It is very rare for me to work another Rover. I don't believe I worked more than 3 or 4 in June, and they were likely 6m e-skip... _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailin
I agree with Zack. I often have local club members look me up to "give me a point" in the contest. Often on FM. Some will even work me on 6, 2, and 440 FM. I doubt if they ever submit a log. Sometime
I'm actually working on a bluetooth headset. I'm not sure how it will work out, but I want to give it a shot. I would have had it for the CQ-VHF, but I managed to wire something wrong. I haven't take
Oh thanks Eric! Now we'll have PETA bashing Rovers too!! 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.net/n9rla> List Administrator for: InHam
comments mixed in........ Absolutely! Yep, same here. I also play with QRP and kits and such. Yep. I wish! I wish! Even with just 3 bands:-) Man, that sounds familiar! Yep, as long as they don't swer
Definitely gas prices. A few years ago I was doing 8 ~ 10 grids and planning a 12 grid run. In the CQ-VHF I done 2 grids! I'm planning 4 for September, and I'm not sure how I will explain that to the
Has anyone had any success curing noise from a USB to RS232 adapter? I use a "cheapy" adapter to run my sound card interface from my laptop when I am Roving. Unfortunately, I've found a ton of noise
The ARRL September VHF QSO Party is nearly here! *Just 8 more days, September 13 - 15, 2008. You can find all of the details here: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/sepvhf.html * After the Grea
So far everything is still a go for the contest this weekend. I still haven't found any good high spots in EM77 and EM67 south of Louisville, but I'll get an early start Saturday and try some more. H
I did find a couple of decent spots in EM67 & EM77. The spot in EM67xw turned out real nice. I found a beautiful park just out side of Fort Knox, KY. There was a decent hill overlooking the Ohio rive
I've done a lot of trading on ebay and direct. Ebay is more of a hassle to me, so I don't use it much anymore. Paypal is very convenient, however. They have their fees, but it's worth it to me for th
Wow Mike, That sounds like an awesome construction project. It would really be cool if we could get a group to "kit" the project......hint, hint......... 73 Dan -- K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #12
Taking a moment to define the problem: 1. Despite the contest committee's changes, the grid circler's used the new rules to win all three Rover categories. 1.a) The winning station in the Limited Rov
I put Rover in the subject so all of those subscribed to the reflector who don't like receiving email can easily delete it :-) I don't like this idea either. I believe this is likely why the number w
If you are looking for affordable, the "Cheap Yagis" by WA5VJB are hard to beat. Here is one page that describes them: http://www.fredspinner.com/W0FMS/CheapYagi/ Google will likely supply many more
After drinking my coffee, and giving the issue a bit more thought I tend to agree with Jon. My reasoning is pretty simple. I have nothing against grid circling. If they enjoy it, great! However, I do
Public logs is a different issue. I wouldn't mind my log being public. However, I would bet if I happened to win every unique in my log would be brought to question on the reflectors. I often work lo
I've been using an FT897D for the past year or so. No complaints here, it seems to do a fine job. Just the stock filters, but I've never had a problem with too much RF in this area.... I hope to add
OK, now I understand. I remember reading about the oscillation issue before, but even though I have made several hundred 6m contest QSO's in the past year mine has never had a problem. My rig was a "
Now that's Roving! 73 Dan -- Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark County Indiana. K9ZF /R no budget Rover **QRP-l #1269 Check out the Rover Resource Page at: <http://www.qsl.net/n9rla> List Adminis