HAW! Now I don't feel so bad. Sounds like home to me. :-) 73, Gerry K8GT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
I built one like that some years ago and it worked very well. The higher, the better. The wires wil be a little shorter than the formula due to the insulation. Good Luck 73, Gerry K8GT ______________
I built one like that some years ago and it worked very well. The higher, the better. The wires wil be a little shorter than the formula due to the insulation. Good Luck 73, Gerry K8GT ______________
I agree with K9GX, NT5C, K8MR and I suppose many others. It was nice to have the space and air conditioning and the quiet at the Crowne Plaza, and being able to just bop up to my room was nice. But I
Very cool product. TNX Jim. BTW Jim, if you 'right-click' on the link in your email and then select 'Open Link in New Window', it works just fine. 73, Gerry K8GT http://www.theheathkitshop.com/ampkey
Mal, What crawled up your butt? What's with the ARRL bashing? Perhaps some of us would like to work the ISS, especially for our 'Newbies', and are glad for the news. It counts as QSO credit, same as
Darn, this thing is going to steal all the thunder of the Poisson d'Avril. :-( I think I'll operate SO2NT (Single Op 2 No Transmitter). I think the rates will be 150 Hours / QSO. Yecchhh! 73, Gerry K
Oh, c'mon Craig. This is ham RADIO. We use radio to make the whole communications link. You can't tell me that you could work VK with a 2 meter rig no matter how big the antenna or amp. Not even by s
Gee, a succinct common sense and intelligent post on the subject. Thanks, Ward. 73, Gerry K8GT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/
Gee, record the contest and enter it after the game's over. Now why didn't I think of that? ;^) 73, Gerry K8GT W3DMB@aol.com wrote: Super Bowls and contests on the same weekend are why VCRs were inve
Good ideas, Barry. Having spent my adult life in broadcasting (42 years) and read in the trade mags just before the Superbowl that revenues from gaming is more that for commercial broadcasting. I thi
Relax Steve. You've gotten yourself into contesting, and that's great. Welcome and thanks for the Q's. You don't have to recruit 20 new contesters in the next 6 months, just keep it in mind when the
Sorry Barry, but you ARE using the top 3 kHz (or more, depending on your signal's spectral purity) when your dial reads 14,347.0 (for example). It is called your sideband, and is your signal. Same go
Rich, Work out the math for the resistance needed, the work out how many of what wattage in series/parallel is needed. Then mount them on a good insulator like glass epoxy PCB without the copper, or
I'd like to echo Steve's comment. Can't think of anyone better to write that type of book. It's been needed. Can't wait to get my hands on it and then passing it on to a prospective novice.. Hats off
Of course not. Ward is no Dummy. ;^) 73, Gerry K8GT sorry . . . . couldn't resist. Bill Turner wrote: I noticed in his list of the different kind of nets, Ward wisely omitted DX nets. :-) -- Bill, W6
"You'll shoot your eye out!!!" From "A Christmas Story" by none other than Jean Shepherd, K2ORS (SK) (I couldn't resist either, it's a very funny movie) 73, Gerry K8GT George Skoubis wrote: You'll sh
They still had rooms at 2:30 pm EDT, which surprised me, so I got what I wanted. I also used the 800-2CROWNE number. Don't forget to mention the Hamvention and that we generally book a lot of rooms t
Hey! You are disparaging many fine, honorable and talented ops I know, and some that I don't, that do not cheat, and play by the rules. They have also worked hard to develop their amazing talents. If