I found the same problem when setting the speed in the 70-80 WPM range. My brain just stops working after a while. Going slower (60-66 WPM) gives me much steadier runs till the end, and most importan
Aftter building about a dozen keyers over the years, my favorite is the CMOS Superkeyer III from Idiom Press. 73 Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA FRC alterna
Another option is using Writelog. You can record directly on the logging computer, and you can also listen to individual QSOs by right clicking on the QSO and selecting audio playback. Using MP3 comp
Best way to get a QSL from 5A1A is wait for a foreign operator to work a contest there, then QSL to him. 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@
Hi Jay, I'm sure you've noticed, over the last few years, that QST has changed its focus more towards beginners. There are a lot more articles such as "A 144/440 Mhz Duoband Antenna For Your Hardhat,
Tom, The problem is the European RTTY subband is 7030-7045 (or so). JAs even lower down to 7025. Does the NAQP always fall on the same weekend as the RTTY Roundup? 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Inte
Hi all: I wonder if anyone knows the status of G4ZFE? He used to regularly update his Pileup Page at http://www.babbage.demon.co.uk/hiscores.html, but has not done so since Oct '99. 73, Barry -- Barr
There has been some discussion on the RTTY Reflector about making SO2R a separate category, just as SOA is differentiated from SO. Their logic is that using 2 radios is an unfair advantage and a SO1R
HI John, I think you are the first perosn ever to have thanked me for a reflector posting :.) Playing devil's advocate - if there were separate categories for SO1R and SO2R, I would expect many of th
Interesting history, thanks... It seems most (I didn't say ALL) of the guys who advocate SO2R be a new category have never operated SO2R. They have the misconception that it's a simple hardware addit
Marty: You raise an interesting point. When you are old enough and rich enough to build a "big contest station," you are then too old and too busy to operate 48 hours straight and be competitive. (Ex
Suppose I have 2 TS-850s or 2 FT-990s, I still have 2 receivers which may be used at the same time, and am still only transmitting with one signal at a time. I must be missing something. 73 Barry --
Most of the guys who post top scores on 3830 list a rundown of their stations. I don't know anyone who keeps that info secret, so if you are curious, ask. I'd rather know what kind of antennas somebo
Took a look at Finnfet's home page (http://internet.kunnallislehti.fi/finnfet/finnfet%20hot%20news) and their 2 KW autotune amp looks interesting. Anyone have one or know anyone that has one? Tnx/Bar
Took a look at Finnfet's home page (http://internet.kunnallislehti.fi/finnfet/finnfet%20hot%20news) and their 2 KW autotune amp looks interesting. Anyone have one or know anyone that has one? Tnx/Bar
It surprises me that a contester would suggest lax log checking. The whole point of the exchange is copying it (remember, the SS exchange is based on the traffic handling preamble). Seems like just a
Hi All - On my old DOS computer I used a program call Clock (V1.2) by an outfit called Pacific Standard Time to correct the computer's clock. Every time it was turned on, the correction factor was ap
Just to remind everyone, there are other alternatives to DVP/DVK, etc. One, which I used for several years is Contest Voice Blaster software. It is a DOS-based TSR, was written by K8CC, and sold by L
Personally, I like the 500 Hz filter in my FT-1000D for running. I really don't like keeping one hand on the RIT all the time, and I use my brain's DSP to do additional filtering :.) During ARRL CW,
I use a different approach. As the pileup thickens (granted, a much smaller pileup from W3 land than V31) I QRQ. That in itself, thins the pileup, and lets you work faster. As the pileup thins again,