And what happens to the small manufacturer who makes products used in many different segments of amateur radio when the DX forum is in one hotel, the antenna and contest forums are in another hotel,
Until this year there had never been forums operating independently downtown. How long do you think it will be before AMSAT, the RTTY folks, or the VHF/UHF weak signal folks decide they might want la
Every trade show and major convention that I know of that has a "forum" schedule has a constant battle between forum schedules and the exhibitors. The exhibitors are there for the maximum possible tr
Those "other, smaller groups" have not always been so small and may not be so small in the future. I know there have been issues between each of them and the Hamvention Committee over the years. Just
The attendance numbers released by DARA (ARRL Letter) point out the real issue. Attendance of 22K is less than 40% of what it was in the late 70's and early 80's ... back when the event was two days
For those using Icom radios or not into kit building, MicroHam makes a unit that will decode the serial band data for any flavor of radio as well as providing CW and PTT drivers (open collector trans
The problem is the need to "read" the serial data stream and catch the proper VFO commands. That requires a UART in, some intelligence (PIC or more advanced microprocessor), a UART out and a paralle
I don't know ... it depends on the logging software, what the hardware supports and how well the USB virtual port drivers are written. As far as I can tell, most of the logging software is using dir
Jeff, Why would a domestic contest not move up in the band (7080 to 7150 should be plenty of room) rather than fight it out with RTTY operators during an international contest in the only area of the
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-02/msg00086.html Unfortunately, since you posted the suggestion that FOC Marathon and CQ/RJ WPX RTTY be scheduled for the same weekend, the
Jeff, Before you go casting stones, go look at any of the Contest Calendars and tell me one weekend this year that has not had a CW contest of some kind. By the way, your own posting shows at least f
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I heartily agree ... IRLP and/or Echolink are not, in any way, shape or form, amateur radio. Their promotion by ARRL is a bigger threat to amateur radio than BPL, local tower ordinances, local regula
Craig, IRLP may be ONLY a linking protocol, but I guarantee you I could buy an IRLP "kit" and interface it to a headset and keypad very easily. I would then have a "baseband node" that would permit m
I was taken to task off the reflector for overreacting to the ARRL's reporting, on a "slow news day" of a release by another group not affiliated with the League. I am concerned about the implication
I have no doubt that technology will supplant radio communication just as the automobile has supplanted walking. However, just as we maintain wilderness areas (National Parks, suburban nature preserv
That's a problem for the manufacturers who recommend ILLEGAL operation. Non-Amateur stations have no right, under any circumstances to use amateur frequencies. The US Coast Guard, other governments,
... and if my life were on the line, I hope it would be a contester with his three high stack of big yagis and well trained ears trying to pull through my weak signal and not some easy chair mission
As I pointed out, every US amateur acknowledges that he has no "right" to any specific frequency. That applies to these so called public service nets as well. However, someone else pointed out to me
Bill, no sooner do you start carving out a 6 KHz hole (3 KHz is enough if they had real receivers and knew how to use them) and every crackpot group (including 14,230) will want their own 10 KHz wide