Jim, Also with all due respect, these are all very serious issues that have nothing to do with body harnesses and free climbing. Failure analysis deals with the direct cause. Issue one - dont be on a
As is often the case there isn't a single answer to giving the state name or the abbreviation. It depends on your particular circumstances. Experience tells me some people aren't always as good at co
Ben, Yes, v4.9 does control the 2x8. I am using mine in a system with IC-8 controllers and FiltermaxIV's. When I click on the v4.9 link Setup>Antenna Switch(basic) I see Address "1" and connect/disco
Thought Id try to save some people some frustration. Apparently, optocoupler LEDs have a lifetime. As they get old the light generated by the internal LEDs weakens and can reach the point where it is
"It doesn't make sense to me to worry only about the two higher speed positions, since if the LEDS are degrading the slower positions are going to see the same problem soon after the higher speed pos
Ken, AB1J wrote: "Can you tell me the geographic distribution of those 22 million/day spots? Much of the world is dark. I'm on FT8 every day, using PSKReporter via ViewProp for spots, which are shown
It was after several trips to a multi-multi that the assisted bug bit me hard, so I understand the old school viewpoint. Although most all my operation now is Assisted, I welcome the NAQP to keep una
Bill, AA4LR wrote: "From my experience at the NQ4I M-M, where I spent a LOT of time on the mult stations, pointing and clicking on spots is generally an exercise in distraction. If the band map is mo
Bill, AA4LR, (A bit long) For the last several years I've held the belief that in most cases an experienced contester can tell within two or three seconds after tuning in a QSO if the runner is exper
Besides skimmer being off, how people solicit calls prevents them from showing up on spots from skimmers too. Spot use is integral to my LP Little Pistol S&P operations. Yet turning the knob is part
I'm only a marginal CW op so use "tricks". Besides what Hans said about low tone, four things things come to mind. 1) Well known aid. I use a TS590 which doesn't have APF, but loved it when using Ori
K1TN wrote "I forgot to mention previously that you must be a current ARRL member to access QST archives. Here's how to get the story:" Or you can get it without being a member from the great website
You will never regain the excitement of your first love, first car, first time diving a coral reef, or first decade of contesting. It just isnt possible. Nothing is my standard answer to non-conteste
Same here. Being a little pistol low power op I do a LOT of S&P using spots and N1MM's great tools for effectively using them. It is far more productive for me to filter spots so they come only from
I agree with you Art that doing such does make you a Multi. I don't think any of us disagree. That thread was talking about N1MM's Partner Mode which is a feature used in Multi category entries. It d
I'm a stickler for rules too. If I was a Contest Manager I'd caution and then potentially disqualify folks for not following the rules -- regardless of how much sense they made. But I'm not so I don'
Check out some of N2IC's 3830 scores from a few years back to see what a 590 is capable of. The 590's are decent contest rigs and give me maybe 90% of what the better rigs can do. In my opinion, most
Unfortunately, emailed QSL's are here and their use will continue to grow. My guess is whatever system you find that delivers paper cards now won't be here in a couple-three years. Jim K9YC wrote abo
Can't argue that losing the internet gives others an advantage. How is that any different than if your antenna balun burned up, thunderstorms took you off the air for a few hours, or you had to quit
KG2V wrote: has anyone gamed out the "points gained by going faster because of relying on spots/rbn" vs "Cost of busts" Is it possible that by going faster, you are getting more points than the busts