I make FT8/FT4 QSOs every day. Very easy to set up remote operation using the shack computer and my cellphone so I can make QSOs from work, while walking around the neighborhood, etc. It is still exc
The MFJ 1708 unit allows you to attach a SDR receiver or other receiver to your antenna and transceiver, allowing for dual receive and/or a spectrum scope: https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-
The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. I filled out a form stating that I was just using Teamviewer for remote control of my ham radio station using my cellphone, and the next day my account
I thought that FT4 and FT8 were not "real ham radio" or "real contesting", so therefore it shouldn't matter if the VT QSO party is using them on the WARC bands. 73 John W5TD _________________________
" Hint: Don't call it a "contest." How about Activity Day?" Not a bad idea. Field Day clogs the bands more than any contest, but you never see the non-contesters complaining about FD. 73 John W5TD __
Field Day allowed operation on 12 and 17 for a couple of yearsSent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Original message --From: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net> Date: 2/8/20 6:01 PM (GMT
I always thought that EU would be a great suffix to have. When the DXpedition is calling CQ EU, I could still call them! 73 John W5TD _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailin
There was less man made noise on the bands back then, as there were far fewer switching power supplies in consumer electronics. 73 John AF5CC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contes
This would all be simpler if we were like Venus and had no magnetic field. Of course that would cause other problems.73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Orig
If one has a radio where you cannot set the CW rise time, and so presumably you do not know the CW rise time for your model, is there a way to estimate it from the pictures that QST includes in their
It isn't a contest because the ARRL publishes all of the scores in QST, and the ARRL doesn't publish contest line scores in QST. 73 John AF5CC _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
I am sure this is going to lead to several different opinions, but what is considered the best CW contesting radio on the market today? I know at one time it was Ten-Tecs, at the TS930/TS940s were fo
Buying a contest winning radio is certainly cheaper than buying a contest winning antenna system!73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Original message --From:
Didn't AEA also offer "awards" you could get like DXCC and WAZ based on the stations you "worked' using Dr. DX? 73 John AF5CC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list C
Was it just me or were conditions really bad for CQWW RTTY? 73 John AF5CC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com
I heard very little DX that entire weekend with my little pistol station. Mostly just Central America with a few South Americans thrown in.73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G
I made a rather serious effort in the Illinois QSO party today since I used to live in IL and know a few of the operators in the contest, plus it is only an 8 hour effort-but I wish they would move i
Thanks for the feedback so far. Those videos are rather impressive. Other than the FTDX3000, are there other radios out there that have very good noise reduction circuits good at reducing the fatigue
Plus no one was observing the counting of QSOs for several sections, leading to count challenges. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com htt
Is there a compiled list available somewhere of recent radio models known to produce key clicks? Many of us may be using such radios, unaware that we are producing clicks because no one has taken the