I've always taken it to mean ATNO=Never worked that DXCC entity in any way whatsoever. A "New one" might mean that but I take it to mean a "new one" in a mode or band. Ie: I've had Navassa for the la
You're selectively quoting Jim; the question was "what's the difference between ATNO and "New One"" I replied "I've always taken it to mean ATNO=Never worked that DXCC entity in any way whatsoever".
HC1PF, Luis, was having fun last night with a solid/non-QSB signal & working a nice EU pileup. He was a 579 when we QSOed and I was running somewhere around 300W & with the losses, probably closer to
Interesting how things can jog a memory... My dad wanted me to be the youngest ham back in 1957 and he pushed me to learn all the required circuits which I might have been able to do all considering
Doug, that's a bit excessive. You're talking about a death from a thousand cuts and this is the final one. I'm somewhat in agreement with RHR being not such a great idea but I'm not 100% that way: So
As to this specific thing; If someone is in another country close to rare DX, visits a ham and uses their station and then uses their own home call when making the easy Q, that's cheating. This kind
It's not that my opinion really matters to anyone but me. I was thinking more that right or wrong, somebody somewhere will do wrong. I wasn't thinking as much along the lines of the complaining not h
Mike, don't know your "support" system as regards trees around you but if you can get to your radial plate, the "spud gun" I made works perfectly. look at my qrz page for the photo & info. You wouldn
What is sad to me is all of the bad things that have been mentioned are seen affecting every DXpedetion or unusual DX working today. It's not just the common experience of dealing with these LIDS, it
Hear Hear! Stew Perry is a fantastic concept for contesting fairness. Fairness is what makes the fun! & I'm almost as far east as you can get in the USA... Gary KA1J -- This email has been checked f
To me, latency in the shack is better described as the time between when the YL says something to me while I'm on the air & when I realize I need to respond. 73, Gary KA1J -- This email has been che
Now-a-days I'm just 90% an appliance operator; lack of EE knowledge other than reading all the handbooks back in the late 70's give me today & that puts me at a disadvantage when it comes to salient
So true unless you happen to be in the blessed state of Connecticut where AMTRAK follows the coastline incredibly closely from one end to the other. AMTRAK's overhead power lines are constantly expo
What a fantastic location. Looking at the houses surrounding it reminds me of a google maps view I checked out of the Sphinx & Pyramids recently, I had no idea they were surrounded by houses. Makes m
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Don, I too reflect Jeff's thoughts and appreciation. Thank you. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Same experience as Jim; mostly 1810-1840 in Connecticut. Sometimes S-9 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Truly sad news. Thank you for passing on this information about Ray's passing and some of the things he did for all of us. RIP. 73, Gary KA1J -- This email is free from viruses and malware because av
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Did my sojourn into the ARRL 160 this weekend. Interesting comparing last year to this year: Last year I was QRP and California and many DX were calling me and there was a fair QRN/M last year. I wor