This was pretty insane. There was no one of the bands from EN54/64 last night, I had hopes of some contacts there so people could work those squares! K9NS is great! I have never heard such a clean, s
Keith also is available to repair, I can vouch for his work, he is good enough to be backlogged at times! Joe Serocki, N9IFG President, WeLCARS (http://welcars.org) Advisor, Venture Crew 743 (http://
Don't sit under a water tower. I didn't give this any thought, but the top of the water tower is prime space for antennas, and there was a whole lot of intermod! Not sure who was using the systems, b
I also have a sign in The War Wagon that says "Western Lake County Amateur Radio Contest and Training Vehicle". That in itself usually wards them off. Joe Serocki, N9IFG President, WeLCARS (http://we
First, DON'T READ THIS IF YOU ARE POLITICALLY CORRECT OR EASILY OFFENDED. None of these are legit. Period. I confirmed this with the ARRL. Using an non-radio means to communicate or coordinate schedu
This is where a Rover Flight Plan shines. If people know where you will be, and when, they can look for it. Calculations state that a workstation with a standard antenna should be able to work this f
Agreed, but it is sad when rules are blatantly violated. Honest mitakes are one thing, but deliberate crossing the lin to gain points in a ham radio contest is just sad. Go watch The Longest Yard...
I totally agree. I watch this and it is all negativity!!! We need to make positive statements, press releases and news stories about the hobby!!! Tell me, what's better, being on the defending or att
I am going take this to the next level. If you are questioning it, it may just mean that you want to find out if something is legal because you think it might be unethical. If so, call Sean at the AR
Gents Just so you know and are not blindsided by misinformation. I am BCCing a bunch of people to keep the spammers unhappy, just so you know. I can provide you the list of who this was sent to if yo
I agree! It's the contact itself, not the means of finding it! As the Internet takes off more and more, Wi-Fi access points will become more and more prolific, ham radio and the Internet will continu
One thing I seem to see here is this: there are two types of contesting. Contesting to get contacts, and contesting to simulate an emergency exercise (ie, operating without any additional resources l
We invite you to the WeLCARS Techfest with a microwave, digital and contesting focus this winter! With the weather at arctic levels, what else is there to do outside anyway??? http://welcars.org/Even
He he, I remember those tests. I passed the 5WPM then the 13 to get the General. Far as I ever went, sad to say. I still grab the bencher paddle and see if I can scare up anyone at my speed, but the
Sorry Ways, but it is still a riot! Joe Serocki, N9IFG www.welcars.org www.stonedmonkey.org www.venturecrew743.org www.foxlaketroop85.org IRLP Node 4239 If you don't like it SPIN THE DIAL! Quando o
Too fast for me! Sheesh, I hang about 8WPM or so nowadays. Joe Serocki, N9IFG www.welcars.org www.stonedmonkey.org www.venturecrew743.org www.foxlaketroop85.org IRLP Node 4239 If you don't like it SP
http://www.penningerradio.com/ has all sorts of cool brackets. I would start to look there. -- Joe, N9IFG WeLCARS: www.welcars.org Venture Crew 743: www.venturecrew743.org Stoned Monkey VHF Society:
OK, you guys started it so I need to finally chime in! When I go roving it is with the XYL and her Novice License (she assists as well) and The Kid, our 4th child, 4 years old. We do a day before at
Ladies and Gents I am looking for suggestions for logbooks. I like LOTW because it allows me to immediately correlate the log entries with the other LOTW users, if they happen to be on the LOTW syste
Pure sine wave models are not needed, but be careful! Rotors throw a large spike when stopping, you need an inverter rated way higher than the power of your inverted! I use a 450 for a small TV rotor