Hi all, I'm considering these two radios for portable contesting and backup at home (or primary if they outperform the 850). But the 706 presents a problem with the mics. My Heil won't work with the
Hi all, Looking for interesting tales, amusing anecdotes or just plain funny stuff from the 2004 running of Phone SS. Please drop me a line if you think you have anything interesting to add. Looking
Well, nothing against the owners of the Webcams, but about the only thing one can learn from these images, perhaps, are tips for station layout. And in that vein, there doesn't seem to be anything pa
Hi all, FWIW, I think additional sprints are a great idea. And I also don't think that proponents of a CW sprint should be forced to also create and manage phone or RTTY contests. But if anyone wants
Hi all, Reviews of the 746PRO, even as late as two months ago, range from "best radio I've ever bought" (perhaps from someone coming out of an Eico 753) to "don't buy this radio if it's the last thin
Mal, I hope you aren't being serious. No regulator is going to propose that between the alternatives of someone's death or a brief, otherwise illegal communication, a person must instead die. If self
It seems Bob is merely talking about a distinction for reporting purposes, not in changing that ARRL DX is about the world working W and VE (almost like a QSO party for Canada and the U.S.). I don't
Hi all, When KQ2M first proposed revised reporting for ARRL DX, delineating between W and VE, I didn't really see why VY2's advantages were any more compelling than any of the other advantages many o
There's no point in Canadians exploiting the phone allocation advantage on 40. All the S&P DX is by and large only listening above 7150 (for Americans listening 7040-7100), so CQs in 7050-7100 are pr
I have a solution that's probably easier to accomplish than changing contest dates. The U.S. should hold its Thanksgiving when we do - mid-October... 73, kelly ve4xt weekend contest debate little whi
Over the last several years, the Canadian government has spent billions of dollars creating the gun registry, believing that if all the guns in Canada are registered, gun-related crime will drop. Hmm
In a private e-mail, a fellow invoked the spirit of W4KFC in arguing his point about mano-a-mano contesting, not trying to out-hardware the other. I find this recollection interesting if only for the
Here's what almost always happens to me copying a weak signal unnecessarily signing /QRP when S&Ping. me: ...VE4XT test QRP: K<static>3<static>/<static> me: K3? QRP: KB<static>A<static>/<static> me:
As much as I agree with the defensive measures suggested by Doug and Scott and do not dispute using them, I wonder: In football, an intercepted pass is considered a defensive coup. In soccer, a steal
Funny how people have taken the response to this thread and exaggerated it into all sorts of nefarious behaviours. Nobody suggested not being sportsmanlike about it. Nobody said that ...K was an invi
KG5U launched this into the ether: And don't forget confusing the heck out of operators who don't have Q5 copy on you and think there's actually something they need to log behind the slash. Just say
Hello all, Whenever the 'big antennas put me at a disadvantage on a city lot' argument comes up, I always think back to ops who have achieved incredible things from modest stations. VE4GV: Low-power
I'm confused. Which contests bust uniques? Can't seem to think of any, except maybe certain internet sprints that require both stations to send in a log before a Q counts, but that's a pretty boutiqu
Hi Ken, I'm not sure I'm as offended by this as you are. Spam is in the eye of the beholder: another spam-blocker, nude mud-wrestling pygmy site, or penile enhancement scam? Sure, that qualifies as s
Bravo. And what happens when a station is required by law to use different power levels, say on Top Band? And even if they decide to run more power than the law allows, ya think anyone's gonna admit