Zack, N1LF in EM63 will be operational during the entire weekend, but details are still unknown. I'm working on the rover this afternoon after work, but a lot of work needs to be done. Otherwise, I'l
This past weekend's ARRL VHF Contest began with a healthy dose of Murphy. At the request of my good friend, Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP, I had planned on doing a multi-multi operation using his 75 foot por
I'm looking to purchase a good, used 1296 (1.2 GHz) transverter with at least 10 watts of output. I'd prefer something with even more output, perhaps in the 30 watt range since a power amp doesn't ap
I heard back from Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, who is my Division Director and an active VHF weak signal operator/contester. According to Greg, "Myself and a few other Division Directors brought up the issue
I'd like other VHF Men to formally join me in calling for the ARRL to implement a "stop-gap" measure in regards to accepting LoTW verifications for VUCC credit. Namely, I'd like for the league to aut
I like Dave Glen's idea as well, but it seems to be in lacks the "second check" of integrity that might make this stop-gap acceptable to the League. The beauty of this compromise is that it contains
Mark, That's great! Please share your feelings with your division direction and Section Manager. It might also help if your local card checker made it known that he'd received this request, and was i
With a nod of thanks to Austin, K4AMK, I'd like to pass along a great application for rovers, microwave gurus, and those who just enjoy knowing what grid square they're in. Look on the application ma
Bob, The application that I recommended is for the "Android" operating system and is completely free. I don't have any knowledge of another version for the Iphone or Ipad. Sorry that it didn't have t
Here in the SE, we're very fortunate to have a Division Director who is also an active VHF Man. Greg Sarratt, W4OZK has been active in VHF contests for years, and holds several VUCC awards himself. H
As Steve pointed out, Bill Moore's objection to allowing card checkers to accept print outs of LoTW credits until such time as ARRL programmers can fully implement VUCC into LoTW doesn't seem to hold
Bill, I like your suggestion. Obviously, I wrote my reply in too big of a hurry. Card Checkers do not look at print outs from LoTW, but I see no reason why they couldn't. As Bill suggested, simply pr
Indoor, attic antennas apparently are no guarantee of lightning protection. Today, after weeks with virtually no rain at all and 100+ degree temps, a thunderstorm developed directly over my house. It
Can someone recommend a repair service to work on a TE Systems amp (other than TE Systems, themselves)? I have a 0510G that is only putting out about 80 watts, and I'd also like to get the strange co
Below is a reposting of a message from Joe Taylor, K1JT announcing the release of a beta version of WSJT 9.0. This may be especially important for the upcoming contest, since Joe has added a new 15 s
My DEMI 222 transverter seems to have been a victim of our recent lightning damage. Austin, K4AMK borrowed it, along with the Mirage amplifier during the September Contest, and reported signals very
Considering the recent rules changes for ARRL VHF/UHF Contest regarding optical communications, isnt it time to also change the VUCC Award credits to better reflect the current thinking (and state of
Ev & The Group, Most of the discussion related to the transverter design has taken place on the Laser list devoted to free space optical communications at QTH.net. The design is the work of Stuart Wi
Ken, I doubt that any card checker would rule contacts made using high power LED arrays, which are the state of the art in optical communications as ineligible for award credit. But under the current
Ev, Its outside my area of expertise, though I do have a keen interest in it. I just think that an optical transverter makes a lot of sense considering how many of us rovers are out there using trans