Hello Jared, I'm just a random ham radio operator. Last weekend was the ARRL's RTTY Round Up contest and ND was REALLY, REALLY hard to find. I know the contest probably happens during holiday break,
"The pile ups of people looking for ND on RTTY would be huge!" Not necessarily? I thought the same thing, after 2000 RU, regarding NV, and immediately started plans for operating 2001 RU, from K5RC,
Those who live there say, jokingly, that the cold weather keeps out the riff-raff. Maybe that includes most hams. ;-) Jim N7US --Original Message-- Hello Jared, I'm just a random ham radio operator.
Hi Don: I live in western SD, about 2 hours from the ND border. I have considered many times to run up to a town just the other side of the SD/ND border for a contests. Problem is the WX. The contest
Hi Brian, I've got an email into the president of the North Dakota State University amateur radio club in Fargo. Figured that an already existing club or club station would be easier to visit than so
Only a little tongue in cheek, I've read that Fargo is a very nice place to live. Add ham radio popularity, and maybe it should be on a contester's list of places to check out. ;-) Jim N7US --Origina
I've never lived there but a few years back I worked for a company with an office in Fargo. I've been there quite a few times. It's a nice town with most anything you want and perhaps even an above a
I have to add my 2 cents worth here. In my RTTY contesting experience I worked North Dakota early on and as I recall it was a challenge but I got it well before I got some other states. The challenge
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Just be patient, guys. In the last ten years, Ihave 18 ND and 29 DE in the log on RTTY as compared to 351 MN or 439 OH. They are not common out there but you *wi
Hi Don: Please let us know how you make out. Fargo is all of the way across the state for me, and I know of no such institution on this side of the state of ND, but one never knows unless one puts ou
Brian and Folks: Yes, I was brought up near Philadelphia, about 40 miles from the DE border. There are indeed fewer hams in DE than in ND. However, since the population density around DE is many time