Forgive the busted date in the original header... -- Original message -- For those of you who may be in the Washington, DC area next week, the Potomac Valley Radio Club invites you to join us for our
For those interested contesters who may be travelling to or through the Washington, DC area in early June, please consider joining our small PVRC downtown lunch gathering. We meet (very) informally e
Fellow Contesters, As one who cannot devote much more than 12 hours per contest, I really enjoy all aspects of the NAQPs... except that the District of Columbia, where I live, appears to be the only
Thanks to those who have taken the time to reply to my email regarding the multiplier status of the District of Columbia in the various NAQPs. The dialog has been stimulating, interesting, and somewh
Joe -- As I've previously written, my desire/request is for the NAQP contests ONLY. WAS is completely different, an award, not a contest. It is not germane to this discussion. Geographic locators in
Mal, To reiterate my response to K4IK, "As I've previously written, my desire/request is for the NAQP contests ONLY. WAS is completely different, an award, not a contest. It is not germane to this di
For those of you who may be in the Washington, DC area next week, the Potomac Valley Radio Club invites you to join us for our monthly downtown lunch gathering: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th @ 12 noon Location
Some background: The House of Representatives consists of the following members elected by hteir come sonsituencies: 435 Representives, proportionally (i.e, based on population) from the 50 States 4
Forgive my first posting. It was a draft that had clearly not been proofread! Here's a more coherent version: -- Some background: The House of Representatives consists of the following members electe
Wow -- This discussion has gone far, far beyond my simple request to change the geographic locator reference and multiplier value of the District of Columbia for the North Amnerican QSO Party contest
I'm trying to keep a running list of stations operating from DC for the various contests where we're a multiplier (ARRL DX, ARRL 10, CQ 160). So far, I have the following: W3DQ KE3VV N3WTO K3VOA 4U1W
My 10th grade nephew is interested in ham radio, and I'm trying to help him along. I'm looking for an appropriate book for him to read for background. The ARRL kids books and comic books and the Icom
The Potomac Valley Radio Club, the Mid-Atlantic region's premier contesting organization, is pleased to announce that Scott Robbins, W4PA, Ten Tec's Amateur Radio Product Manager will present a forum
Eric -- you've missed the three most important words: Cachaca and Caipirinha and Batidas They made a work trip to Fortaleza very enjoyable! Eric W3DQ Washington, DC At 06:30 PM 10/16/03 -0400, you wr
Better early than late, I'm planning on attending the Visalia gathering for the first time. I have a hotel room, but am having trouble getting there in an affordable way (i.e., using my frequent flie
While I don't like the "wires only" approach, I do like Jeff's idea of space limitations. My lot is 144ft x 40ft and the zoning regulations prohibit towers. However, I do have a couple of wires (160
Forgive my naive question, as I've not run into this situation before. During the CQ160 this past weekend, I was hit with what I thought were way too many stations calling me some time after I though
Dug this one up from the archives just in time for the ARRL DX Contest this weekend. Maybe this it should be added to the Cabrillo specification :-) Good luck to all! Eric W3DQ Washington, DC (yes...
Tim - Been through this one just recently. I was looking for blank removable key labels that I could print on directly or removable 're-legendable') key caps. Neither exists. I've resorted to using a
Apologies to all for not getting on the air for the ARRL DX SSB contest. I was felled by the flu that has been going around this town for a couple of weeks now and was in bed for the entire contest w