I used someone else's Icom, I think it was a 2100, for a field event on battery, and at the end of the day it started doing this. Traced it to low battery voltage. All was fine after charging and/or
A lot of good points have been presented. However, I think the submission numbers have been overanalyzed.... ;) I don't see a statistical trend in the numbers either way, especially considering the f
novelty I'll add one more thing, now that I think of it. when I first got started in ham radio not so long ago, all I had was FM, and I didn't know anything about contests. HOWEVER, I did look at th
-- Original Message -- -- Every time I think I won't write again on the topic, I go and do it! ;) As everyone knows by now. I'm fairly new. When I first heard of 'weak signal' work I was being told b
I happened to be in 4NEC2 when I read your note, so I made a web page with some neat 3D pics on it for examples. Since most reflectors won't pass attachments, here's the URL: www.qsl.net/kg4qdz/patte
Russ, Of course it was supposed to be pointedly funny.... One would assume that you would form a committee or focus group or equivalent composed of those with trouble sending logs (or at least some r
Since these stations don't care to submit in the first place, it's highly doubtful any would "want to be sure all their Q's were properly submitted". And, since they would be in a separate 'deadbeat'
Greetings all, and thanks for all the previous advice! I'm not always able to thanks everyone who responds personally, but it is appreciated. I have a new question for those who know/have loop antenn
This ad brings up an interesting topic I was discussing with my son the other day. The only light mode requirement is that the light be modulated and demodulated (at least for contests). Most attempt
As a new guy, all I can say is WOW! There will always be unethical folks, and folks who disregard the spirit of the rules and look for loopholes, but you should try to make the rules match the spirit
Greetings, Being relatively new, and going to Dayton for the first time, I need some advice. My wife is a new ham with a tech license and hopes to upgrade soon. I know this is probably not a strictly
OK, just when you thought the problem with RFID was RFI.... The original url is http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=74&contentid=900&page=1 Also included at the end are PR from the
Just FYI, but Paypal customers are being targeted lately in some of the scams. Be suspect if any account you have (including ISPs) asks for you to enter your private and personal info to 'protect you