If they really wanted to increase activity, they should subsidize anyone who wants to operate a rover (tongue in cheek). That is about the only way we are going to get any activity. One of the proble
Am I the only one not seeing anything on the VHF prop page? http://aprs.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/ Steve, N4JQQ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@c
Has anyone ever tried or succeeded in getting a QSL card from this op by chance? If so, I would like to know how you made it happen. Kind regards, Steve, N4JQQ _______________________________________
Bill Wiseman, KM1E/C6AGN, recently died at his home in Maine. Bill was a part-time resident of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas, since the 1950s. He was a very active operator and loved six meter
N4JQQ, EM55bd, will be casual op. Six, two, 222, 432, 902, 1.2, 2.3. Steve _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contest
Anyone have an IPhone app that relays grid info that they can recommend. See one by Ham Square that looks OK but thought I would check the knowledge base. Steve, N4JQQ, EM55bd _______________________
Asking that question is kind of like asking if a group of hams are going to the moon to operate from there. Everyone knows this makes no sense. Why even bring it up. I'd stay away from that particula
It looks like spotting might help some but not all. If you're in the NE where there might be hundreds (hopefully) of signals on the band, it would be of value. If you're using a mode where signals ar
I just worked AA4SC, a friend of Ted Goldthorpe, W4VHF, ex W4VCC and asked about Ted. He informed me that Ted just recently became a silent key. I haven't seen anything about it on the various reflec
I finally got it back on the air, FL16is. 40 watts to a Ringo Ranger. 50040 or thereabouts. Reports welcome. 73, Steve, N4JQQ, EM55bd, C6AFP, FL16is _______________________________________________ VH
Yes, trees make a difference. Especially at higher freqs. I have pine trees on a couple of sides of my QTH that are over 100'. Getting through them on 902 is tough, nearly impossible on 1.2 and 2.3.
I'm sorry to report that Mike Bruck, W5MRB, EM35, died today unexpectedly. Mike was an active V/U operator, built his own antennas and quite a bit of his other gear. He had a great location in Morril
Mike was a great guy. We are still in shock over his passing. Steve, N4JQQ On 8/10/2016 2:27 PM, George Fremin III wrote: On Thu, Aug 04, 2016 at 10:56:58PM -0500, Crownhaven wrote: I'm sorry to repo
Thanks to all who have noted the serious chirp in the C6AFP beacon. Plans are to swap it out with the spare and get it fixed. This necessitates a trip to/fm C6, etc., etc. It should happen in Septemb
Information for those of you who have been tired of the tone on the C6AFP beacon, FL16. The spare was placed into operation last night. 50062 is the frequency vs. 50040 on the high-power unit. The la
K4LO spotted the spare beacon on 50063 on 20 Sep into EM60. Only report I have had since it went into service several weeks ago. Two watts out. High power primary beacon coming back to US for inspect
C6AFP beacon, FL16, operational this morning. 50040. It is the high-power unit on a CC Ringo. Would appreciate reports. The back-up beacon, two watts, 50063, is coming back to states for a frequency
Anyone might be able to use two RFC 3-22 amps? Two in/20 out. N connectors. Preamp switch but no preamp. Guessing they were used in relay service. I've had them for some time. Checked them out and re
I have three items I'm never going to use again. Maybe someone else has some use for them. 1. DEM transverter interface (generic) 2. DEM transverter interface (TS-850) 3. DEM four position controller
All three items sold. Thanks everyone for looking/asking. Steve 1. DEM transverter interface (generic) 2. DEM transverter interface (TS-850) 3. DEM four position controller for transverters I only us