Hi All, This weekend I spent a bit of time dipping in to the ARRL 160m contest. Something that has struck me a lot over the past few contests on topband struck me yet again last night and I figured i
I agree 100%, I run alot.. but im FAR FAR from big.. my rule of thumbs is... Calling CQ TEST.. leave enough room between CQ's to hear your own call 2x in a row 10wpm LESS that your CQ'ing at.. I gene
since I have a very weak signal (24w ERP from a 7' tall vertical) when I get ask for a repeat of my call I send it again at the original speed but 90% of the time I end up having to repeat more than
Could be Sam, I do know that here with my set up ( pretty sad to be honest hihi ) That most of the weak ones I work on QSB peaks .. which only last for 15 or so seconds.. It really depends on the con
Hi Steve, I might be somebody who would slow down "too much" - maybe not all the way down to ten WPM. If I have my keyer on the "sweet spot" I am reluctant to change it so I probably would grab the s
Just a heads up on what was going on, on this side of the pond: Conditions from East Coast US to West Coast US were very unoptimal. Those west coast multipliers are very valuable and there's a bunch
Just a heads up on what was going on, on this side of the pond: Conditions from East Coast US (Maryland) to West Coast US were very unoptimal. Those west coast multipliers are very valuable and ther
I'm also sure that you cannot equate signal strength between stations in the same general vicinity. I've heard and worked stations that others in the area couldn't, and vice-versa. Not an unusual phe