Reminds me of an ad that used to be in the Dick Smith Electronics catalogs. It was called the "Nailer" and was a nail to be used in place of a fuse. Price was $999. 73, Zack W9SZ ____________________
The advantage of the local spots was if it was spotted, I could most likely hear and work the station. Spots from Transylvania for stations I can't hear here don't do me a lot of good. Computer loggi
I have been using CT for years. It is now a free program. As far back as I can remember, it has allowed you to log dupes. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
I doubt anyone operated Sweepstakes from Baja Nuevo, Serrana Bank, Roncador Cay or Swan Island when they were possessed by the US, but out of curiosity, what section would they have fit under? The Pa
Bravo for taking that action. I have a suggestion of an amendment though - "with malicious or harmful intent." I believe the reason packetcluster was initially set up allowing someone to make a DX sp
I don't quite get the complaint about 14150.5. Is it that MOST of the RF is in the band but the suppressed sideband may yet still be there? If you could be guaranteed of only a USB signal being there
That's what I thought. Since the US phone band for 20m is 14150 to 14350, the USB signal components are all within the band if you're set at 14150.5. Also, assuming most people's voices don't have an
Yes, but an OO report bears no official capacoty, either. It's done as a courtesy. Were I an OO, if I could hear the LSB or see it on a spectrum analyzer, I'd send a report. If I couldn't, I wouldn't
Oh yes, definitely. But I'm trying to recall if I ever heard an LSB signal on 20 meters. Maybe once or twice. I think people generally stick to the conventions about which sideband to use on which ba
I used my ears to copy CW just as I have for 43 years. I sent CW on a paddle. I'm not adverse to using a keyboard for sending CW (I just don't care to do it) but I will NOT use a machine to copy it.
I heard a few people use cut numbers and in a couple of cases for me the last digit of their serial number happened to be a cut number. I automatically typed it in as their precedence. My logging pro
If you're going to use a computer to decode a signal, there are far better, faster and more efficient methods to relay information than with Morse code. Although Samuel F. B. Morse envisioned his cod
I worked 3 KH6's, 2 KP4's, 2 KP2's and 3 KL7's on 15 meters on Sunday afternoon. Heard one of the KP2's calling CQ on 40 meters near contest end. He was 40 over 9 then. I missed NE and MS. I can't be
I'm waiting for a machine to copy SSB. I hate SSB contests. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com
I heard one station sending to another one (in CW) something like "I NEED THE LAST TWO DIGITS OF THE YEAR YOU FIRST GOT YOUR HAM LICENSE" at about 15 wpm, fairly high up in the 40m band. Now, THAT is
I've been having problems with my keyer paddles. I guess one too many times getting rained on during VHF QRP-Portable operations this summer did something to them. I operated exclusively with the pad
I heard one station calling CQ at about 25 wpm and I answered at approximately the same speed. He came back to me at about 40 wpm (which is fine - I can copy to about 50 or 55 wpm). Out of curiosity,
I never cared for the speed change within the exchange, either. But if someone lets the whole exchange rip at 45 wpm it's fine with me. One thing I found that really goofs me up ... if I only copy pa
Heehee! Now we're going to HAVE to use computers to log. I'm not going to calculate factorials (Fibonacci) while logging on paper! Logging program writers will now have to be mathematicians as well.
How about the situation of someone saying to someone else, "I gotta go put out the dog and walk the trash. You can have my frequency"? In this case, you just turn it over to him and don't come back.