My first QSL was from the FCC. After two weeks of calling CQ on 40 with a bread boarded 6aq5 rig to no avail, FCC sent a postcard asking why as a Novice I was 20. I wound tank coil wrong and second h
I've given out a few 598C or 557AC rst's over the years. 30 yrs ago, 95% of ops knew exactly what I was telling them. Sadly, I think it must be closer to 5% that know what I am telling them nowadays.
And now we have the longer, lower, wider, heavier, more expensive, FAR less copiable RST system proposed by N7RR. A typical 120Hz buzz report might be "PAR". Par for the course? Par for the sending s
RST system problem is so many don't understand what any report is other than 599 because that's all they can copy. Ever try sending a C for chirp, or anything less than 9 for T? And ample reason for
There was smoke and heat over that a while back when that idea was first brought to the lists and I wrote in opposition. We don't need to go there again. I got quite a bit of private email as a resul