Just to keep the record straight, NA has a "manual mode" similar to CT's PostContest mode. In this mode, you can set the date and time to that of when the contest QSOs occurred, not the current time
Speaking as one of the principals in the "smoke filled" hospitality suite at the 1985 ARRL National Convention in Louisville, KY where the NAQP was conceived... It's true that the NAQP was invented t
George's example gets to the root of the issue. Its not whether the station is a home station or guest operation, its WHETHER THE SINGLE-OPERATOR GETS ASSISTANCE which makes the difference. Fat chanc
A K prefix sucks on phone from 8-land, at least without phonetics. When you say "kay ate" it all kind of smears together; it's even worse if you have a KA8 prefix - "kay ay ate". The upshot of this i
I for one wish Brian would get a correct callsign, because acccording to every accepted portable callsign convention I've ever seen, his call should be interpreted as a VY3, of which there is no such
I'm going to ask this question only once, then I will shut up on this subject. How do the participants in this reflector feel about receiving what amounts to press releases about state QSO parties ev
I think a lot of potential participants (at least here in the Midwest) for this event will be busy with something else - the Dayton Hamvention - on that weekend.
This weekend is the Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club. Contest Period: 1600Z Saturday, April 19 until 0400Z Sunday, April 20 (noon to midnight Eastern time). Stations may oper
For those of us planning to spend some time in the 2003 Michigan QSO Party this weekend, the MiQP web site http://www.miqp.org has a pair of operating tip files to help get the most out of the event.
The Michigan QSO Party is this weekend. The contest period is only 12 hours long - great for getting some operating in while not using up the whole weekend. Full rules for the 2003 MiQP are at http:/
If you have a true legal SO2R setup, there is no reason why two radios can't run off a single power supply. Most transceivers only require a couple of amps during receive, so unless you scrimped on t
I doubt that the feedline will match at all. A 5/8 wave antenna has to have a coil to match it, and I'll bet the coil will simply act like a choke at 432. If the match is bad, it drives the feedline
Downeast Microwave carries the KB6KQ loops and my experience with them has been excellent with regards to delivery. I have a pair of the 6M KB6KQ loops here at the home station and we've found them t
Since Mr. Zack has seen fit to impugn the ARRL 10M log checking process, I feel compelled to respond. In response to his, I forwarded him his LCR from the 2002 ARRL 10M Contest. I also provided addit
Mal, I've done the IARU contest using computer logging for 15 years. For most of that time, my logging software (NA, which I author) would only allow for four digits in the received zone/HQ field. (I
That's a no-brainer - leave VE6HF is the ethical solution. The information that it was 'SH did not come off the air, or even from a recording, but off the Internet two weeks after the contest. K8CC
I've done that at K8CC. The shack is approximately 12'x18' with four main operating tables. At each corner of the room, I drilled completely through the concrete floor and installed an 8' guy rod. Ea
There are two press releases about the NASDAQ de-listing on the Rohn web site. They make it sound as if this is simply confusion over paying the $8000 fee for being listed, but who knows. I ordered s
Barry, This is how we handle the ARRL 10M and 160M contests. (ARRL 160 has W/VE = 2, DX = 5 and ARRL 10 has CW = 4 and SSB = 2). Penalties are ONE EQUIVALENT QSO. I would have expected the CQWW team
Lee Hier's note reinforces an observation I've made with regards to the current SO2R frenzy. I see people buying SO2R boxes simply because it's the latest HOT thing. They get the box, then don't know