Jim, Good info! I've been there and done that! Let me tell you it is scary as hell when all of a sudden you cannot breathe! Actually my doctors say the same should apply when driving on trips. I make
Howdy, I had my e-mail address pirated by a virus the other day. It came from the 3830 reflector. I sincerely hope it didn't do anyone any damage. 73, Tom K5IID Thomas Horton k5iid@earthlink.net "E"
I personally like being able to get behind the desk easily a LOT. It is Being a little pistol in the contesting game, I don't have a large built in desk, but an old, and I mean old wooden office desk
I agree that one of the best things we can do to increase CW activity and to keep it a viable mode would be elmering. I am not a great teacher, so what I have done in the past is to encourage the con
I use QSLMAKER and print 4 cards on 1 81/2 x 11 sheet or you can use A4 as well.. Works great and you can design your own card and import logs directly to it for printing. If you can scan a photo int
Hi Folks, For all of you who are having power line noise problems, please read on! When I moved into my present QTH in 1994, I had horrible line noise! I complained to the power company and they did
Dave, I finally found an advantage to being a 'lil pistol! I just don't have that problem on 40 or 80...hi. 73, Tom K5IID almost -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL F
Hi Doug, Being a 99.9% search and pounce contester, I really know where of you speak. I have tried and in some cases am still trying to "walk on by" these guys. I think your 2 Qs is a good rule of th
Paul, As much as I appreciate working you in the contests, I have to state that in my opinion that you are totally wrong by not following the rules. Like it or not, the rules are the rules. Just beca
Paul, The contests I was referring to were not CQWW but others like ARRL SS and the Sprints. The call sign is required by both stations in those contests. 73, Tom -- The world's top contesters battle
Bill, With all due respect to you, some of us sometime QRP operators do have good receivers and can copy calls as wellas a big gun. As a sometimes QRP operator, I sometimes do also get legit unique c
Chuck, I have been uploading logs but I am still sending out paper cards everyday. Personally, I really don't think LoTW will really replace QSLs. Some,yes, all, no! 73, Tom K5IID yet make the return
Gosh, I guess, i'm just a happy old ham. I am not bashing the LOTW, ARRL, or anything right now. It's simple guys, if you don't like the LOTW, then just don't use the damn thing. Nobody said you had
Had a great time this weekend. The mobiles did a fantastic job. There are some guys out there with great "ears" ( I abhor that term). I just can't believe that there were so many times these folks sh
Hi Chuck, Well it just goes to show that some people have to have something to complain about. If the ARRL worked for em, QSLd for em, and then sent them the Honor Roll Plaque without even requesting
I've found that a hasp and lock on the inside of the shack door works well...and if that fails, then there is always my baseball bat! Calm down...just kidding! Tom Horton k5iid@earthlink.net "E" Sort
Al, That's a super idea! Grandma lives 1300 miles away. That might take care of them for CQWWSSB and CWSS all at the same time! Tom Horton k5iid@earthlink.net "E" Sorter for the ARRL W5 Bureau. for t