It is a completely different ballgame if you build the station and operate it compared to a team operation where someone builds the station and someone else operates it. Then there are stations where
Very much so. In case the owner drives, he does not necessarily win. BIG GRIN 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
Weell .. You know, the station owners had to acquire land and permissions to build their stations. The just-operators have never had to take the burden and learn skills outside operating. The just-op
Also I am missing something. The radio2radio QSO is. Adding some more wire or anything fabricated between the operator and poewr amplifier output is just an add-on that adds to complexity and subtrac
Hi Paul, Comments below -- 500m radius is for the radio station transmitters and receivers. The antennas must be physically connected to the radio. The wording allows remote operation. The rule is ac
Zack et al .. Let's see what needs defining .. This is a typical VUHF repeater setup for a repeater QSO. Right? There are such equipment on at least also 10m band. Using those repeaters is not accord
Friends, I have been using MMANA for some years and now wold like to learn new. How to calculate RDF? I can get the peak gain, of course. But sampling a half sphere in 3x3 degree pieces, getting a ga
Huh ? One cool conspiracy theory. MTV is Morse TV ? Now, this is a Secret that even TJ-Jim is amazed. 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes
Assisted is easy only to such guys who have not tried assisted. Assisted is much more difficult than classic. Very Much. 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
Well .. Randy wrote assisted is different from classic. My point is if you want to max out your score compared to others, there are many temptations to stop CQing and go for some juicy looking multip
For the people driving for maximum score, assisted offers a new challenge level. Maximum Score, maximum effort. Please note these people have a twist in their sense of Fun. Most people do not conside
More than Maximum Fun with decent effort. Plus some new technology. I wonder when the first ham who cannot CW will be in North America top ten. 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________
Nobody trust the call they get from a computer. Why should anyone trust the frequency they get from the same computer? Of course, the un-assisted do not have this problem in their operating. The un-a
Hi Peter! I am on the 3rd rock from the Sun. IRL true 3D. To explain my point: I have noticed there are people who do not care if the information on the computer is correct. Those people do not trust
In case of a question how this is done by the operator, you can look and listen to this one year old email I sent. Please use earphones. If you cannot get to dropbox, I can send the audio clip over e
I bought these null modem cables .. they were in the locker where the sign said they are direct pin to pin. Had to cut the cable and re-wire so they are now pin2pin. No RF problems. I use both FT1000
I get thrilled to hear someone call CQ on a band, Somehow, I cannot explain. I get a feeling I should answer. I do not get a feeling to judge if the CQ has been called according to some real fancy le
I had home brew 5W equipment and a dipole as high I could throw a stone with thin rope... Then upgraded to Trio 599 line. Had pencils that needed sharpening. That was so fun and exciting. Now, comput
I use matt black car spray paint. Two layers. So much it drips. Then Tectyl 190, grey or Dinitrol 447 grey or equivalent. Maybe two layers. So much it drips. Then two-three layers matt black car pain
I beg to differ on at least the first count. Online tictactoe on a 3x3 field does not match SOABQRPAssisted skillset for the guy who operates at home, using his own hand-made true two-radio-station.