Well, well, well... Now, that didn't take long did it? The gentleman from KS asks for information on building an SO2R station and the thread rapidly (after ONE message) degenerates into whether it sh
Just log it as it as the bo...er, ah....operator sent it and don't worry about converting it. 73, Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes
Stateside hams: Where do we get off giving the full names of states to DX hams in a contest? What makes us think that DX hams we contact know that Michigan is MI and Missouri is MO and Mississippi is
While I really haven't noticed any adverse effects of friends spotting friends and such during a contest where I'm operating M/M, M/S, or M/2, what really bothers me when are the number of broken cal
If that happens, better replace me, then. I haven't done a lot of RTTY contest (probably still less than 2k QSO's in RTTY contests). I spent a couple of hours last weekend in BARTG. Punching a couple
Looks pretty clear to me: (A) Single operator. One person performs all operating and logging functions. Use of spotting nets (operator arrangements involving assistance through DX-alerting nets, Pack
This weekend, in my part-time effort, I was asked for repeats a lot...a whole lot...more than I can ever recall. If there was a contest in which I did NOT feel loud, it was this one. Anyway, for a wh
There's a challenge I can't pass up. I may never post to 3830 again. What's next? You want my neighbor's phone number so you can have them report my activities to you? C'mon, Mark. You didn't really
Because driving the TQP in Texas is all about the contest and then, in the evening, it's all about finding the best Mexican food wherever it is you might be. Being that Texas Mexican food far and awa
Can't Yuri just enter a '1', process for the cabrillo file sumission, then edit it manually to '0.5' or '500mw' and send it in? 73, Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
The simplest thing you can build for your shack.....and you want to buy one? Get two momentary pushbutton switches. Go to Home Depot (or similar): Get a piece of aluminum to be the bracket for the sw
If you haven't done so, Marko, may I recommend taking a look at the rotator manuals/schematics. I think you may find that at least one, if not both, rotators are DC and the listed AC inputs are 117 a
Wow! Yaesu Tech Support hits another home run. This afternoon, around 2:00pm CT and for the fun of it, I posted a query to Yaesu on their Contact Us page about what, if any, modifications are necessa
It's not worth much if it doesn't contain a fitting to connect to K7BV's (K5LZO? K2TNO?) Fake-a-Break. Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Go to http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2014/08/09/wrtc-radiosport-ham-radio Looks like the text of the report is there. Isn't it appropriate and right that a report about a hobby where "it's only a hobby" i