I really fail to see the problem... portable or permanent.. almost like black and white.. or night...and day... portable (pr't-bl, pr'-) adj. 1. capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable s
you cannot use regular aprs on 144.390.. because it uses repeaters.. (digipeaters) and internet relays.. I don't see how it would be considered illegal to use regular simplex packet using the same so
yeah, but you are using the internet and repeaters to solicit contacts.... kinda... W9RAY Ray J _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com
i would not think so.. according to the arrl ** Self-spotting is the practice of announcing your own call and run frequency on the spotting network... which is illegal according to general rules the
do you have it set up in the menu right..?. it looks like you have to set 28a and 28b to a on (1 or 2) position.. you are using pin 2 and ground of the EXT Cont. for 6 meters amp? and pin 2 and 4 of
At our TCRA field day site over the last few years we have operated with various radios, including a ft-920, ft-847's and regular IC-746's and the 847's always seemed to be next to useless on any ope
this is for 903 and 1296.. "half the boom length" is not a very good idea with bands where the wave length is normally measured in centimeters .. also he could have a 5 element with a 12" boom.. or a
this should be subject: too close to to qsos in progress.... I would try to get farther than 2.5 kc way from someone.. The average Joes radio have pretty poor 2.4 - 2.8khz ssb filters.. The grouch/ca
M2 makes very nice stuff.. puts Cushraft stuff to shame... (in my book anyway) Don't forget, Dave over at Directive Systems inc. also makes decent antennas.. http://www.directivesystems.com/DSFO432-1
What rule/s prevent you from roving now? Why was it worth the effort before? I'm sure inquiring minds would like to know.. Ray J W9RAY _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting ma
I fail to see how transmitting your call and latitude and longitude data is self spotting.. You are not transmitting your rx/tx frequency.. or any qso information... ect... the only thing you are tra
what are you talking about? did you read the article?? /The report it says the /Avestor battery's are in all likely hood better than other battery's that they could have used.. /"After one of our net
I think that the limited-multi class should be akin to a "beginners" multi op.. You could get some "big gun" multi op station that scores huge numbers on their bottom bands.. but know they are not go
It sounds like there is now a rover class that is really a movable ( multi grid square) unlimited multi op class .... _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcon
I have never seen any rules, for any contest, that say "when" you have to "log" your qso... What, is it better that someone crashes and burns trying to log, Because some "real ham" is afraid of somet
The B-310 is marketed as a hand held amplifier... 250 mW to 8 watts max input =100 watts out. This is the CW or FM rating only... You Can Not run this amplifier at 100 watts on ssb, this amp will onl
Tim make sure of the rated rf power input for your model preamp.. I thought some were just made for the 10 watt radios like the ic-451a also note.. the Icom sends 12 volts down the coax during receiv
Thats an nice interface.. Weird thought that it puts me 1700 feet or so off where I actually am.. The cross hairs display the proper lat/lon where my house is and what data I am TXing .. But it is di
so·lic·it (s-lst) v. so·lic·it·ed, so·lic·it·ing, so·lic·its v.tr. 1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal applic
Remember EMT conduit is "made" to be bent easily.. 1" x 10 feet long is easily taco'd by hand 1" usually has less than a 1/16th inch wall. but if you are only going to have 4.5 feet of it out with a