Hi Joe, Are you running barefoot or using a power amp? Nearly all bandpass filters are rated for 100-200W, so must be placed between the rig and the power amp, so they have no effect on harmonics and
This group qualifies as "unusual suspects." :) GL guys. I'll be on one of the NCCC teams. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.co
The heart of the problem is, indeed, in the translation. I am a member of the Standards Committee of the Audio Engineering Society, which is an international body, and our Standards are written to be
I strongly disagree. I'm lucky enough to have my own station -- I own a large plot of land and have built a nice antenna farm, so I'm happy operating from home. But MANY hams do NOT have that luxury
Good work locating the culprit, Ken! Several thoughts and questions. 1) Is the conduit steel or PVC? If PVC, I suggest trying to re-pull the power as twisted pair. 2) If the conduit is steel, it will
On Mon,9/19/2016 7:19 AM, Ktfrog007-- via CQ-Contest wrote: Quote from Steve McQueen in the movie "Le Mans" (with one edit): "When you're [contesting], it's... It's life. Anything that happens before
All my logs since 2003 are on LOTW. The vast majority of my log is from contests, but I also chase DX, 6M grids, CQ Fields. Last I looked, about 57% of my Qs are confirmed in LOTW. I also upload K9YC
Not necessarily -- these guys send the same exchange to others, log checkers are smart,and will see the same wrong exchange in other QSOs. And eventually someone will tell them they're wrong, they'll
I find this rule stupifying. Why do we bother sending the Zone at all? This reinforces what I've long felt about CQWW -- that it's the dumbest contest going. ALL you have to copy is the other station
Definition of FAQ: Questions that are frequently asked because the main document (usually software, but in this case the Contest Rules), is badly written -- unclear, leaves stuff out, etc. 73, Jim K9
Guys, I'm about to buy an Alpha 87A, early production, without the Alpha Max Firmware. That's the feature that provides auto tuning (as opposed to auto recall of saved settings, which was how the amp
What radios and what separation? What power level? Serious common mode chokes on each antenna at the feedpoint? Some radios are a LOT better than others. On our CQP county expeditions, we regularly r
Thanks for all the input, guys. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
Yeah, throw the baby out with the bath water. Several years ago, I was warned by a top CA contester about the organizers of this contest with their arbitrary rulings and lousy rules (he lost a bunch
On Fri,10/7/2016 7:22 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: I am not a N+ (Network) guy, so I wouldn't really want to make an educated statement and any advice I would give would only be a guess. I know often
I don't know that particular amp, but T/R relays are usually pretty easy to replace if you know and can find the proper replacement and know which end of a soldering iron to pick up. 73, Jim K9YC ___
John, Rusty, W6OAT (then K4BVD), N6AA (don't remember his K2 call), K2VCO and I have been working each other since our high school days. I had the great pleasure of contesting with John at PJ4A sever
Hi Franki, I would not be so sure that it is not moisture. A few years ago, I replaced a center insulator on one of my high dipoles with one that my neighbor had built. Less than a year later, I noti
Even 7128 is pushing it -- if you're TX with a 2.7 kHz filter and the low side of the filter is at 500 Hz, your RF -3dB points would be 7124.8 - 7127.5. Add another 200-400 Hz for filter skirts to ge
Right. Within my circle of contesters, it is considered good practice to fix typing mistakes (like "o" instead of zero), but not to correct mis-copied parts of the exchange (like wrong precedence, ch