I was not able to take part in the recent Russian and SCC rtty contests, but did get a chance to listen in. To help get your call and exchange through correctly, including a space at the end of your
Actually if you run so2r you can also add the db loss of your filters (as they go between the rig and Amp). Adding this on to the 150/100 watt gain and you start to make a significant difference. Aft
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I keep hoping K5ZD will add the CW DQs on his blog and make my original posting correct, but so far it is only for SSB. Mark. N2QT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing l
I'm planning on running the RTTY Roundup next Jan. at the allowed 150w level to see what difference it makes. I have an Inrad triplexer that has served well at 100w RTTY, and is rated at 200 watts. I
I have three sets of headphones, Bose QC15, Yamaha CM500 and some generic ear buds. I find that they all hurt a different place and I rotate through them during a contest. The Heil's didn't suit me.
My interest in this is related to the 150 watt limit for LP in the ARRL Rtty Roundup. My 100 watts is more like 80 watts after the so2r bandpass filters and stubs. Therefore I could gain almost 3db b
Also be aware that the skimmers (although statistically very good) will confuse a caller and the running station when reporting SNR. This means that the signal level of a station local to the skimmer
I really wish arrl would drop the 150w limit in favor of 100w. But of course that is self serving. After so2r filters, stubs and a triplexer I'm more like 85 watts leaving the shack. Mark n2qt ______
I chose the inrad version based on the better isolation figures in the QST review. Also the Inrad uses toroidal rather than the dunestar's air wound coils which I liked better. (I had tried a home br
I've done it and not that hard. I run low power and have two towers basically on n-s line. During rtty contest at sunspot minimum only 20 was open, so called Cq towards US up the band and Cq EU low i
I've been looking at ways to record a contest to meet the rule requirements. I like QSorder but it appears to only record when a contact is made. Does this meet the rule requirement or must the headp
Thanks to Terry n4tz, I know the entire (WPX) contest must be recorded and thanks To Rich ve3ki and Vytenis LY5T I know this can be done with later versions of QSorder with the -C option. It looks li
I agree that the station capabilities impacts this. My belief is the guys with better stations tend to enter the unassisted. Those of us (like me) without stacks, no antennas up over 60 feet will ent
Ive always liked Andrew 1/4 inch super flex for in the shack cabling. Corrugated solid copper shield and handles 1.7 KW on 6m. Wouldnt wind it on a toroid but is good to connect things. It tends to s
I notice that while logs are public for cqww, wpx and the CQ rtty contests they are not for CQ160. How come? Mark. N2QT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Cont
Replacing the micas with Cornell Dubilier CDV style micas helps as those parts have better specs for RF. I ran rtty contests at 100 watts with no subsequent failures. (My problem was always on 15) On
Competency coupled with test equipment is important of course. I had more trouble fixing the burned out 160m section of a new to me DS600. I agree, although I have no actual hardware to verify, I lik