Total Score = 35,192 I was anxious to evaluate the planning and improvement
Ah-ha! That's why you were not in the contest- watching golf shows! But I agree with your point on the ethics of contesting. Some public discussion of the issues and fine points helps not only the sp
I don't think there is any blanket objection to using technology or the internet during contesting. It's a question about the nature of the "assistance". E.g. for a single op: If I go to qrz.com to l
My current belief is that propagation data sites like -the aurora oval picture -Hepburn map predictions -WWV SFI A and K info -muf plots -E's cloud maps -NWS radar images that have no specific real t
Hi Paul, I believe you are correct. "Rule 2.1.3.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, etc) is not permitted." A ping jockey
Hi Jon, General rule 3.10 is "The use of non-Amateur Radio means of communication (for example, Internet or telephone) to solicit a contact (or contacts) during the contest period is not permitted. I
Well sure, but be aware that stations go to other grids, and that SCP can mislead you. If you blindly "correct" using those tools your score will suffer for the errors. As was well stated earlier, yo
Hi John, I think you just said it very well at the beginning. The internet info is not your own equipment- it's someone else, somewhere else, pumping QSO information at you by non-radio means. Someon
Hello Sebastian, What is spotting assistance? I'll take a shot at it. I am not affiliated with the ARRL or CQ mag, just a guy getting a lot of enjoyment building up my station and returning to VHF co