The last time I had an eye exam, I asked the optometrist for computer glasses. She gave me a prescription that was especially for computer use. They focus at the distance from my eyes to a computer s
Well, it would change the times that people would find the band openings. It wouldn't change band conditions. That wouldn't bother me so much. What WILL bother me is not seeing the sun rise until 8:1
I actually found one of my old QSL's on eBay. It was sent to VP9MZ for a 1993 QSO. I probably needed his for DXCC. I bought it just for grins. :-) 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_m
I have so much going on in my life these days that I find it difficult to spend much time in a contest. I was out of town over the SS Phone weekend and had to miss that one completely. I have been a
I highly recommend the RigExpert analyzers. I got an AA-600, which may be more than you need but I do a lot of work on VHF. If you're mainly interested in HF, the AA-35 ZOOM should fill your needs. I
I don't know of any antenna analyzer that will do that. It's always been cut-and-try for me. There are probably computer programs that will do it. The AA-600 does display other things than SWR. It wi
I don't believe you have the ones with the Smith Chart option, though. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.con
Instead of RYRYRY, shouldn't you be starting it with NNNNZCZC? :-) Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.
You should be starting these with NNNNZCZC, not RYRYRYRY. :-) 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.c
There are some hams who use DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). Not only is the tuning not very critical, but it sounds like the person is right there in your room with you. 73, Zack W9SZ _________________
This is now. That was then. Rules can be changed. Back then, the key word was Multi-OP. If the person was not actually OPERATING, he was not considered an operator. So a Single-OP could have someone
I remember back in the late 60's when you had to keep dupe sheets for Field Day. Everything was on paper. We had huge sheets of paper that had each callsign area (0 through 9) divided into columns wi
But Field Day is not a contest. I know some people treat it as a contest, but it isn't. Even the rules specify that you only need to send in "An attached list of stations worked by band/mode during t
There are no VHF/UHF/microwave contests that I know of that require an RS(T) now. They all need an exchange of 4 or 6 character grid squares. Some people send a real RS(T) - not just 59(9) - for info
I log ALL VHF+ contests, which I do portable, on paper. I do not take a computer with me on these contests as a Portable or as a Rover. I know many others who do the same. I always transfer the logs