If I were voting, I would also vote no, reason being it's an impossible rule to enforce. What I would like to see is a requirement that logs be sumitted via email within 24 hours of the end of the co
Sheetrock walls and dropped ceiling. 4 inch PVC pipe from underground enters the house just above the concrete of the basement wall. As they enter, all cables (rotor too) go thru ICE or Polyphaser li
One more note about ground rods. I had the foresight to have the builder install two ground rods just where I wanted them, before the concrete was poured for the basement. I had the shack all figured
I picked up a 12V power strip from MFJ (figured a box with a bunch of terminals wasn't too tough to for even them, hi) that is connected to my Astron supply on a shelf under the desk. All 12VDC conne
Anyone have an email address regarding the WRTC2002 awards program? I tried the email link on the web site (wrtc2002@wrtc2002.org) but nobody responds. Tnx, Barry-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@
Question re UBN point reductions for the knowing... I had one busted (-B) and one NIL (-N) QSO for stateside stations (they called me. Go figure...) It appears that I lost 12 points for each of them.
After posting my original concern regarding UBN point deductions, a few of the Contest Committee guys contacted me asking for specifics. Tnx to Bob, N5NJ, I now see everything was properly tallied, a
Good point Ken. I typically wait one or two QSOs. If I don't hear an ID, I'll call. When the DX comes back to me: W2UP 59911 (or whatever), my response is: CALL? Most of the time, I'll get the call.
IMO, the only solution is from the DX end - if a "dupe" calls you, you work him again and not argue about being a dupe. A not uncommon scenario: DX: IR4T QRZ listening 7200 ME: W2UP DX: W2UP worked b
I will, once I'm able. I have an 82K QSO file to upload. My ISP limits email to 2 meg, and the web upload is broken. Once it's fixed, it will be uploaded. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w
I'm sure ARRL will open up confimration info to other organizations, for a fee, once the system is fully up and running. It's in everyone's interest to do so. Barry W2UP (already 1100 QSL records in
Had a nice surprise from the UPS man today - plaque for 1st place W/VE SOA in ARRL CW 2003 (my first win). My thanks to the sponsor, Harold Ridley, W3WPG Memorial, and thanks to ARRL for their speedy
I assume you're referring to WZ3AR? 73, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL
Got this QSL via the bureau. Caption added by me. http://w2up.home.mindspring.com/qsl.jpg (20k) 73, Barry W2UP-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club -- T
Not only do they hog the band edges all weekend, but they move stations to another band when you want to work them! 73, Barry W2UP-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frank
Thank you Pete. Some of you know my dry sense of humor, others figure it out, and yet others have no sense of humor and take everything personally. Of course, I realize MMs aren't going anywhere (exc
Speaking of Q's, in my limited SS contesting (~100 QSOs at full power), I noticed that although I copied the Q's full exchange the first time, many of them required repeats from me 2 or 3 times. Are
I just ran the stats on my lotw logs. Have 87K QSOs entered, 2.6K QSLs, mostly contest QSOs. When I imported the LOTW report into DX4WIN, I got a number of errors (Error:Callsign=Empty, Band=Empty, M
Several years ago, I received a paper QSL in the mail before I submitted my contest log. It turned out to be a busted call. I made no changes to my log, though the opportunity was clearly there. Bott
Didn't Dave work for the FCC? Maybe that's just folklore... Regarding the stamps, Ron, sorry to burst your bubble, but old stamps are actually available at a DISCOUNT! There are dealers (for example,