If FD hasn't become a contest, why give out so many points? Points? We ain't got no points. We don't need no points. I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW YOU ANY STINKIN' POINTS! Sorry, it just fell into the rhythm
I was using an AR-6 cluster with unique >1 and didn't see one bad spot. It just worked great. I did notice that I frequently had to tune down a bit to get the pitch exactly on frequency. Maybe it's t
For some reason, Cabstat won't process my NAQP RTTY log. Anyone else having that issue, or have an idea what's up? There were a ton of second radio qso's in there. Maybe the program couldn't figure o
For so2r, there is no need for two computers. Why two monitors? If you have a single decent sized 1920x1080 (~22") monitor near your face, you can fit a ton of stuff on the screen, and still have rea
There was an article on CNN's web site this morning about the beneficial effects of knitting and other crafts on the human brain. As I read the article, I could see that it also applies to radio cont
What is the accepted definition for calculating "accuracy"? I would guess: (calculated score from Cabrillo after NIL/bustedcalls/errors) divided by (calculated score from Cabrillo before reductions)
Why? There are plenty of long-time contesters with poor accuracy. Barry W2UP You know, Barry has a point here. I know one contester who is almost blind. His accuracy is not the best, but when I obser
I just switched my SO2R CW sending setup to a Winkeyer USB. It works great, except that the little piezo buzzer in there is pretty wimpy, and I can't hear my own sending, with earphones on, when I ha
The problem is that too much 10M energy is coming down the 15M feedline. Adding additional filtering to the 10M transmitter won't solve that problem. What you need is more filtering on the 15M feedli
What is the length of the stub on your 15 meter feedline, and is it shorted or open? The only single stub that I can think of that will pass 15 and reject 10 is a 23' shorted stub. Dave Hachadorian,
A lot of the old hyperlinks to data on the NOAA Space Weather web site have changed. Here is a good place to begin finding the new links: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products-and-data Dave Hachadorian,
The microphone in my Yamaha CM500 Headset has failed. DC measurements at the plug show: tip and ring shorted 1270 ohms tip to shell with negative ohmmeter lead on shell 810 ohms tip to shell with pos
We fully experienced dead bands/times, and did diligent search for any possible people to work, working out several bands several times. Maybe you did mostly S&P, and he was running? Ask the guy if h
I don't read the octopus rule as prohibiting SO2R. Note that the rule includes the words, "with two operators." Now there USED to be a rule that hindered SO2R, something like, "Once a transmitter tra
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Mike, I guess the problem that you are seeing is that when radio A transmits on 40, you can hear interference on 20 and 15, around the harmonic frequencies? I suspect that radio B is being overloaded
Ok. Now that you have put a 23' shorted stub on 40, put a 23' open stub on 20. This will reject any 40 meter energy that shows up on your 20 meter feedline, and it will pass 20 just fine. Dave Hachad
Put a 23' Shorted stub on the 40 feedline (passes 40 and 15, rejects 20 and 10) Put a 23' open stub on the tribander (passes 20 and 10, rejects 40 and 15). Of course, you won't be able to use 15 with
If something is not expressly prohibited by contest rules or licensing rules, it's allowed. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ . _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list C
I would use a regular TV-type male crimp connector for one end of the stub, and then type F female to UHF male adapter: http://www.showmecables.com/product/F-Type-Female-to-UHF-Male-Adapter.aspx?utm_