Does anyone know if this operation ('74-'96) was ever approved for DXCC credit? I'm wondering if I need to get the recent VP8 card as a backup just in case? Steve WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": ht
So what's the verdict, is it valid or not?? yes, valid according to KA1J WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and Operating Adventures From 2200m t
I know there are several folks on this list that are interested in 630m band actvities. Some of you may even be planning to get on 630 when it becomes a ham band in the U.S. Here in Canada, we've had
This is a reminder of tomorrow's '630m activity night'. Highlights of the evening will see six different Canadian stations seeking contacts with other amateurs in North America via the 'crossband mod
One week from tonight, on Saturday Feb 4th, the 2nd Midwinter 630m Activity Event will take place. The highlight of this event will be the opportunity for amateurs, throughout North America, to attem
Just a final reminder of tomorrow night's 630m Midwinter Event, including the 630m-HF crossband activity. We hope to work you! Canadian stations will call CQ on announced frequencies within the 630m
I had a friend (VE7BLF) many years ago who noted the same thing on 160m, with his 'night before' CW CQ's being heard 24 hours later! The signals were somewhat watery and not very stable...rather tort
The root cause was collision with an ice berg. a well researched TV documentary recently shed brand new light here...apparently they had a nasty coal fire burning in one of the coal bunkers from depa
I hope the ARRL issues some guidelines on this subject soon.. Likely a new "DXCC -1/2" Award is already in the works. WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://qsl.net/ve7sl/ VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing
This reminds me of the QSOs VE7SB (I think I remember that call right) and VK3ZL did. Tree..it was Bob, VE7BS in Pemberton. I would often listen during their summer dawn chats using my ICF-2010 Sony
I only worked Jack a few times on topband but did work him many times on 6m F2 back when the Sun was being co-operative. My pre-dawn CQs were often answered by his S9+++ signal and were the only indi
Dick, if you have a portable AM radio, try sniffing around your power meter and any cable leads (tv, internet) that are coming into the house ... while you have main breaker pulled. If nil then start
Jarda, since the DXC people returned the card, perhaps you can scan and post it so that all might see the "damaged' section? VE7SL Steve _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.c
so Jarda...are you not willing to scan the card and show us?? Jarda, since the DXC people returned the card, perhaps you can scan and post it so that all might see the "damaged' section? VE7SL Steve
Hi Carl, Dr. McIntosh indicated in a recent posting from his Twitter account that he believed the best two candidates for the terminator are looking like either Nov 3 or Nov 5th and from todays comme
Jim ... Since getting on topband I've only used a half-sloper hung from the top of my 48' Delhi tower. I'm presently at 163 DXCC, mostly CW. The base of the tower connects to ~60 buried radials of va
Roger, I somewhat agree that things do seem a little different this time as even HF is not reflecting what these high flux numbers should be doing. I may be wrong but this present run-up of the cycl
Highly unlikely at 1:30 in the afternoon in California. _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector -- WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://qsl.n
Pete, Ive found the best way to A/B antennas in real time is to listen on one of the hundreds of online Kiwi SDRs . You can flip from one antenna to the other instantly and the difference is readily
Mainly because nobody will be listening there. On most nights there are dozens and dozens of stations monitoring (actually 132 at this moment) the standard 160m WSPR frequency. Overnight WSPRing has